Catholic Sweeps S&D Titles; All-Landmark Teams Announced

Catholic Sweeps S&D Titles; All-Landmark Teams Announced

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TOWSON, Md. – Catholic University defended its Landmark Conference Men’s & Women’s Swimming and Diving championship titles.

As has been the case with most collegiate competition this academic year, the 2021 Landmark Swimming & Diving Championship was modified due to COVID-19 protocol. The swimming portion was condensed from its normal in-person, three-day schedule, to a virtual three-day event hosted by individual campus sites. Diving took place over the weekend of March 5-6, also at individual campus sites.

The Cardinals completed the sweep for the second consecutive year after becoming the first school to do so in the 13-year history of the conference a year ago.

On the men's side, Catholic finished with 693 points, followed by Drew (435), Scranton (345) and Juniata (52).

On the women's side, Catholic finished with 577 points, followed by Scranton (496), Drew (443) and Juniata (271).

University of Scranton senior Lauren Byrne was named the Women’s Swimmer of the Meet for the second time in her career after winning five gold medals, one silver, and one bronze. Individually, Byrne won the 200-individual medley, 100-breaststroke, and 200-backstroke. Her win in the 200-IM gave her four-straight conference titles in the event. The senior was also a member of the winning 400-medley and 400-free relay teams. She helped the 200-free relay to the silver and 200-medley relay to the bronze medal.

Byrne was also the Landmark Conference Swimmer of the Meet in 2019 and Rookie of the Meet in 2018.

Drew University’s Amira Ahmad Hadri followed in the footsteps of Mal Vishwanath (2017), and fellow teammate Katie Cashin (2020) by earning conference Rookie of the Meet honors. Hadri is the second straight selection and third in the last five years for the Rangers. Hadri collected four gold and three silver medals to win the award. Her individual title came in the 50-free, while her two second-place finishes were in the 100-backstroke and 100-free. The freshman led off for the winning 200-medley relay team and was the second leg on the winning 200-free and 400-free relays.

Scranton’s Jeanna Gailius swept the 1-meter and 3-meter dives over the weekend to take home her second Diver of the Meet honor – winning in 2020. In the 1-meter, the sophomore earned a total of 389.60 points and totaled 380.60 points in the 3-meter event.

Scranton head coach Chris Brown was named Coach of the Meet on the women’s side for the second straight year. Brown led the Royals to a runner-up finish with a total of 496 points.

In the 14-year conference history, no male swimmer has been named the Landmark Conference Swimmer of the Meet four consecutive years. Catholic University’s Gregory McCarthy changed that, earning the award after winning three individual titles and swimming on three winning relays and one second-place relay. He earned his gold medals in the 200-individual medley, 400-individual medley, and 200-butterfly. He swam the third leg of the winning 200-medley and 400-medley relays and was the anchor on the 800-free relay. His wins in the 200-IM and 400-IM gave him four-straight conference titles in those events.

Additionally, McCarthy was also named the Rookie of the Meet in 2018.

Finn Armitt became just the second Ranger to be named the Landmark Men’s Rookie of the Meet. Armitt collected one individual title in the 100-butterfly, a runner-up finish in the 200-butterfly, and helped the 400-medley relay to a first-place finish. He also helped the 200-medley, 200-free, and 400-medley relays to a silver medal.

Drew senior Angelo Angione captured his first Male Diver of the Meet after sweeping both boards. In the 1-meter, Angione earned a total of 258.80 points. He was the lone 3-meter competitor. He finished with 333.90 points.

Catholic head coach Tyler Ziegler helped Catholic earn 693 total points to take home the programs fifth Landmark crown, which earned the Cardinals’ their fifth-straight men's Coach of the Meet honors.

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.

 

 

2021 Landmark Men's Swimming & Diving Awards
 
Men's Swimmer
of the Meet
 Men's Diver
of the Meet		  Men's Rookie
of the Meet
  Men's Coach
of the Meet
Gregory McCarthy
Catholic		 Angelo Angione
Drew		 Finn Armitt
Drew		 Tyler Ziegler
Catholic
       
2021 Landmark Women's Swimming & Diving Awards
   
  

Women's Swimmer
of the Meet

Women's Diver
of the Meet

 Women's Rookie
of the Meet
 Women's Coach
of the Meet
Lauren Byrne
Scranton		 Jeanna Gailius
Scranton		 Amira Hadri
Drew		 Chris Brown
Scranton

 

