Swim & Dive Opens Season at Army Thursday Night Throwdown

West Point, New York – The Marist males’s and ladies’s swimming and diving groups started their 2025–26 season on Thursday night time on the Army Thursday Night Throwdown, competing towards host Army, UConn, and Central Connecticut State at Crandall Pool. The Red Foxes turned in a number of robust early-season performances throughout each squads within the distinctive relay-heavy format.

On the ladies’s aspect, Marist’s prime end got here within the 50-yard breaststroke, the place April Avila positioned second total in 29.47. She was adopted carefully by teammate Rae Dodson, who earned fourth in 30.16. Avila and Dodson later mixed with Sabrina Conrad and Milena Judge to guide the Red Foxes to a fourth-place displaying within the 400-yard medley relay (4:04.92).

Freshman Anna Hoskovec and sophomore Emily Krucoff highlighted the space occasions, teaming up for a sixth-place end within the 2×400 freestyle relay (8:27.43). In dash freestyle, Rian Dickman led Marist with a ninth-place end within the 50 free (24.62).

On the boys’s aspect, Matthew McManus impressed with a third-place end within the 50 backstroke (23.76) and adopted that with one other robust swim within the 50 free (21.47), the place he completed third total. Caden Hardy led Marist within the breaststroke occasions, inserting third within the 50 breast (26.10) and fifth within the 150 breast (1:31.38).

Marist confirmed depth within the butterfly races, with Kris Flores (1:22.32) and Ty Dropic (1:22.80) ending third and fourth, respectively, within the 150 fly. Flores added a top-eight outcome within the 50 fly, clocking 23.68.

In the relay portion of the meet, Marist’s males turned in a fourth-place end within the 2×400 freestyle relay as Lorenzo Aquilino and Tyler Roer mixed for a time of seven:36.57. The Red Foxes additionally earned three scoring positions within the 3×100 medley relay and positioned third within the 5×100 freestyle relay (3:57.17).

The Red Foxes proceed their fall slate on Saturday, October eleventh, after they host their dwelling opener towards Canisius at McCann Natatorium.