All-Landmark Swimming & Diving Teams Announced

All-Landmark Swimming & Diving Teams Announced

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TOWSON, Md. – At the conclusion of the 2017 Landmark Swimming & Diving Championships, Catholic's Guido Saccaggi and Susquehanna's Ashlee Weingarten were named the Men's and Women's Swimmers of the Year. Scranton's Michael Diana and Drew's Jenny Stein were chosen as the Men's and Women's Divers of the Year. Drew swept the Rookie of the Year honors. Jack Mahoney was chosen for the men while Mal Vishwanath earned the honors on the women's side. Coaching Staff of the Year were selected by the conference coaches.

Catholics head coach Paul Waas and his staff earned the Coaching Staff of the Year honor on the men's side. Waas was recognized by the Landmark for the second time in his career as he was Co-Coach of the Year in 2015. Waas led the Cardinals to their first conference championship in 10 years. Previously, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy won nine straight titles.

Guido Saccaggi helped lead the Cardinals to their first league championship over the weekend. The senior captured three first place finishes at the 2017 Landmark Conference Championships and was a member of the 800 Free Relay that captured gold. Saccaggi also took first-place in three individual events, including the 400 Individual Medley, 100 Backstroke, and 200 Backstroke.

Michael Diana earned Diver of the Year honors in his rookie campaign. The freshman won the 3-meter Dive with a score of 369.65 and finished the 1-meter dive with a mark of 389.05.

Drew's Jack Mahoney earned Rookie of the Year honors after winning the 50 and 100 Freestyle races and placed second in the 200 Freestyle. Mahoney was also a member of the 400 Medley Relay team that took finished first.

Ashlee Weingarten earned Landmark Swimmer of the Year honors on the women's side. She set a meet and NCAA-B cut time in the 100 Butterfly after touching the wall with her first-place time of 56.78. She set another B-cut mark with her first-place time of 2:06.68 in the 200 Butterfly. She also competed on the 400 Medley Relay team that set a new championship and conference record with a time of 3:52.18, and the 200 Medley Relay team that won with a time of 1:46.39, also a meet and championship record. Weingarten also took first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:12.08.

In women's diving, Jenny Stein placed first in the 3-meter Dive with a new meet and conference record of 409.40 points. The junior also won the 1-meter Dive with a score of 395.45 to win the even and set a new meet record.

Mal Vishwanath earned Rookie of the Year honors after capturing four first-places finishes and two runner-up finishes. Vishwanath made her debut in the 200 Free Relay where she anchored the second-place team with a time of 1:38.71. She won the 500 Freestyle race, touching the wall with a time of 5:06.10 and set a new conference and meet record in the 200 Freestyle with a winning time of 1:54.09. She earned a B-cut with her winning time of 17:27.62 in the 1650 Free race and was also a member of the winning 800 Free Relay team.

Susquehanna head coach Jerry Foley and his staff were honored with Women's Coaching Staff of the Year honors for the third straight year and fourth overall.

First Team All-Landmark honors are awarded to everyone who finishes first at the Landmark Championships while second place finishers earn Second Team All-Landmark recognition. Catholic led the seven men's teams with eight student-athletes named to the First Team while winning five individual events and two relays. The women's First Team features four Susquehanna River Hawks who combine to win six individual events and two relays.

 
 
 

 

2017 Landmark Men's Swimming & Diving Awards


Men's Swimmer
of the Year		 Men's Diver
of the Year		  Men's Rookie
of the Year		  Men's Coach
of the Year
Guido Saccaggi
Catholic
 Michael Diana
Scranton
 Jack Mahoney
Drew
 Paul Waas
Catholic
       
2017 Landmark Women's Swimming & Diving Awards

Women's Swimmer
of the Year

 Women's Diver
of the Year		 Women's Rookie
of the Year		 Women's Coach
of the Year
Ashlee Weingarten
Susquehanna
 Jenny Stein
Drew
 Mal Vishwanath
Drew
 Jerry Foley
Susquehanna

 

