JERSEY CITY, N.J.– The Saint Peter's men's and women's swimming & diving teams picked up their first home wins today over Manhattan College and Kean University. The men dominated the event with first-place wins in 14 out of 15 races, while the women secured both dual meet wins by comfortable margins and had plenty of individual highlights, as well.
The Basics
Results: Men –Manhattan (W, 207.00-64.00)
Results: Women – Manhattan (W, 174.00-94.00), Kean (W, 211.00-54.00)
Location: NJIT | Newark, N.J.
Top Performances
- Twins sisters Marie-Christine Geck and Alina Geck both picked up two second-place wins at the event. Marie-Christine Geck was victorious in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:22.72, while Alina Geck did likewise in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:20.23.
- Martin Le Pays du Teilleul finished first in the 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, and 200-yard freestyle with times of 4:46.37, 53.19, and 1:46.50 respectively.
- The men dominated the 200-yard IM, with the top-three finishers being Thomas Granet, Ferran Martinez, and Jt Funari.
- Justine Drake was another Peacock who took three first-place wins. She competed -- and won -- in the 50-yard backstroke, one-meter diving, and 100-yard backstroke races.
- Michael Spark finished first in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 24.68.
- Devyn Hantgin took the gold in the 50-yard and 100-yard breaststroke races with times of 33.10 and 1:12.80.
- Luke Cillie picked up two first-place performances. The first was in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 26.08, and the second was in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 56.72.
- Efrat Marom finished first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:01.23.
- Finally, Amelie Essmann came out on top in the women's 50-yard butterfly with a time of 28.69, while Dino Jajcanin finished first in the men's 50-yard butterfly with a time of 24.30.
Up Next
Both teams will compete at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 23 in Kings Point, New York.
