FAIRFAX, Va. – Four members of the George Mason men's and women's swimming and diving teams were selected to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team, the league announced Wednesday.
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Senior
Michael Pettinichi and juniors
Ryan Donnelly and
Attila Kiss earned the honor on the men's side, while sophomore
Shannon Glesing was selected from the women's team.
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Pettinichi, a native of Oakton, Va., won two bronze medals at the 2019 Atlantic 10 Championships held Feb. 20-23 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. He placed third in both the 100-yard breaststroke (54.42) and 200-yard breaststroke (1:59.11).
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Donnelly, from Raleigh, N.C., made the podium twice at the A-10 Championships. He took the bronze in the 200-yard IM with a new program record (1:47.94) and also placed third and set a team record in the 200-yard backstroke (1:44.97).
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During the regular season, Donnelly posted eight top-three finishes, with two first-place, three second-place and three third-place finishes.
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Kiss, from Miskolc, Hungary, claimed the bronze in the 500-yard freestyle (4:26.08) at the A-10 Championships. He also placed fourth in the 400-yard IM (4:01.09) and fifth in the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:42.85).
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During the regular season, Kiss recorded 16 top-three individual performances, with nine first-place, two second-place and five third-place finishes.
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Glesing, a native of Indianapolis, she placed seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.32), fourth in the consolation finals of the 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.06) and was eighth in the consolation finals of the 50-yard freestyle (23.82).
Men's Academic All-Conference Team
Crossan Cooper, Davidson
Christopher Sleutjes, Fordham
Ryan Donnelly, George Mason
Attila Kiss, George Mason
Michael Pettinichi, George Mason
Peter Nachtwey, George Washington
Emils Pone, George Washington
Luther Gordon, Massachusetts
Casey Ransford, Massachusetts
Maciej Danilewski, St. Bonaventure
Collin O'Brien, Saint Louis
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Women's Academic All-Conference Team
Emma Brinton, Duquesne
Lauren Devorace, Duquesne
Carson Gross, Duquesne
Kristen McKnight, Duquesne
Tara Brunner, Fordham
Bayley Frierson, Fordham
Shannon Glesing, George Mason
Miranda Simon, George Washington
Emily Zhang, George Washington
Maja Boric, Massachusetts
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