  Men's First Team All-Landmark Men's Second Team All-Landmark 
50 Free Jack Mahoney
 Drew
 Fr.
 Erie, Pa.
 Joe Cihak
 Catholic
 Sr.
 Corvallis, Ore.
100 Free Jack Mahoney
 Drew
 Fr.
 Erie, Pa. James Orzolek
 Susquehanna
 So.
 Bloomsburg, Pa.
200 Free Alexander Rigione
 Scranton
 So.
 Fairfield, Conn. Jack Mahoney
 Drew
 Fr.
 Erie, Pa.
500 Free Bill Crumrine
 Susquehanna
 Sr.
 Beaver, Pa. Sam Hicks
 Catholic
 So.
 Miami, Fla.
1650 Free David Lanetti
 Catholic
 So.
 Malvern, Pa. Bill Crumrine
 Susquehanna
 Sr.
 Beaver, Pa.
200 IM Michael Ma
 Drew
 Fr.
 Redwood City, Calif.
 Eric Lawrence
 Susquehanna
 Sr.
 Bethlehem, Pa.
400 IM Guido Saccaggi
 Catholic
 Sr.
 Duluth, Ga. Eric Lawrence
 Susquehanna
 Sr.
 Bethlehem, Pa.
100 Fly Michael Ma
 Drew
 Fr.
 Redwood City, Calif. Chris Whalen
 Scranton
 So.
 West Islip, N.Y.
200 Fly Peter Bajorek
 Catholic
 Jr.
 Boyds, Md.
 David Lanetti
 Catholic
 So.
 Malvern, Pa.
100 Back Guido Saccaggi
 Catholic
 Sr.
 Duluth, Ga.
 David Grove
 Susquehanna
 Fr.
 North Wales, Pa.
200 Back Guido Saccaggi
 Catholic
 Sr.
 Duluth, Ga.
 Owen Madden
 Susquehanna
 Fr.
 New Rochelle, N.Y. 
100 Breast

Shane Sullivan
Patrick Blaser

 Susquehanna
Scranton
 Fr.
Jr.
 Lafayette Hill, Pa.
Doylestown, Pa.
 Not awarded


200 Breast Shane Sullivan
 Susquehanna
 Fr.
 Lafayette Hill, Pa. Patrick Blaser
 Scranton Jr.
 Doylestown, Pa.
200 FR Catholic (Nguyen/Isaacs/Haas/Cihak)
 Susquehanna (Miller/Grove/Crumrine/Orzolek)
200 MR Susquehanna (Grove/Sullivan/Lawrence/Orzolek)
 Scranton (Ramsthaler/Blaser/Whalen/Diorio)
400 FR Susquehanna (Grove/Lawrence/Miller/Orzolek)
 Scranton (Whalen/Kahrs/Diorio/Rigione)
400 MR Drew (Ma/Rinald/Underwood/Mahoney)
 Susquehanna (Grove/Sullivan/Lawrence/Orzolek)
800 FR Catholic (Saccaggi/Bajorek/Haas/Hicks)
 Scranton (Whalen/Rigione/Muenkel/Blaser)
1-m Dive Michael Diana
 Scranton
 Fr. Somerset, N.J. Joseph Soraghan
 Catholic
 Jr.
 Litchfield, N.H.
3-m Dive Michael Diana
 Scranton
 Fr. Somerset, N.J.
 Joseph Soraghan
 Catholic
 Jr.
 Litchfield, N.H.
                 
  Women's First Team All-Landmark
 Women's Second Team All-Landmark
50 Free Raquel Wasserman
 Scranton
 Jr.
 Pound Ridge, N.Y. Katie Willis
 Susquehanna
 So.
 Wallingford, Pa.
100 Free Raquel Wasserman
 Scranton
 Jr.
 Pound Ridge, N.Y. Emma Ilseman

Scranton

 So.
 Naperville, Ill.
200 Free Mal Vishwanath
 Drew
 Fr.
 Bangalore, India
 Virgina Cobb
 Marywood
 Jr.
 Mount Bethel, Pa.
500 Free Mal Vishwanath
 Drew
 Fr.
 Bangalore, India
 Caitlin Kelly
 Susquehanna
 Fr.
 West Chester, Pa.
1650 Free Mal Vishwanath

Drew

 Fr.
 Bangalore, India
 Alexis Regopoulos
 Goucher
 Jr.
 Fitchburg, Mass.
200 IM Ashlee Weingarten
 Susquehanna
 Sr.
 Hackettstown, N.J. Joann Butkus
 Susquehanna
 Jr.
 Barnesville, Pa.
400 IM Claire Mason
 Scranton
 So.
 Livingston, N.J. Julia Randolph
 Marywood
 So.
 York, Pa.
100 Fly Ashlee Weingarten
 Susquehanna
 Sr.
 Hackettstown, N.J. Maggie Palaski
 Susquehanna
 So.
 Stroudsburg, Pa.
200 Fly Ashlee Weingarten
 Susquehanna
 Sr.
 Hackettstown, N.J. Emily Messina
 Catholic
 So.
 New Hope, Pa.
100 Back Erin McElwee
 Susquehanna Sr.
 Phoenixville, Pa. Stephanie Cushman
 Drew
 Fr.
 Brick, N.J.
200 Back Stephanie Cushman
 Drew
 Fr.
 Brick, N.J.
 Jordan Jessup
 Drew
 Sr.
 Port Hueneme, Calif.
100 Breast Joann Butkus
 Susquehanna
 Jr.
 Barnesville, Pa.
 Basira Knight
 Catholic
 Jr.
 Cary, N.C.
200 Breast Joann Butkus
 Susquehanna
 Jr.
 Barnesville, Pa.
 Megan Duck
 Susquehanna
 So.
 Madisonburg, Pa.
200 FR Scranton (Ilseman/Howlin/Sommers/Wasserman)
 Drew (Stein/Vishwanath/Jessup/Riffel)
200 MR Susquehanna (McElwee/Butkus/Weingarten/Willis) Catholic (Amann/Knight/Zarlinski/Chain)
400 FR Scranton (E. Ilseman/ S. Ilseman/Sommers/Wasserman)
 Susquehanna (Willis/Weingarten/Jozefiak/Butkus)
400 MR Susquehanna (McElwee/Butkus/Weingarten/Willis)
 Drew (Stein/Cushman/Jefferson/Vishwanath)
800 FR Drew (Jessup/Riffel/Vishwanath/Jefferson)
 Susquehanna (Shaffer/Jozefiak/Sattler/Kelly)
1-m Dive Jenny Stein
 Drew
 Jr. Calabasas, Calif.
 Courtney Snyder
 Marywood
 Jr.
 Williamsport, Pa.
3-m Dive Jenny Stein
 Drew
 Jr. Calabasas, Calif
 Courtney Snyder
 Marywood
 Jr.
 Williamsport, Pa.
                 

