Swim & Dive Competes at Navy Invite

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Bucknell swimming & diving teams competed at the Navy Invite on Saturday at Lejeune Hall.

In their final tune-up before Feb. 16-19's Patriot League Championships, which will also be held at Lejune Hall, the Bison combined to log four program top-10 marks and score 24 top-three finishes.

On the women's side, Sabrina Vumbacco (4th, 2:02.42) and Maddie Hartigan (7th, 2:02.97) each clocked a school top-10 time in the 200 butterfly. For the men, Liam Pitt posted Bucknell's seventh-best time in the 200 butterfly (1:50.99) while Nick Pirone improved his score in the 3-meter dive to 253.40, still good for 10th in the school annals.

Esme Hunter (200 IM) was the women's team's individual champion. The Bison also went 1-2-3 in the 200 freestyle relay, with Hunter anchoring the victorious squad; Stephanie Walsh, Kayla Lichtner and Caroline McGann rounded out her team.

For the men, Pitt (200 butterfly), John Gehrig (100 backstroke), Nick Haddad (200 backstroke) and Sean Quinn (400 IM) outraced the field. In addition, Pitt and Quinn teamed with Sam Miller and Sam Sweeney for a first-place showing in the 200 freestyle relay.

Notably, Hartigan, a five-time Patriot League medalist in freestyle races, took second in her first-ever collegiate appearance in the 200 IM.

The Navy Invite was attended by American, Bucknell, Lafayette, Navy, Shippensburg and UMBC. Team scores were not kept.

Women's School Top-Ten Performances:
200 butterfly – Sabrina Vumbacco (2:02.42) – 4th in School History
200 butterfly – Maddie Hartigan (2:02.97) – 7th in School History

Women's First Place:
200 IM – Esme Hunter (2:04.35)
200 freestyle relay – Stephanie Walsh, Kayla Lichtner, Caroline McGann, Esme Hunter (1:35.55)

Women's Second Place:
200 IM – Maddie Hartigan (2:04.48)
1,650 freestyle – Isabella Smith (17:40.84)
200 freestyle – Sabrina Vumbacco (1:51.99)
200 freestyle relay – Alexis Faria, Meghan Taner, Lindsey Bloom, Maddie Hartigan (1:37.48)

Women's Third Place:
3-meter dive – Meghan Catherwood (253.20)
200 breaststroke – Alexandra Ritorto (2:23.08)
500 freestyle – Skye Sunderhauf (5:05.66)
200 backstroke – Meghan Taner (2:06.45)
200 butterfly – Sabrina Vumbacco (2:02.42) – 4th in School History
200 freestyle relay – Jacqueline Rounsavill, Alexandra Ritorto, Sophia Donati, Sabrina Vumbacco (1:37.98)

Women's 1-2-3 Performances:
200 freestyle relay – 1st Stephanie Walsh, Kayla Lichtner, Caroline McGann, Esme Hunter (1:35.55), 2nd Alexis Faria, Meghan Taner, Lindsey Bloom, Maddie Hartigan (1:37.48), 3rd Jacqueline Rounsavill, Alexandra Ritorto, Sophia Donati, Sabrina Vumbacco (1:37.98)

Men's School Top-Ten Performances:
3-meter dive – Nick Pirone (253.40) – 10th in School History
200 butterfly – Liam Pitt (1:50.99) – 7th in School History

Men's First Place:
100 backstroke – John Gehrig (50.42)
200 backstroke – Nick Haddad (1:52.07)
200 butterfly – Liam Pitt (1:50.99) – 7th in School History
400 IM – Sean Quinn (4:00.55)
200 freestyle relay – Sam Miller, Liam Pitt, Sam Sweeney, Sean Quinn (1:23.09)

Men's Second Place:
200 IM – Chris Fabian (1:54.35)
100 backstroke – Nick Haddad (50.99)
100 butterfly – Chris Kopac (50.93)
200 medley relay – Sam Sweeney, Justin DiSanto, Leo Kuyl, Liam Pitt (1:32.58)

Men's Third Place:
400 IM – Kevin Crane (4:05.79)
500 freestyle – Andy Dorsel (4:40.17)
100 freestyle – Sam Sweeney (46.47)

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Players Mentioned

Lindsey Bloom

Meghan Catherwood

Kevin Crane

Justin DiSanto

Sophia Donati

Andy Dorsel

Chris Fabian

Alexis Faria

John Gehrig

Nick Haddad

Maddie Hartigan

Esme Hunter

Chris Kopac

Leo Kuyl

Kayla Lichtner

Caroline McGann

Sam Miller

Nick Pirone

Liam Pitt

Sean Quinn

Alexandra Ritorto

Jacqueline Rounsavill

Isabella Smith

Skye Sunderhauf

Sam Sweeney

Meghan Taner

Sabrina Vumbacco

Stephanie Walsh