Day 1 Results
Day 2 Results
Day 3 Results
The 2009-2010 CUNYAC Swimming and Diving championships came to a conclusion on Saturday afternoon, and Baruch College owned the day as the Bearcats took home the championship on both sides. Baruch's men's squad took the crown with a total of 1056 points, while the Lehman College Lightning – who had won four consecutive conference titles from 2006-2009 – finished as runners up with 873 points. The College of Staten Island claimed third place with 819 points, and the York College Cardinals finished in fourth with 419 total points. In the women's competition, 1044 points did the trick for the champion Bearcats, while Hunter College (698 points) took second place and Lehman claimed third (642 points). The College of Staten Island's women's squad took fourth place with 453 points, and York College (385 points) and John Jay College (299 points) rounded out the women's competition.
On the men's side on day three, Joe Lee from the College of Staten Island won gold in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 18:23.46. Kevin Kim of Baruch won silver with a time of 18:28.38 and teammate Patrick Campbell won bronze with a 19:02.93 effort.
CSI's Romanov set a new 200-yard backstroke record, winning gold in 1:53.88. He broke last year's record set by R. Michael Shiwnath of Baruch by over three seconds. Ryan Flynn of Baruch followed with a 2:11.34, while Lehman's Ivan Srdanovich won bronze with a 2:13.41.
Shevchenko made it two straight records for CSI, winning the 100-yard freestyle in 47.87, two seconds better than Baruch's Idan Saragosti mark in last year's championships. Kenny Kim of Baruch won silver with a 48.47 time, while teammate Boris Zhabinksi won bronze at 50.53.
CSI won three in a row, as Pavel Buyanov won gold in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:07.39. Justin Wong of Baruch won silver with a time of 2:23.03 and Orlando Urena of Lehman won the bronze, finishing at 2:23.74.
Shevchenko made it four straight for CSI, winning the gold medal in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:54.95. Gabriel Yanez won silver with a time of 2:02.11, and Chris Mammano of Lehman won bronze with a time of 2:16.17.
CSI made it a clean-sweep for gold, winning the 400-yard freestyle relay in record time. Buyanov, Lee, Romanov, and Shevchenko finished in 3:15.28, one-second better than their 2009 effort. Baruch (Kevin Kim, Flynn, Zhabinski, Kenny Kim) won the silver at 3:19.14, and Lehman (Urena, Shala, Srdanovic, Arias) won bronze at 3:27.01.
After the championships medal presentation, the CUNY Athletic Conference Awards for the 2009-10 season were also awarded. The Swimmer of the Year was Nickolay Shevchenko of the College of Staten Island. The Rookie Swimmer of the Year was Kenny Kim of Baruch College. The Coach of the Year award went to Charles Lampasso of Baruch College, and finally, the CUNY Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award went to Mohammed Hikal of the College of Staten Island.
On the women's side, Jessica Penaherrera of Baruch College won the women's Most Valuable Swimmer for this year's meet, earning 98.5 points as the Bearcats won the team gold medal.
Penaherrara got things started by earning her fifth gold medal of this year's championships. She won the 1650-yard freestyle in 20:34.38. Teammate Stephanie Wong finished silver with a 21:45.47, while Stacey Geoghegan of the Borough of Manhattan Community College finished third with a time of 21:50.51. Natalia Kravchuk of Baruch won the senior college bronze with a time of 21:52.61.
In the women's 200-yard backstroke, Heather Alvord of Hunter College won her third gold medal with a time of 2:15.81. Grace Kim of Baruch won silver with a 2:27.10 and Luisa Garcia of Lehman College won the bronze with a time of 2:28.77.
Alyssa Lubrino of Baruch won gold in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 58.81. Yudelka Espinal of Lehman followed silver with a 1:00.13, while Marian Wu of Hunter won bronze with a 1:01.13 time.
Baruch won back-to-back events, as Priscilla Arana won gold with a time of 2:38.17 in the 200-yard breaststroke. Teammate Dorene Chin followed with a 2:45.47, as the bronze went to Sara Pazmino of York College with a 2:53.82 time.
Penaherrera won gold again for Baruch, this time in record-setting fashion. She won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:26.89, shaving almost a second off of her effort last year. CSI's Gabriella Villarruel won silver with a 2:39.48, and Basilisa Alonso from Lehman won bronze with a 2:44.15 time.
In the 400-yard freestyle relay, Ayanna Bennett, Pazmino, Averie Mohammed, and Dawn Davis won gold for York College - setting a new championship mark in the process. Their 3:50.16 time shattered Baruch's 2008 mark by almost 15 seconds. Baruch (Jia Feng, Julianna Fricchione, Chin, Lubrino) won silver at 3:57.88 and Lehman (Espinal, Garcia, Alonso, Joely Bernat) won bronze with a time of 4:08.55.
After the championships medal presentation, the CUNY Athletic Conference Awards for the 2009-10 season were also awarded, as the Swimmer of the Year was Heather Alvord of Hunter College. The Rookie Swimmer of the Year was Alyssa Lubrino of Baruch College Coach of the Year honors went to Charles Lampasso of Baruch College, and CUNY Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award went to Nathalie Cuellar of John Jay College.
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