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ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY Meet Results MURRAY BREAKS 26-YEAR OLD SCHOOL RECORD, March 4 — Mike Murray capped a terrific season by breaking a 26-year old school record in the 200-yard freestyle in the UNYSCSA championship meet over the weekend. Murray finished the race in 1:43.24, breaking a record set in 1976 by more than a quarter of a second. He finished the race in third behind Union’s Ridgely Harrison and Hartwick’s Chris Maiello. The time is an NCAA provisional qualifier, and Murray will find out on Thursday whether he will be making a trip to the NCAA championship meet later this month. Murray added a fifth place finish in the 100 free and a sixth in the 50 free. He also led the Saints to three top-flight finishes in three relays. The 200 free relay and the 400 medley relay each earned seventh place finishes, while the 200 medley relay finished in eighth place. The Saints placed tenth as a team with 370.5 points. Ithaca won the meet with 1,252.5. Clarkson finished just ahead of St. Lawrence with 397 points. Other top finishers for the Saints included Chris Everett, who placed seventh in both the 100 butterfly and the 200 fly, Ed Cavallerano who finished ninth in the 400 individual medley and 13th in the 200 breaststroke, and Rob Doran, who placed 11th in both the 1- and 3-meter diving events. CAVALLERANO WINS 500 FREE, SETS TWO February 24 — Joanne Cavallerano led the St. Lawrence University women’s swimming and diving team all season, and nothing changed at the New York State Women’s Collegiate Athletic Association championship meet at Nottingham High School last week. Cavallerano set a pair of school records, winning the 500-yard freestyle and placing second in the 200 butterfly to lead the Saints to an 11th place finish in the three-day meet. The Saints finished with 458.5 points, just 11 points behind William Smith. Ithaca won the meet with 1,468 points, while Union finished a distant second with 931. Cavallerano’s school record performance of 5:10.54 in the 500 free final was more than six seconds faster than her nearest competitor, and her 2:10.86 in the 200 fly, her second school record of the weekend, was less than a second behind Julie Landmann of Hartwick. Cavallerano also finished second in the 400 individual medley in 4:41.05. Rensselaer’s Meghan Hartman won the event in 4:33.18. All three of Cavallerano’s individual times were NCAA provisional qualifying standards. The freshman from Sudbury, MA, also helped the Saints finish seventh in the 800 free relay, tenth in the 400 medley relay, and a pair of 11th place finishes in the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay. Andrea Ray had a good weekend for the Saints, winning the B final in the 100 fly to place ninth. Ray earned a tenth place in the 400 IM and anchored the 800 free relay, the 400 medley relay, and the 400 free relay. She also anchored the 200 free relay to a ninth place finish. Jenny Nichols led the Saints on the diving board, finishing ninth in the 3-meter event and was 18th off the 1-meter board. Senior captain Torey Davie won the B final for a ninth-place finish in the 100 backstroke in her final meet for St. Lawrence. Davie also finished 23rd in the 50 free, led off the 200 free relay and was on the 400 free relay. Niles Stuntz was right behind Davie in the 100 backstroke, finishing tenth. She also finished 12th in the 200 backstroke, 20th in the 200 IM, and led off the 400 medley relay and the 200 medley relay. Lisa Gallo finished 13th in the 100 breaststroke and was on the 200 free relay and the 800 free relay. CORTLAND SWEEPS SAINTS IN FINAL February 2 — Joanne Cavallerano won three events for the women and Chris Everett and Mike Murray each won two events for the men, but it wasn’t enough as both swimming and diving teams fell to Cortland in dual meets on Saturday. Cavallerano won the 200 freestyle, the 200 butterfly and the 500 free for the Saints, who lost 128-95. Andrea Ray added a win in the 1,000 free, and Jenny Nichols took first in the 3-meter diving event for the Saints. Everett won the 1,000 free and the 200 fly, while Murray won the 50 free and the 100 free in the men’s meet, which Cortland won 124-96. Ty Herrick added a win in the 200 backstroke. The women’s team finishes the dual meet season with a 4-3 record, while the men drop to 3-4. Both teams have a break before the state championship meets, with the women’s meet beginning on Feb. 20th and the men’s