  Men's First Team All-Landmark Men's Second Team All-Landmark 
50 Free Jeffrey Schriefer-Flores Catholic Jr. Lexington, Ky.  Matthew Mahon Catholic Sr. Sewell, N.J.  
100 Free Josh Roberts Drew Jr. Hampton Falls, N.H. Daniel Taylor Catholic Jr. Clifton Park, N.Y. 
200 Free Josh Roberts Drew Jr. Hampton Falls, N.H.   Matthew Mahon Catholic Sr. Sewell, N.J.  
500 Free Harrison Neal Drew So. Wellington, New Zealand Hunter Mona Juniata Jr. State College Pa.  
1650 Free Hunter Mona Juniata Jr. State College Pa. Evan Morgan Scranton Jr. Hillsborough, N.J.
200 IM Gregory McCarthy Catholic Sr. Silver Spring, Md.  Nathan Ober Catholic Fr. Kennett Square, Pa.  
400 IM Gregory McCarthy   Catholic Sr. Silver Spring, Md.  Hunter Mona Juniata Jr. State College Pa.  
100 Fly Finn Armitt Drew Fr. Northwich, England Ben Garatt Drew Jr. London, England
200 Fly Gregory McCarthy   Catholic Sr. Silver Spring, Md.  Finn Armitt Drew Fr. Northwich, England  
100 Back Jack Hufner Catholic Fr. Mechanicsville, Va.   Jeffrey Schriefer-Flores Catholic Jr. Lexington, Ky. 
200 Back Jack Hufner Catholic Fr. Mechanicsville, Va.   Jeffrey Schriefer-Flores Catholic Jr. Lexington, Ky. 
100 Breast Jack Donnelly Scranton Sr. Washington Crossing, Pa. Chris Grunbok Catholic Sr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 
200 Breast Chris Grunbok Catholic Sr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.   Jack Donnelly Scranton Sr. Washington Crossing, Pa 
200 FR Scranton (Majka/Krumenacker/Donnelly/Fimmano) Drew (Armitt/Stevens/Roberts/Garratt)
200 MR Catholic (Hufner/Ober/McCarthy/Schriefer-Flores) Drew (Macena/Neal/Armitt/Roberts)
400 FR Drew (Neal/Stevens/Armitt/Roberts) Catholic (Schriefer-Flores/Taylor/Mahon/McCarthy)
400 MR Catholic (Hufner/Grunbok/McCarthy/Mahon) Drew (Macena/Neal/Armitt/Roberts)
800 FR Catholic (Hufner/Brown/Schriefer-Flores/McCarthy) Scranton (Morgan/Fimmano/Cannilla/Krumenacker)
1-m Dive Angelo Angione Drew Sr. Hobken, N.J. Daniel Taylor Catholic Jr. Clifton Park, N.Y.
3-m Dive Angelo Angione Drew Sr. Hobken, N.J.   No Diver      
                 
  Women's First Team All-Landmark Women's Second Team All-Landmark
50 Free Amira Hadri Drew Fr. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mackenzie Garcia Hynds Drew Jr. Carrollton, Texas  
100 Free Mackenzie Garcia Hynds Drew Jr. Carrollton, Texas Amira Hadri Drew Fr. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  
200 Free Mackenzie Garcia Hynds Drew Jr. Carrollton, Texas   Katie Cashin Drew So. Franklin, Mass.   
500 Free Katie Cashin Drew So. Franklin, Mass.  Kendra White Juniata Jr. Jersey Shore, Pa. 
1650 Free Kelly Smith Catholic Jr. Neptune, N.J.  Jaclyn Papalski Scranton Fr. Flemington, N.J. 
200 IM Lauren Byrne Scranton Sr. Cranford, N.J.  Cagney Boyle Catholic Jr. Springfield, N.J.  
400 IM Cagney Boyle Catholic Jr. Springfield, N.J.   Kendra White Juniata Jr. Jersey Shore, Pa. 
100 Fly Sydney Everhart Drew Jr. Marvin, N.C. Alex Fontes Juniata Sr. Plymouth, Mass.  
200 Fly Alex Fontes Juniata Sr. Plymouth, Mass.   Sydney Everhart Drew Jr. Marvin, N.C.  
100 Back Caroline Beal Catholic Sr. Newtown, Conn.  Amira Hadri Drew Fr. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  
200 Back Lauren Byrne Scranton Sr. Cranford, N.J.  Katie Cashin Drew So. Franklin, Mass.   
100 Breast Lauren Byrne Scranton Sr. Cranford, N.J.  Danielle Pikulik Scranton So. Flemington, N.J. 
200 Breast Cagney Boyle Catholic Jr. Springfield, N.J.   Danielle Pikulik Scranton So. Flemington, N.J. 
200 FR Drew (Garcia Hynds/Hadri/Cashin/Aboussleman) Scranton (Nunziato/Baquerizo/Diehl/Byrne)
200 MR Drew (Hadri/Cashin/Everhart/Garcia Hynds) Catholic (Beal/Doucette/Castano/Gould)
400 FR Drew (Cashin/Hadri/Aboussleman/Garcia Hynds) Scranton (Nunziato/Baquerizo/Benzija/Byrne)
400 MR Scranton (O'Sullivan/Pikulik/O'Reilly/Byrne) Drew (Hadri/Cashin/Everhart/Garcia Hynds)
800 FR Scranton (Benzija/Nunziato/Kramer/Papalski) Catholic (Smith/McDonald/Von Heeringen/Gould)
1-m Dive Jeanna Gailius Scranton So. Milton, Mass.  Maxxe Albert-Deitch Drew Sr. Rosewell, Ga.
3-m Dive Jeanna Gailius Scranton So. Milton, Mass.  Maxxe Albert-Deitch Drew Sr. Rosewell, Ga.