FINAL RESULTS
MEN
1. Rider 781
2. Bryant 542
3. Marist 523.5
4. Iona 403
5. Canisius 294
6. Monmouth 270
7. Saint Peter's 252
8. Niagara 234
9. Fairfield 208.5
10. Manhattan 143
 
WOMEN
1. Fairfield 776
2. Marist 646
3. Rider 551.5
4. Canisius 385
5. Niagara 314
6. Iona 305.5
7. Monmouth 281
8. Siena 219
9. Saint Peter's 90
10. Manhattan 81

BUFFALO, NY – The Monmouth University men's and women's swimming teams continued their respective upward trajectories this weekend at the 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships at the Burt Flickinger Athletic Center at Erie Community College.

Both teams improved their conference standings and earned their highest finishes at the championships. The men's team placed sixth with 270 points, 104 more than last year, while the women's team took seventh overall with 281 points, 106 more than a season ago.

Individually, Monmouth made history as well, with a pair of MAAC Champions. Callan Smith won the men's 500-yard freestyle and Camryn McHugh secured the gold medal in the women's 200-yard backstroke.

Smith was named the MAAC Swimming Rookie of the Meet after his victory in the 500-yard freestyle and a pair of second-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"A great weekend for the Monmouth swimming program as we continue to make positive progress. Each year the expectation is to raise the bar and this season is proof that we are headed in the right direction.

A move forward in the overall standings and a big jump in total points by both the men and the women is a result of many great individual and relay performances. It was exciting to see our first individual event champions and relay teams on the podium."
- Monmouth head coach Matt Nunnally

Wednesday Events
- The men's 200-yard medley relay team broke a school record as Austin D'Angelo, Ricky Thomas, Ethan Lucas and Kevin Del Giorno clocked in at 1:31.59, good for fourth place.
 
- The women's 200-yard medley relay team also broke the school record as Muriel Maloney, Bradie Keelen, Camryn McHugh and Jaclyn Greening finished with a time of 1:45.90, good for fifth place.
 
- The men's 800-yard freestyle relay team broke the school record as Callan Smith, Valance Washington, Ryan Hohman and Trevor Askew clocked in with a time of 6:49.42, finishing in sixth place.
 
- As part of the 800-yard freestyle relay, Callan Smith also broke the school record in the 200-yard freestyle  with his leadoff leg time of 1:39.67.
 
- In the same event on the women's side, Louise Barker set a new 200-yard freestyle standard with a time of 1:53.20 to open the 800-yard freestyle relay.
 
Thursday Events
- For the first time in program history at the MAAC Championships, Callan Smith claimed a gold medal in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:28.14, which also broke his own program record.
 
- Bradie Keelen finished third in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.92, topping her own Monmouth record time.
 
-  Louise Barker broke her own school record in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:09.27, placing her 11th overall.
 
- Valance Washington won the B Final of the 50-yard freestyle while also breaking his own school record with a time of 20.94. He finals time was tied for fifth best in the event.
 
- The men's 200-yard freestyle relay broke a school record as Valance Washington, Kevin Del Giorno, Dylan Barkhuizen and Ethan Lucas finished in sixth place with a time of 1:23.40.
 
Friday Events
- Camryn McHugh placed second in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.99, topping her own Monmouth record time.
 
- Callan Smith finished in second in the 200-yard freestyle while also breaking his own school record with a time of 1:39.27.
 
-  Louise Barker broke her own school record while finishing second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.90.
 
- The men's 400-yard medley relay broke the school record while also earning the bronze medal as Austin D'Angelo, Dylan Barkhuizen, Valance Washington, and Callan Smith finished with a time of 3:21.08.
 
- Camryn McHugh dropped her own school record in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.52 in the preliminary swim. She finished fourth overall in the A-Final with a time of 57.30.

- The women's 400-yard medley relay team broke the school record as Muriel Maloney, Bradie Keelen, Camryn McHugh and Jaclyn Greening finished with a time of 3:56.39, good for fifth place.
 
- Kevin Del Giorno swam a personal-best in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 50.75, finishing sixth in the A-Final.

- Austin D'Angelo broke his own school record with a time of 56.58 in the prelims of the 100-yard breaststroke, and then placed seventh overall in the A-Final, clocking in at 57.16.

- Ryan Reutti won the B-Final of the 100 back with a time of 51.58, a new personal best time.
 
- Lauren Baines broke her own school school record in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:40.01 to finish 11th overall.

Saturday Events
- Camryn McHugh became Monmouth's first women's swimmer to win gold in the 200-yard backstroke with her record time of 2:02.06.

- Callan Smith added to his accolades by winning his second silver medal in the men's 200-yard backstroke, with his Monmouth record time of 1:46.14.

- The women's 100-yard freestyle featured two Monmouth swimmers. Bradie Keelen (53.28) placed fourth, just ahead of Louise Barker (53.39) in fifth. Barker set Monmouth's record during the prelims with her time of 53.12.

- Sarah Brennan set a new Monmouth record with her prelim time of 2:14.99 before placing 16th in the finals.

- Trevor Askew took seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke with his time of 2:05.43.

- The men's 400-yard freestyle relay team broke the school record as Callan Smith, Valance Washington, Dylan Barkhuizen and Kevin Del Giorno clocked in with a time of 3:04.13, finishing in fourth place.

- The women's 400-yard freestyle relay team broke the school record as Louise Barker, Bradie Keelen, Camryn McHugh and Muriel Maloney finished with a time of 3:35.24, good for sixth place.