NEWARK, N.J. – The Stony Brook swimming and diving team picked up 12 first-place finishes en route to a 186-109 win over Rider on Saturday afternoon to conclude its dual meet season. The 12 first-place finishes marked a new season-high in one dual meet for the squad.
 
The Seawolves started the meet off with a bang, securing a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay. The relay team was composed of senior Reagan MacDonald, graduate Jessica Salmon, and freshmen Michelle Vu and Alanna DePinto.
 
Sophomore Emma Hawkins kept the momentum rolling with a win in the 1000 freestyle with a final time of 11:03.33. Junior Mary Kate Conway and MacDonald followed behind with wins in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, respectively. 
 
Salmon touched the wall at 1:08.86 to earn the win in the 100 breast and senior Maddy Enda clocked in at 2:10.91 for a first-place finish in the 200 butterfly. Junior Sara DiStefano captured a victory in the 1 meter dive and MacDonald kept the momentum with a victory in the 200 yard back. After Salmon collected a win in the 200 yard back and freshman Aili Talcott touched the wall first in 500 freestyle, Vu and DiStefano closed out the day with first-place finishes in the 100 yard and 3-meter dive.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• The Seawolves moved to 2-0 all-time against Rider, with their first victory coming last season, 166-103, in Newark, N.J. on January 22, 2022.
• Conway secured a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a final time of 1:58.09.
• MacDonald clocked in at 59.50 for a first-place finish in the 100 backstroke for her first of two victories on the day. Her second victory came in the 200 backstroke, touching the wall at 2:09.56.
• Salmon also captured two individual victories this afternoon. The first victory of the afternoon for the Rexford native came in the 100 breast at 1:08.86. Her second win came in the 200 breast, finishing the race at 2:30.41.
• Enda earned the win in the 200 butterfly with a final time of 2:10.91.
• Talcott recorded a final mark of 5:23.18 in the 500 freestyle for the win.
• Vu came out with the win in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.62.
• DiStefano was the leader on the boards for Stony Brook, as the junior finished with a score of 246.85 in the 3-meter dive and 226.70 in the 1-meter dive to secure the victories.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Today's meet was a great end to our dual meet season. The energy was high with lots of great dives and swims. Now we will be switching gears going into the home stretch of the season with our championship at the end of February", said head coach Mark Anderson.

UP NEXT
The Seawolves are back in action on Wednesday, February 22, when they compete in the CAA Championships in Hampton, Va.