New Rochelle, NY - The Iona College women's swimming and diving team downed Sacred Heart 135-94 at Hynes Athletic Center Pool on Saturday. Freshman Christine Larkin led the Gaels as a double winner taking the 1000-Free with the #2 time in Iona history at 10:40.93 and then returning and posting an easy win in the 500-Free at 5:16.45, which was the fifth all time.

“This was a very strong start to our season," said head coach Nick Cavataro. "We got contributions from a number areas. Impressive was the double win by freshman Christine Larkin."

Joining Larkin in the double winners circle was Senior transfer, Kerby Lewis who took the 200-Free at 2:01.41 and the 100-Free at 55.26. “For Kerby this was a milestone and her first race in nearly two years," commented Cavataro. "She will only get better," said Cavataro. Freshman diver Lauren Papa, in her debut took, both the one-meter required and optional dive events.

Other winners included sophomore Amanda Cody in the 50-Free (25.95) and her classmate Maggie Wood in the 200-Back (2:13.52). Senior Amanda McCarthy touched the wall first in the 200-Breast with a time of 2:35.55.

The Gaels, along with the Men's team, travel to Poughkeepsie to face the defending MAAC champions Marist on Tuesday, November 13.

 Sacred Heart at Iona College - 11/10/2007                   
                    Sacred  Heart, 94, at Iona College 135                     
                                    Results                                    
 
Event 3  Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  5 Freeman, Brittany         18 Iona                           2:07.98        
                  30.05     1:02.21 (32.16)     1:35.15 (32.94)     2:07.98 (32.83)
  6 Williams, Christine       18 Iona                           2:09.74        
                  28.34     1:00.35 (32.01)     1:34.84 (34.49)     2:09.74 (34.90)
 
Event 4  Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  1 Cody, Amanda              20 Iona                             25.95        
  2 Patterson, Dana           19 Iona                             26.88        
  3 Walker, Sarah             18 Iona                             27.21        
  4 Bulvanoski, Erin             Sacred Heart                     28.02        
  5 Costantino, Katie            Sacred Heart                     30.72        
  6 McDonald, Katie              Sacred Heart                     31.25        
 -- Sweeney, Jacqueline          Sacred Heart                    X33.36        
 -- Sodano, Adriana              Sacred Heart                    X34.38        
 
Event 5  Women 200 Yard IM
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  1 Kos, Johannah                Sacred Heart                   2:17.29        
                  30.07     1:04.65 (34.58)     1:45.00 (40.35)     2:17.29 (32.29)
  2 McCarthy, Amanda          21 Iona                           2:18.88        
                  29.58     1:07.35 (37.77)     1:46.85 (39.50)     2:18.88 (32.03)
  3 McNeely, Megan            19 Iona                           2:23.05        
                  31.89     1:08.36 (36.47)     1:51.34 (42.98)     2:23.05 (31.71)
  4 Sullivan, Taylor             Sacred Heart                   2:25.15        
  5 Casey, Bridget            18 Iona                           2:29.55        
                  33.88     1:10.88 (37.00)     1:56.15 (45.27)     2:29.55 (33.40)
  6 Johnson, Laura               Sacred Heart                   2:30.52        
 
Event 6  Women 1 mtr Diving
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  1 Papa, Lauren              18 Iona                            129.75        
  2 True, Tansey                 Sacred Heart                    107.40        
 
Event 7  Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  1 Marshall, Katie              Sacred Heart                   2:11.55        
                  29.62     1:02.86 (33.24)     1:37.10 (34.24)     2:11.55 (34.45)
  2 Cody, Sam                 18 Iona                           2:16.05        
                  31.09     1:05.10 (34.01)     1:40.10 (35.00)     2:16.05 (35.95)
  3 Balder, Jackie               Sacred Heart                   2:30.67        
                  33.18     1:11.64 (38.46)     1:52.16 (40.52)     2:30.67 (38.51)
 
