FINAL RESULTS
MEN
Saint Peter's 151.5
Monmouth 110.5
WOMEN
LIU Brooklyn 167
Monmouth 93
Monmouth 198
Saint Peter's 53
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University men's and women's swimming teams hosted their Senior Day meet at Steadman Natatorium on Saturday afternoon. The women's side swam in a tri-meet against Saint Peter's and LIU-Brooklyn, while the men's team faced Saint Peter's.
The women's team defeated Saint Peter's for the third consecutive year, but fell to LIU-Brooklyn and the men's team lost to the Peacocks.
Hunter Klingener won two races on the afternoon, while
Tyler Lutter and Anne Skimmons each also earned individual first-place finishes.
NOTES & QUOTES
"Today was an exciting day at Steadman Natatorium. Starting off with a ceremony to recognize our seniors at their last home meet and carrying over into the pool, the team swam with great energy. We still have some things to work on in advance of the conference championships, but the team overall continues to make positive progress. I like the position we are in and the way the team is approaching the opportunities to race."
- Monmouth head coach
Matt Nunnally
- Anne Skimmons, Savannah Moley, Alexandra Safarian,
Michael Lanigan and
Mitch Simmer were all honored in a Senior Day ceremony prior to the meet.
- Freshman
Hunter Klingener won the men's 100-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 54.20. Klingener also won the 50-yard butterfly with his time of 24.71 to earn his fifth individual win of the season.
- Skimmons placed first in the 100-yard butterfly (1:02.19) to win her fifth race of the 2017-18 season.
- Skimmons' 50-yard butterfly time of 28.20 was a new career-best.
- Rookie
Tyler Lutter won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.53. Lutter now has seven individual first-place finishes in the 2017-18 season.
- Junior Brianna Pongrac set a season-best time in the 50-yard backstroke (31.15).
- Sophomore Jaclyn Greening set a new career-best time in the 50-yard breaststroke (33.48).
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Austin D'Angelo recorded a new personal-best time of 28.76 in the 50-yard breaststroke.
- Sophomore Bradie Keelen set a new season-best time in the 100-yard freestyle (56.68).
UP NEXT
Monmouth closes its regular-season schedule next Saturday, Jan. 27, when the men's team faces NJIT and the women meet Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ.