MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING at A-10 CLASSIC
WHEN: SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, OCT. 30-31 | 10 a.m./6 p.m.
WHERE: SPIRE Institute | Geneva, Ohio
 
FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's and men's swimming and diving teams will face conference opponents this weekend, competing at the A-10 Classic on Saturday and Sunday at the SPIRE institute in Geneva, Ohio.
 
The Mason women's team will compete against Duquesne, Oakland and St. Bonaventure, while the men's team will face Oakland and St. Bonaventure.
 
The women's team defeated East Carolina, 166-105, last weekend at the Richmond Duals for its first win of the season, while the men's team will look for its first dual victory of the 2021-22
campaign.
 
At the 2019 A-10 Classic, the men's team finished with a perfect 3-0 dual record for the second straight year at the event, defeating La Salle (220-133), Saint Louis (278-71) and St. Bonaventure (267.5-85.5).
 
The Mason women's team claimed a victory over La Salle (191-149), but fell to Duquesne, Saint Louis and St. Bonaventure.
 
The last time the Patriots competed in the A-10 Classic, Jacquee Clabeaux won the 50-yard freestyle (23.77) and 100-yard freestyle (51.99), and placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.76).
 
Ariana Lewis, Shannon Glesing, Grace Newton and Clabeaux combined to win the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:37.65).  The team of Clabeaux, Glesing, Lewis, and Leah Riley claimed the top spot in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:32.87).  
 
Laura Hodge won the 200-yard butterfly (2:08.38) and was fifth in the 200-yard IM (2:10.03).
 
Hannah Milikich was second in the 100-yard backstroke (58.76) and Lauren Ashton placed second in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.28). 
 
Hodge took fourth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:56.60), Riley placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (58.52), and Emily Lewantowicz touched the wall fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (53.92).
 
On the men's side at the 2019 A-10 Classic, Attila Kiss won the 1650-yard freestyle (16:09.36), with Jackson Knouse placing third in the event (16:57.81).  Kiss also finished first in the 500-yard freestyle (4:35.62), winning the event for the third straight year.
 
The team of Ryan Donnelly, Christopher Stankiewicz, Nick Ashton and Will Rastatter won the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:23.43).
 
Drake Moretz placed second in the 100-yard freestyle (46.41), with Rastatter fifth (46.41).
 
Thomas Chapman touched the wall second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:07.65), Sam Westmont placed sixth in the 200-yard backstroke (1:54.22) and Sammy Lucht finished sixth in the 400-yard IM (4:10.70).
 
The Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships will be held at the SPIRE Institute on 16-19, 2022.
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOTS
 
The Mason men's team has 18 returners (one graduate student, five seniors, five juniors and seven sophomores) and 12 newcomers on the roster for the 2021-22 season under head coach Peter Ward.
 
Returning for the Patriots are graduate student Wallace Watkins, along with seniors Nick Ashton, Jared Bergan, Timothy McKinley, Will Rastatter and Sam Westmont.  Mason has five juniors (Thomas Chapman, Josh Fletcher, Jackson Knouse, Sammy Lucht and Walter Turlington), and seven sophomores (Sorab Aman, Graham Boyle, Ian Castegnaro, Indigo Flynch, Anthony Nguyen, Dylan Nguyen, and Miles West).
 
The Patriots added 12 freshman (Kevin Dinkel, Joe Durocher, Gabriel Fouts, Alexander Franklin, Zachary Kopel, Dane Kudlacik, Justin Lee, Nicholas Maranto, Nathaniel Powell, Zane Roberts, William Ross III, and Christopher Schuering).
 
The Mason women's team has 15 returners (nine seniors, five juniors and one sophomore) and 14 newcomers on the roster for the 2021-22 campaign.
 
The Patriots are led by nine seniors (Jacquee Clabeaux, Megan Cummins, Laura Hodge, Ana Kuzemka, Ariana Lewis, Mia McKinley, Sophie McKinley, Annie McNenny and Hannah Milikich). 
 
Back for the 2021-22 season are five juniors (Lauren Ashton, Haley Butcher, Emily Lewantowicz, Megan Mastropaolo and Leah Riley), along with sophomore Abigail Murtaugh.
 
The Mason women's team added 14 freshmen (Daphne Bernal, Sydney Branch, Korina Davis, Emma DeJong, Kat Diatchenko, Hope Jaynes, Shannon Judge, Ally Kiger, Emma McDonald, Calli McEvoy, Michaela Teachey, Kylie Thompson, Ali Tyler and Anna Whelan).
 
The Patriots schedule includes the Potomac Relay Invitational (Sept. 24), at Delaware (Oct. 9), Richmond Duals (Oct. 22-23), A-10 Classic (Oct. 30-31), Patriot Invitational (Nov. 18-20), Old Dominion (Jan. 29) and the Atlantic 10 Championships (Feb. 16-20).
 
SCOUTING DUQUESNE

The Dukes have won their first two duals of the season, defeating James Madison (176.5-123.5) on Oct. 22 and Saint Francis (151-96) on Oct. 23 at Towers Pool in Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
Duquesne won 13 of 16 events against four-time Colonial Athletic Association champion James Madison on Friday.
 
Graduate student Mendy De Rooi recorded a team-high four first-place finishes in her debut, winning the 50-yard freestyle (23.99), 100-yard freestyle (52.41), 100-yard butterfly (56.22) and was part of the 400-yard medley relay team (3:51.47).
 
The Dukes won all 14 events against Saint Francis on Saturday, with 10 different swimmers winning at least one event.
 
Junior Katelyn Harkrader placed first in both the 100-yard backstroke (59.34) and 200-yard backstroke (2:07.62).
 
SCOUTING OAKLAND

Oakland swept a pair of duals against Xavier on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Oakland Aquatics Center.  The Golden Grizzlies men's team defeated the Musketeers 155-107, while the women's team earned a 157-105 victory.
 
The women's team also recorded a 186.5-113.5 win over Toledo last weekend.
 
Junior Marko Khotynetskyi was named Horizon League Men's Swimmer of the Week after winning four events against Xavier.  He won the 100-yard backstroke (49.28) and 200-yard backstroke (1:49.02), and was on both the winning 200-yard medley relay (1:30.02) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:01.92).
 
Senior Susan LaGrand was selected Horizon League Women's Swimmer of the Week after winning five events last weekend.  She took the top spot in the 100-yard butterfly (56.13), 100-yard IM (57.44), 200-yard IM (2:04.36) and 100-yard backstroke (55.20).
 
Freshman Jordyn Shipps won both the 100-yard backstroke (56.93) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.37).
 
SCOUTING ST. BONAVENTURE
 
The Bonnies men's team placed first and the women's team placed third at the two-day Colgate Invitational last weekend.
 
Freshman diver Zyad Morsy won his first two collegiate events, placing first in both the one-meter (305.15) and three-meter (337.50).
 
Senior Alec Thomas won both the 100-yard freestyle (46.90) and 200-yard freestyle (1:45.43).  Sophomore Kyle Gluck took first in the 50-yard freestyle (21.32).
 
Senior Rachel Kimmel won three events, taking the top spot in the 400-yard IM (4:34.50) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:30.82).  She also broke a pool record that was set in 1996 with a first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.70).