Maziarz, Milhomens Win Twice Each For Swimming and Diving at URI

Blue Devils close dual schedule Friday at UConn.

Jewelle Maziarz won both diving events in the Blue Devils dual meet at URI on Saturday. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)

January 27, 2024

The Central Connecticut State swimming and diving team dropped a 161-139 dual meet to host Rhode Island on Saturday. Sophie Milhomens and Jewelle Maziarz were both double individual winners for the Blue Devils.

Maziarz, a native of Newmarket, NH, qualified for NCAA Zones with her 1-meter effort. She is the first Blue Devil to qualify for zones since 2018 when Annemarie Durham placed 30th on the 1-meter.

CCSU travels to UConn, Friday, February 2^nd for their final dual of the season.

FREESTYLE

Maggie Rutledge gave the Blue Devils their first individual win, capturing the 1,000 with a 10:37.55
Taylor Demarest took third in the 1,000 with a 10:53.42 swim, while Kyla Behrle took fifth at 11:04.55
Shannon Welcome won the 200 free, going 1:53.63, nearly two full seconds clear of the runner-up, while Gabby Spaciano placed fourth at 1:56.56
Katrine O'Leary, the reigning NEC Rookie of the Week claimed the top spot in the 50 freestyle, clocking a time of 24.78 and Kelly Stotler took third with a swim of 24.96
O'Leary placed second in the 100 free, 53.47, and Welcome was third at 53.69
Abbey Keane was the second finisher in the 500 free, swimming 5:08.46, while Rutledge claimed fourth (5:11.20)

STROKES

CCSU captured the top two spots in the 100-backstroke, with Sophie Milhomens taking the win at 58.13, with Megan Dunnigan at 59.67
Cassidy Stotler gave the Blue Devils a runner-up finish in the 100-breaststroke, touching at 1:07.46 and Grace Young was fourth at 1:08.13
Welcome claimed bronze in the 200-butterfly, with a time of 2:11.93, with Gabi Wroblewski fourth at 2:12.15
Milhomens took the top spot in the 200-backstroke at a time of 2:03.94, with Nathalie Pena third and Morgan O'Hara fourth
Cassidy Stotler (2:23.11) and Grace Young (2:36.08) went second and third in the 200-breaststroke
Dunnigan was the Blue Devils top finisher in the 100 fly, swimming 1:00.60

DIVING

Jewelle Maziarz won the 1-meter diving at 282.45 points, with Zoe Baker third at 252.30
Maziarz also won the 3-meter event, scoring 257.10, with Baker fourth at 248.18 and Kaitlyn Carroll fifth at 222.98

RELAYS

O'Leary, Cassidy Stotler, Dunnigan and Kelly Stotler placed second in the 200-medley relay, going 1:49.98
O'Leary, Spaciano, Welcome and Kelly Stotler closed the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-freestyle relay, going 1:38.88, .39 seconds from the top spot