Leonard Breaks Own School Mark on Day Three of Liberty League Championships

Ben Moeller

Swimming/Diving | 2/17/2023 9:07:00 PM

Ithaca, NY – First-year collegian Aurelia Leonard broke her own school-record in the 100 backstroke during the 'B' finals on Friday evening, as the Clarkson University Swimming & Diving team closed out day three of the Liberty League Championships, hosted by Ithaca College.

Through 29 events, the Clarkson men are in sixth place out of 10 teams, moving up a spot in the standings, with 500 total points. On the women's side, the Knights are in eighth place among 10 squads with 352 points.

Through 29 Events - 2023 Liberty League Championships

The evening opened with six Clarkson swimmers competing in the 200 butterfly finals. Bella Triolet took 15th (2:24.52) in the 'B' finals, while Madelyn Nowicki placed 21st (2:25.28) and Rachel Mietlicki took 24th (2:28.45) in the 'C' finals. The lone Clarkson swimmers to participate in one of the 'A' finals on Friday night was sophomore Michael Schroeder, as he took seventh in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:54.82. In the 'B' finals, frosh Landon Colby came in 11th with a time of 1:56.84, while Alex Estano ended up in 20th in the 'C' finals in 2:10.25.

Leonard won the 'B' heat finals in the 100 backstroke, finishing the event in 59.60 seconds for ninth place overall. Her time narrowly beat her previous best of 59.71 when she led off the 400 medley relay back in December at the Don Richards Invitational at RIT. For the men, both Aiden Howard and Cooper Mattice were also in the 'B' finals, with Howard placing 12th in 54.68 seconds and Mattice taking 15th in 55.64.

In the 100 breaststroke, Ava Lamontagne was the lone scorer, finishing 16th with a time of 1:12.41. The men had two in the finals in that same event, as Colin Urmaza came in 16th in 1:00.48 and Connor Tasselmyer was 23rd in 1:02.72.

Clarkson's 'A' entrants in the 800 freestyle performed well, as the group of Shannon Glor, Ava Lamontagne, Bella Triolet, and Gabriela McSwieney combined to take seventh in 8:09.83, while the Knights' contingent of Landon Colby, Michael Schroeder, Andrew Sypko, and Collin Slupe put together a time of 7:10.09, good enough for fifth.

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