starting one week later. SAINTS SWEPT BY HARTWICK ONE DAY January 26 — A day after sweeping Potsdam, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were swept themselves as Hartwick beat both teams in a dual meet in Oneonta, NY, on Saturday. Joanne Cavallerano led the women’s team, finishing first in the 1000 freestyle and the 500 free and finishing second in the 100 butterfly. Hartwick beat the Saints 147-83, just the second dual meet loss of the season for the Saints. Jenny Nichols place first in the 1-meter dive and was second in the 3-meter dive. Danielle Moreau won the 100 backstroke and the 200 free, while Tara Griffith won the 50 free and the 100 free to lead Hartwick, which improves to 7-5 in dual meets this season. Rob Doran led the men’s team from the diving board, winning both diving events as the men lost 141-75. Mike Murray placed second in the 100 and 200 freestyle for the Saints. Chris Maiello won the 100 free and the 200 free to lead Hartwick’s men’s team, and John Brennan won the 100 backstroke, 500 free and the 1,000 free for the Hawks, who improve to 6-6. St. Lawrence’s women’s team falls to 4-2 in dual meets, while the men are now 3-3. Both teams will travel to Cortland next weekend for a meet with Cortland before preparing for the state championship meets. LARGE CAST OF CONTRIBUTING CHARACTERS January 25 — The St. Lawrence University swimming and diving teams returned to action for the first time in a month and a half with a home meet against north country rival Potsdam on Friday afternoon, and both teams had a number of athletes contribute to dual meet victories. Niles Stuntz led the women’s team with wins in the 200 freestyle and the 200 backstroke, and Jenny Nichols won the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events as the women beat Potsdam 116-82. Joanne Cavallerano also won two events for the Saints, capturing the 1,000 free and the 200 butterfly. Other winners for the Saints’ women’s team included Katie Brauns (50 free), Andrea Ray (400 iindividual medley), Torey Davie (100 free) and Mary Cutler (500 free). Chris Everett, Mike Murray, Rob Doran and Joe Jablonski led St. Lawrence’s men’s team to a 103-42 win. Everett won the 50 free and the 200 fly, Murray took the 400 IM and the 100 free, Jablonksi won the 200 back and the 200 breaststroke while Doran placed first in both diving events as the Bears were limited with just four swimmers on their roster. Other winners for the Saints included Roy Lee (500 free) and Ed Cavallerano (1000 free). The women’s dual meet record improves to 4-1, while the men’s record improves to 3-2. CAVALLERANO DUO LEAD SAINTS TO SWIMMING SWEEP December 8 — Joanne Cavallerano won two individual events, and Ed Cavallerano won three to lead St. Lawrence University’s swim teams to a sweep over Plattsburgh in a dual meet on Saturday. Joanne Cavallerano won the 100 butterfly and the 100 free to lead the women’s team to a 102-83 win, while her older brother Ed won the 200 free, 500 free and the 100 breaststroke to lead the men’s team to a 99-82 win. The men’s team won nine of the 11 events contested, and would have won 10 events except St. Lawrence’s final relay was entered as an exhibition team. Other leaders for the men’s team included Chris Everett, who won the 1000 free and the 100 fly, Mike Murray, who won the 50 free and the 100 free, and Joe Jablonski, who won the 200 individual medley. Everett, Murray and Jablonski were joined by Roy Lee in the winning 200 medley relay. Andrea Ray won the 1000 free for the women’s team, while Niles Stuntz won the 200 free and Mary Cutler won the 500 free for the Saints. Cutler, Stuntz, Kristen Sederquest and Torey Davie won the 200 medley relay. The men’s team improves to 2-2 in dual meets this season, while the women’s team moves to 3-1. The Saints have over a month before their next competition, which is over their January spring training trip in Venezuela. CAVALLERANO SETS ANOTHER RECORD, WOMEN 6th, MEN 5th AT UCAA's December 1 — Joanne Cavallerano set a meet record in the 200 butterfly to lead St. Lawrence University’s women’s swimming and diving team to a sixth place finish in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association championship meet, and Mike Murray placed second in two events to lead the men’s team to a fifth place finish at Rensselaer on Saturday. Cavallerano, who set a meet record in the 500 freestyle on Friday, set another on Saturday, winning the 200 butterfly in 2:13.51, just .11 seconds ahead of Hamilton’s