 

All-Landmark (By Institution)
Men's First Team

Catholic:

David Lanetti (1650 Free); Guido Saccaggi (400 IM, 100 Back, 200 Back, 800 Free Relay); Peter Bajorek (200 Fly, 800 Free Relay); Oliver Nguyen (200 Free Relay); George Isaacs (200 Free Relay); Nick Haas (200 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay); Joe Cihak (200 Free Relay); Sam Hicks (800 Free Relay)
Drew: Jack Mahoney (50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Medley Relay); Michael Ma (200 IM, 100 Fly, 400 Medley Relay); John Rinald (400 Medley Relay); Ryan Underwood (400 Medley Relay);
Scranton: Alexander Rigione (200 Free); Patrick Blaser (100 Breast); Michael Diana (1-meter Dive, 3-meter Dive)
Susquehanna: Bill Crumrine (500 Free); Shane Sullivan (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay); David Grove (200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay); Eric Lawrence (200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay); James Orzolek (200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay); David Miller (400 Free Relay)
   
Men's Second Team

Catholic:

Joe Cihak (50 Free); Sam Hicks (500 Free); David Lanetti (200 Fly); Joe Soraghan (1-meter Dive, 3-meter Dive)
Drew:

Jack Mahoney (200 Free)

Scranton:

Chris Whalen (100 Fly, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay); Patrick Blaser (200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay); Michael Ramsthaler (200 Medley Relay); Ray Diorio (200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay); Robert Kahrs (400 Free Relay); Alexander Rigione (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay); Daniel Muenkel (800 Free Relay)

Susquehanna:

James Orzolek (100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay); Bill Crumrine (1650 Free, 200 Free Relay); Eric Lawrence (200 IM, 400 IM, 400 Medley Relay); David Grove (100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay); Owen Madden (200 Back); David Miller (200 Free Relay); Shane Sullivan (400 Medley Relay)
   
Women's First Team
Drew: Mal Vishwanath (200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay); Stephanie Cushman (200 Back); Jordan Jessup (800 Free Relay); Jamie Riffel (800 Free Relay); Katie Jefferson (800 Free Relay); Jenny Stein (1-meter Dive, 3-meter Dive)
Scranton: Raquel Wasserman (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay); Claire Mason (400 IM); Emma Ilseman (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay); Liz Howlin (200 Free Relay); Emma Sommers (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay); Susannah Ilseman (400 Free Relay)

Susquehanna:

Ashlee Weingarten (200 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay); Erin McElwee (100 Back, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay); Joann Butkus (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay); Katie Willis (200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
   
Women's Second Team

Catholic:

Emily Messina (200 Fly); Basira Knight (100 Breast,. 200 Medley Relay); Madison Amann (200 Medley Relay); Rachael Zarlinski (200 Medley Relay); Rachel Chain (200 Medley Relay)

Drew:

Stephanie Cushman (100 Back, 400 Medley Relay); Jordan Jessup (200 Back); Jenny Stein (400 Medley Relay); Katie Jefferson (400 Medley Relay); Mal Viswanath (400 Medley Relay)

Goucher:

Alexis Regopoulos (1650 Free)
Marywood: Virginia Cobb (200 Free); Julia Randolph (400 IM); Courtney Snyder (1-meter Dive, 3-meter Dive)

Scranton:

Emma Ilseman (100 Free)
Susquehanna:

Katie Willis (50 Free, 400 Free Relay); Caitlin Kelly (500 Free, 800 Free Relay); Joann Butkus (200 IM, 400 Free Relay); Maggie Palaski (100 Fly); Megan Duck (200 Breast); Ashlee Weingarten (400 Free Relay); Jessica Jozefiak (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay); Megan Shaffer (800 Free Relay); Morgan Sattler (800 Free Relay)