Meet Results

POUGHKEESPIE, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's swimming team had a solid showing in its final dual meet of the calendar year, topping Vassar College, 159-135, at Kresge Pool on Saturday afternoon.

Seven different Hawks posted a first-place finish individually, led by senior Victoria Scalise's (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) wins in the 50 freestyle (25.83) and the 100 freestyle (55.82). Furthermore, New Paltz won both relay events, with the 400 medley relay squad of sophomore Casey O'Connor (New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield), junior Samantha Granan (Hyde Park, N.Y./Franklin D. Roosevelt), sophomore Kim Kallansrude (Muttontown, N.Y./Jericho) and Scalise notching the top time of 4:12.44 in the meet's first event and the 400 freestyle relay foursome of sophomore Cassidy Griger (Cooperstown, N.Y./Cooperstown Central), sophomore Ella Graffin (Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca), junior Kat Buyes (Wappingers Falls, N.Y./John Jay) and Scalise charting the fastest standard of 3:46.56 in the final women's event of the afternoon.

New Paltz rises to 3-0 and next competes at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Winter Championships from Friday-Sunday, Dec. 6-8, at Lehman College. Vassar drops to 1-2 and next competes at the Liberty League Championships during the same time frame.

Griger paced the field in the 1,000 freestyle (11:11.19), while senior Chelsea Allocco (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) took home top honors in the 200 freestyle (2:00.83). Grannan clocked a first-place 1:09.75 in the 100 breaststroke, while Graffin's 2:19.87 led the pack in the 200 backstroke. Buyes and sophomore Maggie Heaton (New Milford, Conn./New Milford) rounded out the Hawks' event winners with victories in the 500 freestyle (5:32.77) and the 100 butterfly (1:02.42), respectively.

Second-place finishes came from freshman Ann Fici (Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge) in the 1,000 freestyle (11:25.17) and the 200 individual medley (2:21.78), Graffin in the 200 freestyle (2:04.58), O'Connor in the 100 backstroke (1:04.68), Heaton in the 200 butterfly (2:19.09), Grannan in the 100 freestyle (57.61), Griger in the 200 backstroke (2:20.67) and Allocco in the 200 breaststroke (2:35.05).