Event 1  Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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    School                                                        Finals        
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  1 Iona College  'A'                                           4:10.05        
                  29.98   1:01.41 (1:01.41)     1:34.28 (32.87)   2:11.89 (1:10.48)
        2:41.12 (29.23)   3:15.35 (1:03.46)     3:41.08 (25.73)     4:10.05 (54.70)
  2 Sacred Heart University  'A'                                4:15.39        
                  30.61   1:02.13 (1:02.13)     1:37.78 (35.65)   2:17.24 (1:15.11)
        2:45.59 (28.35)   3:17.54 (1:00.30)     3:44.87 (27.33)     4:15.39 (57.85)
  3 Iona College  'B'                                           4:24.57        
                  31.61   1:05.48 (1:05.48)     1:38.34 (32.86)   2:15.63 (1:10.15)
        2:47.78 (32.15)   3:26.36 (1:10.73)     3:53.64 (27.28)     4:24.57 (58.21)
  4 Sacred Heart University  'B'                                4:29.90        
 
Event 2  Women 1000 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  1 Larkin, Christine         18 Iona                          10:40.93        
                  27.97       58.78 (30.81)     1:30.60 (31.82)     2:02.23 (31.63)
        2:34.29 (32.06)     3:07.02 (32.73)     3:40.09 (33.07)     4:12.80 (32.71)
        4:45.48 (32.68)     5:18.23 (32.75)     5:50.31 (32.08)     6:23.08 (32.77)
        6:55.17 (32.09)     7:28.11 (32.94)     8:00.14 (32.03)     8:32.76 (32.62)
        9:05.40 (32.64)     9:37.93 (32.53)    10:10.33 (32.40)    10:40.93 (30.60)
  2 Balder, Jackie               Sacred Heart                  11:10.18        
                  30.39     1:03.05 (32.66)     1:36.21 (33.16)     2:09.65 (33.44)
        2:43.52 (33.87)     3:17.84 (34.32)     3:52.32 (34.48)     4:26.52 (34.20)
        5:00.54 (34.02)     5:34.58 (34.04)     6:08.24 (33.66)     6:41.95 (33.71)
        7:15.59 (33.64)     7:49.24 (33.65)     8:22.96 (33.72)     8:56.25 (33.29)
        9:29.73 (33.48)    10:03.60 (33.87)    10:37.39 (33.79)    11:10.18 (32.79)
  3 Morgan, Adriana              Sacred Heart                  11:14.94        
                  31.37     1:05.32 (33.95)     1:39.29 (33.97)     2:13.27 (33.98)
        2:47.35 (34.08)     3:21.15 (33.80)     3:55.02 (33.87)     4:28.63 (33.61)
        5:02.02 (33.39)     5:35.35 (33.33)     6:08.97 (33.62)     6:42.64 (33.67)
        7:16.50 (33.86)     7:50.18 (33.68)     8:24.30 (34.12)     8:58.23 (33.93)
        9:32.60 (34.37)    10:06.95 (34.35)    10:41.52 (34.57)    11:14.94 (33.42)
  4 Finnegan, Lauren          21 Iona                          11:40.30        
                  30.22     1:03.10 (32.88)     1:36.78 (33.68)     2:10.63 (33.85)
        2:45.30 (34.67)     3:20.30 (35.00)     3:55.48 (35.18)     4:31.15 (35.67)
        5:06.45 (35.30)     5:42.31 (35.86)     6:18.12 (35.81)     6:54.25 (36.13)
        7:30.18 (35.93)     8:06.36 (36.18)     8:42.61 (36.25)     9:18.63 (36.02)
        9:54.42 (35.79)    10:30.43 (36.01)    11:05.62 (35.19)    11:40.30 (34.68)
  5 Crowley, Jennifer            Sacred Heart                  11:52.52        
                  32.22     1:07.06 (34.84)     1:42.63 (35.57)     2:17.98 (35.35)
        2:53.26 (35.28)     3:29.27 (36.01)     4:05.79 (36.52)     4:42.17 (36.38)
        5:17.92 (35.75)     5:53.98 (36.06)     6:30.16 (36.18)     7:06.55 (36.39)
        7:42.23 (35.68)     8:18.55 (36.32)     8:54.58 (36.03)     9:30.30 (35.72)
       10:06.80 (36.50)    10:42.79 (35.99)    11:18.18 (35.39)    11:52.52 (34.34)
  6 Mark, Kellie              19 Iona                          12:12.57        
                  31.20     1:05.62 (34.42)     1:40.44 (34.82)     2:16.27 (35.83)
        2:52.39 (36.12)     3:28.79 (36.40)     4:05.73 (36.94)     4:42.88 (37.15)
        5:20.26 (37.38)     5:57.66 (37.40)     6:34.89 (37.23)     7:12.60 (37.71)
        7:50.50 (37.90)     8:28.28 (37.78)     9:06.36 (38.08)     9:43.84 (37.48)
       10:21.86 (38.02)    10:59.42 (37.56)    11:36.37 (36.95)    12:12.57 (36.20)
 
