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ECAC Championships
Men's and Women's Swim & Dive Teams Take Second at ECACs, Schinnerer Named Women's Coach of the Meet
2/26/2023 9:55:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Both the Bucknell men's and women's swimming & diving teams finished second at the 2023 ECAC Championships, which came to a close at Lejeune Hall Sunday evening. The men totaled 416 points to finish behind only Navy and earn a runner-up finish for a second consecutive year. The women, who held a slight lead over the Mids through Saturday's events, posted 503 points behind Navy's 546.
Final Results
The women's team captured first-place finishes in three events throughout the meet, and head coach Dan Schinnerer, along with his staff, earned the Women's Coach of the Meet award. Chris Fabian represented the lone champion on the men's side after winning the 100 backstroke on Saturday. The men also added two more runner-up finishes on Sunday and secured three more program top-10 times.
Braden Beagle placed second in the 200 backstroke Sunday with a 1:47.71. He was less than a second behind Navy's first-place finisher, and Beagle's 1:47.29 he swam in the prelims ranks third in school history.
The men's 400 freestyle relay team also earned silver. Chris Fabian, Nick Shopis, Shane Wynne and Chris Kopac combined for a 2:59.62, which ranks sixth in school history and came in just behind Navy, which set a meet record in the event.
Andy Dorsel also added to the men's record book with his 1:59.91 in the 200 breaststroke, which places him fourth all-time.
Sabrina Vumbacco was the top finisher for the women on Sunday, placing fourth in the 200 butterfly.
Throughout the three-day meet, the women's team saw nine top-3 finishes and made five new additions to the program's all-time top-10 lists. The men captured six top-3 finishes and made eight new additions to the all-time top-10 lists.
Both programs placed third at the 2023 Patriot League Championships last weekend and combined for 11 All-Patriot League honorees.
Women's Results:
Fourth Place:
200 butterfly – Sabrina Vumbacco (2:05.23)
Sixth Place:
200 breaststroke – Catherine Craig (2:15.94)
Seventh Place:
100 freestyle – Rylie Giles (52.02)
200 butterfly – Molly See (2:07.63)
Eighth Place:
100 freestyle – Esme Hunter (52.18)
Ninth Place:
200 backstroke – Kyla Kelly (2:04.00)
Tenth Place:
200 butterfly – Catherine Craig (2:08.13)
Eleventh Place:
100 freestyle – Alexandra Ritorto (52.62)
Twelfth Place:
200 backstroke – Kendall Luecke (2:06.43)
200 breaststroke – Grace Kujawski (2:21.47)
Fifteenth Place:
100 freestyle – Megan Leyden (52.94)
Sixteenth Place:
200 breaststroke – Hanna Bingley (2:25.10)
Men's Top-10 Additions:
200 backstroke – Braden Beagle (1:47.29) (prelims) – 3rd in school history
200 breaststroke – Andy Dorsel (1:59.91) – 4th in school history
400 freestyle relay – Chris Fabian, Nick Shopis, Shane Wynne, Chris Kopac (2:59.62) – 6th in school history
Men's Results:
Second Place:
200 backstroke – Braden Beagle (1:47.71)
400 freestyle relay – Chris Fabian, Nick Shopis, Shane Wynne, Chris Kopac (2:59.62) – 6th in school history
Seventh Place:
200 backstroke – Chase Ferguson (1:52.46)
Eighth Place:
1650 freestyle – Sam Sweetser (16:00.84)
Ninth Place:
200 backstroke – Shane Wynne (1:50.83)
200 breaststroke – Andy Dorsel (1:59.91) – 4th in school history
Tenth Place:
100 freestyle – Chris Kopac (45.32)
Eleventh Place:
200 backstroke – Seth Spector (1:53.83)
200 breaststroke – Noah Basista (2:02.35)
200 butterfly – Alex Crossing (1:51.80)
Twelfth Place:
1650 freestyle – Ed Park (16:22.22)
Thirteenth Place:
200 breaststroke – Matt Raudabaugh (2:03.60)
Fifteenth Place:
200 breaststroke – Ryaan Hatoum (2:04.70)
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