BUFFALO, NY – The third day of competition at the 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships saw the Iona College men's and women's swimming and diving team capture seven individual medals. The Maroon & Gold also had two top-eight placements in relays, a pair of school records and 15 consolation spots.
 
After the three days the Iona men stand in fourth place with 276 points, behind Rider (546), Bryant (397) and Marist (345.5). The Iona women sit in fifth with 229 points. Defending champion Fairfield (509), Marist (436) and Rider (380) occupy the top three slots.
 
The "A" final appearances included junior Aly Chain, who took silver in the 100-butterfly at 56.68. On the men's side, freshmen Jalen Ramjohn broke the school mark he had previously held and teammate Conor Mullin set a new record in the morning preliminaries. Ramjohn finished fourth, clocking a time of 49.25. Mullin eventually finished eighth (49.97) after his record setting preliminary swim of 49.65. 
 
The 400-individual medley saw sophomore Isabelle Pabon go 4:39.10 for eighth place.
 
The 200-freestyle saw sophomore Willow-Lopez Silvers clock 1:55.29 for seventh. The men's race saw freshman Aidan Holbrook take fifth at 1:40.35.
 
Men's senior co-captain Matthew Bosse posted a career best time of 50.71 for fifth place in the 100-back.
 
The women's 400-medley relay quartet of Kaylin McMahon, Ashley Cave, Chain and Lopez-Silvers took home seventh place at 3:57.16. The men's group of Jackson Madonia, Bosse, Ramjohn and Holbrook took fourth with a school record time of 3:21.75.
 
Consolation finalists in the 400-individual medley included Kendall Paolicelli and Amanda Agostino, who took 15th and 16th respectively at 4:45.86 and 4:46.52. Matthew Anderson (4:06.43) and James Whaley (4:09.42) were 12th and 16^th, respectively.
 
Junior Simone Sturrup had a career-best time of 59.19 in the 100-butterfly for 14th place.   
 
The 200-freestyle saw senior co-captain Jessica Schmidt go 1:58.28 for 15th place. The men's final had Spencer Moran and Daniel Hadary place 10th and 12th with respective times of 1:41.25 and 1:41.45.
 
The 100-breaststroke saw Cave and sophomore Kate DiRaimo go 14th and 15th at 1:08.73 and 1:09.71, respectively. The men's race featured a career-best performance by Madonia in the prelims (56.94) and then a 10^thplace finish in the consolation at 57.43.
 
The 100-back had McMahon take 10th at 59.17; senior co-captain Maria DiBella was 13th at 59.85 and Lopez-Silvers was 16th at 1:00.26. Gabriel Finch took 13th in the men's race at 52.18.
 
The meet concludes on Saturday with the 1650-Free, 200-Back, 100-Free, 200-Breast, 200-Butterfly and 400-Free Relay as well as Women's 1-M Diving.

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