Event 3  Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  1 Lewis, Kerby              22 Iona                           2:01.41        
                  27.82       58.08 (30.26)     1:29.40 (31.32)     2:01.41 (32.01)
  2 Marshall, Katie              Sacred Heart                   2:04.57        
                  28.80     1:00.03 (31.23)     1:32.32 (32.29)     2:04.57 (32.25)
  3 Mason, Amanda                Sacred Heart                   2:06.41        
                  29.67     1:01.46 (31.79)     1:34.59 (33.13)     2:06.41 (31.82)
  4 McDonald, Molly              Sacred Heart                   2:06.82        
                  29.85     1:00.89 (31.04)     1:33.93 (33.04)     2:06.82 (32.89)
 
Event 7  Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  4 Patterson, Dana           19 Iona                           2:32.67        
                  32.42     1:09.72 (37.30)     1:49.71 (39.99)     2:32.67 (42.96)
  5 Heller, Kristin           21 Iona                           2:51.77        
                  38.51     1:24.24 (45.73)     2:08.41 (44.17)     2:51.77 (43.36)
 
Event 8  Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  1 Lewis, Kerby              22 Iona                             55.26        
                  26.69       55.26 (28.57)                                        
  2 McDonald, Molly              Sacred Heart                     58.68        
                  28.49       58.68 (30.19)                                        
  3 Williams, Christine       18 Iona                             59.02        
                  28.12       59.02 (30.90)                                        
  4 Mason, Amanda                Sacred Heart                     59.26        
                  28.76       59.26 (30.50)                                        
  5 Finnegan, Lauren          21 Iona                           1:00.72        
                  28.79     1:00.72 (31.93)                                        
  6 Bulvanoski, Erin             Sacred Heart                   1:01.02        
                  29.31     1:01.02 (31.71)                                        
 -- McDonald, Katie              Sacred Heart                  X1:07.51        
                  32.87     1:07.51 (34.64)                                        
 -- Costantino, Katie            Sacred Heart                  X1:08.03        
                  32.42     1:08.03 (35.61)                                        
 -- Sodano, Adriana              Sacred Heart                  X1:16.89        
                  36.75     1:16.89 (40.14)                                        
 
Event 9  Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  1 Wood, Margaret            18 Iona                           2:13.52        
                  31.13     1:04.78 (33.65)     1:38.81 (34.03)     2:13.52 (34.71)
  2 Kos, Johannah                Sacred Heart                   2:14.95        
                  31.78     1:05.29 (33.51)     1:39.99 (34.70)     2:14.95 (34.96)
  3 Freeman, Brittany         18 Iona                           2:19.99        
                  33.63     1:08.92 (35.29)     1:44.65 (35.73)     2:19.99 (35.34)
  4 Casey, Bridget            18 Iona                           2:25.99        
                  34.71     1:11.73 (37.02)     1:48.77 (37.04)     2:25.99 (37.22)
  5 Johnson, Laura               Sacred Heart                   2:32.70        
                  36.39     1:14.95 (38.56)     1:54.25 (39.30)     2:32.70 (38.45)
  6 Burke, Jen                   Sacred Heart                   2:35.53        
                  35.36     1:13.48 (38.12)     1:54.11 (40.63)     2:35.53 (41.42)
 
