University of Connecticut Athletics
Marcello, 800 Free Relay Earn All-Conference on Day 1
2/27/2019 8:26:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
INDIANAPOLIS – The UConn women's swimming and diving team sits in second place after the first day of The American Championships meet at the IUPUI Natatorium.
Senior diver Monica Marcello and the UConn 800 Free Relay team earned All-Conference honors with their performances on Wednesday evening.
Tonight was a great night for our team, said head coach Chris Maiello. "Setting two relay records in the medleys was the highlight. As for individual events Monica finishing second on the 1M springboard got our women's program off to a great start. Kyle's 3M springboard event was also key for us in the team standings as he finished fourth in Tori also made the top eight. We're sitting in a good position after night one of the team standings and we're looking forward to getting the whole team involved for the first full day of competition tomorrow.
Marcello captured a runner-up finish in the 1M Dive with a mark of 298.15. UConn led the way on the boards with three divers reaching the Finals, the most of any school. Erin Clifford and Elizabeth Drab secured sixth and seventh, respectively, to capture a combined 25 points for the team.
Ryan Dulaney, Megan Wenman, Madeline Blair and Jackie Van Lew notched All-Conference honors in the 800 Free Relay with a third place finish. The squad raced in 7:17.72 to reach the podium.
The 200 Medley relay team of Georgia Apostolu, Katelyn Walsh, Linnea Anderson and Brazil Rule nearly reached the podium but placed fourth with a time of 1:41.71.
To check out all the women's results from day one, CLICK HERE.
The second day of the Championships will resume with preliminaries starting at 11 a.m. and finals resuming at 5 p.m. You can watch The American Championships on The American Digital Network.
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