CORTLAND, N.Y. – Four Red Dragons were double-winners, led by an NCAA regional qualifying performance by diver
Ashley Zachgo (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa), as the Cortland women's swimming and diving team defeated Division II Le Moyne College, 180.5-117.5, in home dual meet action.
Zachgo hit NCAA standards on both boards for the second straight day to earn her third trip to the regionals (it was mistakenly reported that she earned an NCAA regional berth on Friday, but scores from last weekend's RPI Invitational were incorrect). Zachgo won the 3-meter board with a score of 447.30 points and the 1-meter board with 424.13 points.
Emily Lantry (Massena/St. Lawrence) won the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:22.94) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:16.62), and she placed second in the 100-yard backstroke (1:03.63).
Mackenzie Dickman (Montgomery/Valley Central) was victorious in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:12.29) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:40.52), and
Julia Bryce (Rochester/School of the Arts) won the 200-yard butterfly (2:21.28) and the 200-yard IM (2:22.40). Bryce also placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:42.70).
Leah Bernhardt (Groton) won the 200-yard freestyle (2:02.40).
Areiannah Martinez-Reyes (Queens/Benjamin Cardozo) won the 100-yard butterfly (1:03.24), finished second in the 200-yard butterfly (2:21.39), and tied for second in the 200-yard IM (2:26.23).
Caitlin Elsasser (Merrick/Sanford H. Calhoun) completed the Cortland sweep in the 200 Fly with her third-place time of 2:23.68. Cortland also earned a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay as
Kaila O'Hara (East Islip),
Alayna Miller (Hilton), Lantry and Bernhardt finished in 3:49.17.
Miller was second in the 50-yard freestyle (26.32) and
Sophie Amering (Rochester/Hilton) finished second in the 500-yard freestyle (5:41.84).
Adriane Casey (West Islip) finished second in both 3-meter diving (377.03 points) and 1-meter diving (382.73 points), and the combo of Martinez-Reyes,
Nicole Murphy (Saratoga Springs), Bryce and Miller was second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:56.85).
Cortland completes its home schedule next Saturday when it hosts Oneonta in a 1 p.m. dual.