Nicole Knapp. Niles Stuntz placed eighth in the 100 backstroke in 1:05.60, dropping more than two seconds off her previous best this season. Stuntz placed ninth in the 200 backstroke and was a part of the seventh place 200 medley relay with teammates Katie Brauns, Cavallerano and Lisa Gallo. Jenny Nichols placed seventh among 1-meter diving competitors with a season best score of 286.30. The Saints placed sixth with 278 points. Hamilton won with 953 points, well ahead of second place Union, which finished two points ahead of Rochester with 597 points. In the men’s competition, Murray placed second in the 200 freestyle with a 1:46.36, beating the previous meet record, but Union’s Ridgely Harrison covered the distance in 1:44.49 to win the race. Murray also placed second behind Harrison in the 100 free, losing by just .29 seconds. Murray’s time of 47.76 also beat the previous meet record. Rob Doran placed fourth in both the 1-and 3-meter diving competition, and Chris Everett placed fourth in the 200 butterfly and fifth in the 100 butterfly to lead the Saints to fifth place with 257 points, just six points ahead of sixth place Clarkson. Hamilton won easily with 839 points, while Union finished second with 701.5. The Saints will return to a dual meet format against Plattsburgh on Saturday, Dec. 8th at 10 a.m. CAVALLERANO SETS RECORD IN 500 FREE AT UCAA CHAMPIONSHIP November 30 — Joanne Cavallerano set a meet record in the 500 freestyle on the first of competition in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association swimming and diving championship meet held at Rensselaer on Friday afternoon. Cavallerano, a freshman from Sudbury, MA, won the event in 5:17.62, which is also a team best this season. Union’s Chrissie Duff was close behind, finishing in second place in 5:17.92. Cavallerano also contributed to the 400 medley relay, which placed fifth. Niles Stuntz, Katie Brauns and Mary Cutler were the other members of the relay, which finished in 4:23.75. The women’s team is currently in seventh place with 93 points with the majority of the events to be contested on Saturday. Hamilton leads the team competition with 266 points, while Rochester is a distant second with 189 points. The men’s team was led by Chris Everett, who placed eighth in the 50 free with a season best time of 22.73. Everett was joined by Joe Jablonski, Ed Cavallerano and Mike Murray on the fourth place 200 free relay. All four Saint swimmers were also on the 400 medley relay, which placed fifth. The men’s team is in sixth place with 71 points. Hamilton leads after one day of competition with 277 points, while Union sits in second with 213.5. WOMEN SECOND, MEN THIRD AT November 17 — The St. Lawrence University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams both had solid performances against local competition in the North Country Invitational held at Potsdam State last Saturday. The women’s team finished second in the seven-team invitational with 356 points. LeMoyne won the meet with 612 points. Joanne Cavallerano led the team with wins in the 400 individual medley, the 200 butterfly and the 500 free. She was also on three second place relays for the Saints. Jenn LaBarr, who won the 200 free and the 1,650 free and was on two second place relays, also had a big day for the Saints. Andrea Ray won the 100 butterfly and was on three second place relays, while Jenny Nichols placed first in the 3-meter diving and second in the 1-meter diving events. The men’s team finished in third place in the seven-team field with 280 points. LeMoyne won the meet with 578 points and Clarkson finished in second with 424 points. Mike Murray led the Saints with wins in the 100 free, 200 free and the 100 butterfly. Ed Cavallerano won the 1,650 free and the 200 breaststroke, and Chris Everett won the 200 butterfly. The trio teammed up with Joe Jablonski to place second in three relay events. Rob Doran led the Saints on the diving boards with a second place finish in both the 1- and 3-meter events. The Saints have Thanksgiving weekend off before heading to the capital region for the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association championship meet to be held at Rensselaer from Nov. 30th to Dec. 1st. ST. LAWRENCE WOMEN EDGED BY LeMOYNE, MEN OVERWHELMED BY DOLPHIN SWIMMERS November 10 — The St. Lawrence University women’s swimming and diving team was ahead by six points entering the final event, but were beaten 117-114 as LeMoyne placed first and third in the 200 free relay