EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – The Stony Brook swimming and diving team concluded competition at the ECAC Winter Championships on Sunday and ended with a sixth-place team finish out of 17 total squads with 463 points. Fairfield University won the team title with 1,825.
 
Full results can be found here.

STRAIGHT FROM COACH SMITH
"This weekend was a good stepping stone for our team and program. There's a lot we learned about ourselves and I couldn't be prouder of the group of women. There's still more work to do before America Easts but we are going in the right direction!"

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Seawolves' efforts were highlighted by Sara Chin's (Long Beach, Calif.) runner-up performance in the 200-yard breaststroke.
• The sophomore touched the wall in 2:22.43, only behind Fairfield's Colleen Young (2:19.61).
• Jess Salmon (Rexford, N.Y.) also competed well in the same event, placing 15th (2:28.37).
• Additionally, Stony Brook got two top-10 finishes from Caroline Dunn (Brookeville, Md.) and Michelle Wootton (Oakdale, N.Y.).
• In the 100 freestyle, Wootton notched a ninth-place finish with a time of 53.17.
• Dunn was 10th in the 200 backstroke, clocking in at 2:09.87.
• The 400 freestyle relay 'A' team of Gabrielle Matiszik (Milwaukee, Wis.), Wootton, Haille Bogumil (Bradenton, Fla.) and Chin combined to finish 10th (3:37.52) to close out the meet.

UP NEXT
Stony Brook is set to take a break from competition for the remainder of the 2018 calendar year but will return in the new year, hosting a tri-meet with Iona and Adelphi at the University Pool on Saturday, Jan. 12.