Event 10  Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  1 Larkin, Christine         18 Iona                           5:16.45        
                  27.82       58.22 (30.40)     1:29.87 (31.65)     2:02.28 (32.41)
        2:35.06 (32.78)     3:07.34 (32.28)     3:39.88 (32.54)     4:12.60 (32.72)
        4:45.18 (32.58)     5:16.45 (31.27)                                        
  2 Balder, Jackie               Sacred Heart                   5:27.15        
                  30.49     1:02.86 (32.37)     1:35.75 (32.89)     2:08.65 (32.90)
        2:41.77 (33.12)     3:15.26 (33.49)     3:48.71 (33.45)     4:22.27 (33.56)
        4:55.52 (33.25)     5:27.15 (31.63)                                        
  3 McNeely, Megan            19 Iona                           5:28.51        
                  29.23     1:01.31 (32.08)     1:34.59 (33.28)     2:08.00 (33.41)
        2:41.84 (33.84)     3:15.27 (33.43)     3:49.39 (34.12)     4:23.40 (34.01)
        4:56.59 (33.19)     5:28.51 (31.92)                                        
  4 Morgan, Adriana              Sacred Heart                   5:34.75        
                  30.76     1:03.88 (33.12)     1:37.58 (33.70)     2:11.77 (34.19)
        2:45.71 (33.94)     3:19.92 (34.21)     3:53.97 (34.05)     4:27.65 (33.68)
        5:01.72 (34.07)     5:34.75 (33.03)                                        
  5 Crowley, Jennifer            Sacred Heart                   5:53.07        
                  32.02     1:07.06 (35.04)     1:42.66 (35.60)     2:17.66 (35.00)
        2:52.97 (35.31)     3:28.85 (35.88)     4:05.74 (36.89)     4:41.95 (36.21)
        5:18.01 (36.06)     5:53.07 (35.06)                                        
  6 Emaus, Audrey             22 Iona                           5:59.76        
                  31.10     1:06.02 (34.92)     1:41.96 (35.94)     2:18.41 (36.45)
        2:55.67 (37.26)     3:33.41 (37.74)     4:10.63 (37.22)     4:47.16 (36.53)
        5:24.13 (36.97)     5:59.76 (35.63)                                        
 
Event 11  Women 3 mtr Diving
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  1 Papa, Lauren              18 Iona                            147.00        
  2 True, Tansey                 Sacred Heart                    127.13        
 
Event 12  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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    Name                     Age School                           Finals        
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  1 McCarthy, Amanda          21 Iona                           2:35.55        
                  35.21     1:14.24 (39.03)     1:54.91 (40.67)     2:35.55 (40.64)
  2 Walker, Sarah             18 Iona                           2:36.96        
                  35.35     1:14.59 (39.24)     1:55.77 (41.18)     2:36.96 (41.19)
  3 McGowan, Bridget             Sacred Heart                   2:41.37        
                  36.83     1:17.79 (40.96)     1:59.75 (41.96)     2:41.37 (41.62)
  4 Sullivan, Taylor             Sacred Heart                   2:41.84        
                  37.58     1:18.68 (41.10)     2:00.08 (41.40)     2:41.84 (41.76)
  5 Johnson, Laura               Sacred Heart                   2:44.24        
                  36.60     1:17.81 (41.21)     2:00.90 (43.09)     2:44.24 (43.34)
  6 Nassivera, Cassie         19 Iona                           2:46.56        
                  37.76     1:18.86 (41.10)     2:01.94 (43.08)     2:46.56 (44.62)
 
Event 13  Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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    School                                                        Finals        
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  1 Sacred Heart University  'A'                                4:01.96        
                  29.11   1:00.68 (1:00.68)     1:29.41 (28.73)   2:01.47 (1:00.79)
        2:30.13 (28.66)     3:00.83 (59.36)     3:29.73 (28.90)   4:01.96 (1:01.13)
  2 Sacred Heart University  'B'                                4:38.16        
                  33.20   1:08.76 (1:08.76)     1:40.06 (31.30)   2:14.16 (1:05.40)
        2:48.75 (34.59)   3:26.08 (1:11.92)     3:59.86 (33.78)   4:38.16 (1:12.08)
 -- Iona College  'A'                                          X3:49.65        
                  27.67       56.79 (56.79)     1:24.00 (27.21)     1:55.07 (58.28)
        2:22.74 (27.67)     2:53.26 (58.19)     3:19.98 (26.72)     3:49.65 (56.39)
 -- Iona College  'B'                                          X3:54.39        
                  29.21   1:01.59 (1:01.59)     1:28.84 (27.25)     1:59.10 (57.51)
        2:25.88 (26.78)     2:56.54 (57.44)     3:13.03 (16.49)     3:54.39 (57.85)
 -- Iona College  'C'                                          X4:16.09        
                  29.58   1:01.91 (1:01.91)     1:34.27 (32.36)   2:09.93 (1:08.02)
        2:39.98 (30.05)   3:14.20 (1:04.27)     3:43.48 (29.28)   4:16.09 (1:01.89)