to edge the Saints in a dual meet in Syracuse on Saturday. Joanne Cavallerano led the team with wins in the 1000 freestyle, the 200 butterfly and the 500 free. Jenny Nichols won both the 1- and 3-meter diving events for the Saints. Niles Stuntz was first in the 200 backstroke, Andrea Ray won the 400 individual medley, and Jenn LaBarr won the 200 free as St. Lawrence won eight of 13 events in the meet, but fall to 2-1 on the season. Mike Murray led the men’s team, which was defeated 136-67. Murray posted excellent times in the 1000 and 500 free to win each event. Ed Cavallerano also had a good day, winning the 200 free and the 200 breaststroke. Both teams will compete in the North Country Invitational held at Potsdam State this weekend. CAVALLERANO LEADS WOMEN PAST CLARKSON, MEN FALL JUST SHORT November 7 — Joanne Cavallerano won the 200 individual medley, the 200 butterfly and the 200 backstroke to lead St. Lawrence University’s women’s swim team to a 138-91 win over Clarkson in Frank and Lee Augsbury Natatorium on Thursday afternoon. Jenn LaBarr won the 1000 free and the 500 free for the Saints, who won 10 of the 13 events contested in the meet. Jenny Nichols added wins in the 1- and 3-meter diving events for the Saints. In the men’s meet, St. Lawrence couldn’t match Clarkson’s depth, losing to the Golden Knights 120-103. The men’s team also won 10 of 13 events, and would have won the meet if NCAA rules did not prohibit swimmers from competing in more than three events in a dual meet. The two teams were tied at 103 before the 400 free relay, but the Saints had already competed in the maximum number of events allowed. St. Lawrence’s exhibition team of Mike Murray, Chris Everett, Joe Jablonski and Ed Cavallerano won the race but could not claim the points, allowing Clarkson to pull ahead. Murray won the 200 free and the 200 backstroke, Everett won the 50 free and the 200 fly, Cavallerano won the 1000 free and the 500 free, and Jablonski won the 20 individual medley for the Saints. All four swimmers were on the winning 400 medley relay, and Rob Doran won both the 1- and 3-meter diving events for the Saints. The teams will face each other again next weekend at the North Country Invitational at Potsdam College. WOMEN PLACE FOURTH, MEN FIFTH IN CORTLAND INVITATIONAL November 3 — Jennifer Brauns, Kirsten Sederquest and Lisa Gallo led the St. Lawrence University swimming team with a second place finish in the 300 breaststroke relay to lead the women to a fourth place finish at the Cortland Invitational. The meet consisted only of relay races. Brauns was joined by Joanne Cavallerano, Niles Stuntz and Mary Cutler in the 400 medley relay, which placed fifth for the Saints. Stuntz, Cutler and Andrea Ray placed third in the 300 medley relay, and Cavallerano, Ray and Susie Rokosch placed third in the 300 fly relay. Cortland won the team competition with 278 points. The Red Dragons won five of the six relay events, and finished 90 points ahead of second place Grove City. Mike Murray, Joe Jablonski and Chris Everett were all on the 300 fly and 400 medley relay teams which placed second in the meet to lead the men's team to a fifth place finish. Murray and Everett were also on the 300 backstroke relay which placed third. Jablonski was on the third place 300 breaststroke relay. Oswego won the team competition with 286 points. The Lakers won three of the five events and had two second place finishes Cortland, their nearest competitor, by 64 points. The Saints return to a more traditional meet format this Thursday in a dual meet against Clarkson. SWIM TEAMS SWEEP ST. ROSE IN SEASON OPENER October 27 — The St. Lawrence University men’s and women’s swimming teams both opened their season with a win on Saturday, defeating St. Rose in the Frank and Lee Augsbury Natatorium. The women won by an impressive 148-65 margin. Joanne Cavallerano led the Saints with wins in the 200 free and the 100 fly, while Mary Cutler added wins in the 200 IM and the 100 free. Jenny Nichols won both the 1- and 3-meter diving competitions for the Saints. Rob Doran swept the diving events to lead the men’s team to a 103-80 win. Four Saints won at least one event and was a part of a winning relay. Mike Murray (200 free, 100 free), Chris Everett (50 free, 100 fly), Joe Jablonski (200 IM, 100 back) and Ed Cavallerano (1000 free) each won events and were on the winning 200 medley relay. The Saints will compete in the Cortland Relays next weekend.
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