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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's swimming & diving team competed in an in-person exhibition meet with fellow Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opponent the University of Saint Joseph (CT), inside the Bruyette Natatorium on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
Teams: Albertus Magnus College | University of Saint Joseph (CT)
Location: Bruyette Natatorium | West Hartford, Conn.

COACH PALLONE'S THOUGHTS

"We are grateful to USJ for providing a safe and well-organized event for our student-athletes to compete in person. It was such a supportive environment with both teams cheering on everyone as they all knew they had worked so hard to get to this point," said Coach Pallone.

Coach Pallone continued to say, "Before the meet, we honored the class of 2021. Although Megan Anderson (Levittown, N.Y.) could not be with us in person, we are grateful for what she has done for our program, from being the first person to join when it was just a club, to becoming its captain during our inaugural season. Her long list of accolades after just a short time is proof of what a tremendous student-athlete she is. She made a long-lasting impact during her time at Albertus Magnus College within athletics and the community. She will truly be missed but we are incredibly grateful for the time she spent with our program."

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

• 200 Yard Medley
  • The quartet of Trista Caron (Naugatuck, Conn.), Crisbeth Castañeda (Guatemala City, Guatemala), Ana Lucia Gutierrez Gomez (Hermosillo, Mexico), and Kiara Pabon (Hamden, Conn.) claimed second-place for the Falcons in the medley with a time of 2:23.44.
• 200 Yard Freestyle
  • Freshman Yazlene Perez (New Haven, Conn.) finished the event with a time of 3:44.17, placing her third overall.
• 100 Yard IM
  • In her second performance of the evening, Caron recorded a second-place finish in the 100 yard IM with a time of 1:18.01.
  • Castañeda wrapped up the event for the Falcons, placing third overall behind a time of 1:44.36.
• 100 Yard Butterfly
  • Gutierrez Gomez won her first event of the evening with a time of 1:06.39.
  • Caron picked up a fourth-place finish in the event with a time of 1:27.72.
• 100 Yard Freestyle
  • Perez earned third for the Falcons in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1:40.00.
  • Sophomore Arle Cruceta (Salcedo, Dominican Republic) posted a time of 1:53.58 to place her fourth overall.
• 500 Yard Freestyle
  • Pabon led the Falcons in the event with a second-place finish behind a time of 8:28.04.
  • Castañeda claimed third place for the Falcons behind a time of 8:30.00.
• 100 Yard Backstroke
  • Gomez recorded her second first-place win in the water as the freshman posted a time of 1:10.68.
  • Caron posted a third-place performance in the event behind a time of 1:23.60.
• 100 Yard Breaststroke
  • Cruceta registered a third-place finish behind a time of 2:10.92.
  • Castañeda rounded out the event with a fourth-place finish with a time of 2:23.24.
• 200-yard Freestyle Relay
  • The relay of Crisnelly Martinez-Tejada (Stratford, Conn.), Perez, Cruceta, and Pabon finished the evening off with a second-place finish with a time of 3:01.53. 

UP NEXT
The women's swimming & diving team will begin to set times for week three of its virtual meets on Thursday, April 8.