FAIRFIELD, NY - In a battle of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference foes, the Iona College men's and women's swimming and diving teams traveled the 35 miles up Interstate-95 to battle against Fairfield University Stags on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Fairfield women took down the Maroon & Gold 208-72 at the RecPlex, but the Iona men rose up and defeated the Stags 157-123.  The split raises the men's season mark to 7-1 and the women's mark dual meet record slips to 8-3.
 
The meet saw Iona set 14 new meter school records in the 32-event contest.
 
The Iona men were led by freshmen Aidan Holbrook who took two gold medals, winning the 200-meter Individual Medley with a record time of 2:10.99. Holbrook also took the 100-Freestyle at 53.98. Other men's winners with records included junior co-captain Matt Anderson in the 400-Free at 4:06.52; senior co-captain Matthew Bosse in the 200-Backstroke at 2:06.71. The veteran also set a mark taking silver in the 100-Back at 58.43.
 
A trio of Freshmen set marks for Iona. Jackson Madonia set a new time of 1:06.16 in winning the 100-Breast. Jalen Ramjohn went 56.19, winning the 100-Butterfly, and Daniel Hadary took silver in the 200-Free with a record time of 1:56.39. Sophomore Conor Mullin won the 200-Fly at 2:11.36.
 
The women's side saw new marks set by junior Alyssa Chain, sophomore Willow Lopez-Silvers, sophomore Isabelle Pabon, senior Jessica Schmidt and rookie Rebecca Sembrano.
 
Schmidt won the 200-Back at a benchmark pace of 2:14.79. Sembrano did the same in the 100-Back at 1:07.60. They were the only two women's victories of the season.
 
Chain posted a 1:07.04 taking fourth in the 100-Butterfly. Lopez-Silvers took silver with a new Iona mark of 2:09.04 in the 200-Free. Pabon went 2:27.14 for fourth in the 200-Butterfly for a new standard.
 
Head coach Nick Cavataro commentated, "I was very proud of our women today, they went up against the MAAC's best and gave it all they had. The score isn't indicative of how close many of the races were. The men went up a very pumped up men's team and did exactly what they had to do to win."
 
The Gaels wrap up their regular season next week with two more local rivals as Fordham and Manhattan visit the Hynes Pool on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively.
 
Coach Cavataro and the athletics program will honor the four seniors that are members of the swimming & diving program on Saturday during the meet against Manhattan.