Montclair, NJ- The Montclair State University Women's Swimming and Diving team rings in the new year and starts 2025 off by hosting FDU-Florham for a dual meet on Friday.
MEET INFO
The meet is scheduled for a 4:00 pm start in the Panzer Athletic Center Pool. Live coverage links can be found at montclairathletics.com.
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair capped off 2024 at the Gettysburg Invite on December 6 & 7, where they finished 2nd out of 6 teams with 780 points. ROURKE PERALTA continued to shine in the 50 free when she outswam 48 other competitors to take first in the event with a time of 23.65. She bested her season-best that she set earlier in the season of 23.97 and was just 0.03 seconds off from tying her school record that she set at last year's NJAC Championships which was 23.62. JULIE TIEDEMANN smashed her season-best 500 free time of 5:27.90 when she clocked a 5:12.57 that placed second. DEVYN FORD also saw a placement in the top 10 in the event when she touched the wall ninth with a personal-best time of 5:25.56. That time shattered her seed time of 5:43.50. MARIANNE TASSINARI led the way for the Red Hawks in the 200 IM. She collected a fifth-place finish and a season-best time of 2:12.81. Catharine Geyer was right at the top 10 threshold when she placed 10th with a season-best 2:14.90. Lilli Shay was just outside of the top 10 at 11, despite clocking a season-best 2:15.50. The Red Hawks saw two top-three finishes from both of their "A" relay squads. The 200 free relay squad of Peralta, SARAH FONDACARO, ABBY BROCK, and SOPHIA SHOPOVICK placed second with a time of 1:37.55. That time beat their seed time of 1:42.12. The 400 free relay quartet of Shopovick, Brock, MADELINE ROGERS, and Peralta touched the wall third with a time of 3:57.23. That time was about five seconds better than their seed time. Peralta's record broke the previous record held by Madison Franke back at the 2019 Metropolitan Championships of 52.17 when she swam a 51.54 that notched her second first-place finish of the weekend. Her swim also puts her in the top 25 in the nation in the event. Montclair also saw impressive days from ABBY BROCK and MARIANNE TASSINARI. Brock placed second in the 100 breast with a season-best time of 1:04.70 and third in the 200 breast when she clocked a season-best 2:27.62. Tassinari finished just before Brock in the 200 breast when she touched the wall second in 2:26.02, which was a season-best. She also placed third in the 400 IM with a season-best time of 4:38.52. Tassinari was followed directly by ABBY PANZARELLA and KACIE GADZINSKI, who each timed season-best marks of 4:46.76 and 4:48.40, respectively. SOPHIA SHOPOVICK also earned a second-place finish on the final day. She finished second in the 100 back with a season-best time of 59.57. Just like the individual performances, the relays were just as impressive for Montclair. The 400 relay team of Peralta, JULIA WEINREB, JULIANA SKOPP-CARDILLO, and JULIE TIEDEMANN placed first among the field with a time of 3:38.49. The Red Hawks also notched two second-place relay finishes from their "A" relay teams. The 200 medley relay team consisting of Shopovick, Brock, MADELINE ROGERS, and Peralta placed second with a time of 1:46.10 while the quartet of Tassanari, Catherine Geyer, Skopp-Cardillo, and Tiedemann notched second in the 800 free relay with a 7:59.33 in their first relay in the 800 free this season.
MONTCLAIR TOP TIMES THIS SEASON
50 Free: ROURKE PERALTA, 23.97
100 Free: ROURKE PERALTA, 52.97
200 Free: ROURKE PERALTA, 1:58.69
500 Free: JULIE TIEDEMANN, 5:27.90
1000 Free: JULIE TIEDEMANN, 11:06.85
1650 Free: N/A
50 Back: SOPHIA SHOPOVICK, 25.72
100 Back: SOPHIA SHOPOVICK, 1:00.83
200 Back: JULIA WEINREB, 2:14.87
50 Breast: ABBY BROCK, 31.64
100 Breast: ABBY BROCK, 1:08.69
200 Breast: MARIANNE TASSINARI, 2:30.95
50 Fly: Maddie Wishnow, 27.79
100 Fly: Maddie Rogers, 1:01.66
200 Fly: Maddie Rogers, 2:16.53
200 IM: MARIANNE TASSINARI, 2:14.80
400 IM: MARIANNE TASSINARI, 4:46.84
200 Free Relay: SARAH FONDACARO, Maddie Rogers, SOPHIA SHOPOVICK, & MADDY WISHNOW 1:42.14
400 Free Relay: JULIA WEINREB, MADDY WISHNOW, SARAH FONDACARO, & JULIE TIEDEMANN 3:49.67
800 Free Relay: N/A
200 Medley Relay: SOPHIA SHOPOVICK, ABBY BROCK, MADDY WISHNOW & ROURKE PERALTA, 1:49.87
400 Medley Relay: N/A
1M Diving: AUDREY HITCHENS, 295.90 (11 Dives)
3M Diving: N/A
FDU-FLORHAM TOP TIMES THIS SEASON
50 Free: Magda Konopka, 24.64
100 Free: Magda Konopka, 54.51
200 Free: Katelyn Plank, 2:01.59
500 Free: Jessica Mooney, 5:59.04
1000 Free: Olivia Glenfield, 11:46.51
1650 Free: N/A
50 Back: Katelyn Plank, 28.41
100 Back: Katelyn Plank, 1:01.60
200 Back: Olivia Case, 2:20.41
50 Breast: Magda Konopka, 32.93
100 Breast: Magda Konopka, 1:11.33
200 Breast: Olivia Glenfield, 2:36.63
50 Fly: Julianna Fazzio, 29.20
100 Fly: Julianna Fazzio, 1:02.76
200 Fly: Julianna Fazzio, 2:26.83
200 IM: Olivia Glenfield, 2:18.21
400 IM: Olivia Glenfield, 5:04.04
200 Free Relay: Julianna Fazzio, Lauren Stone, Katleyn Plank, & Magda Konopka 1:41.93
400 Free Relay: Katleyn Plank, Magda Konopka, Julianna Fazzio, & Lauren Stone 3:45.30
800 Free Relay: N/A
200 Medley Relay: Katleyn Plank, Olivia Glenfield, Julianna Fazzio, & Magda Konopka 1:54.56
400 Medley Relay: Katleyn Plank, Olivia Glenfield, Julianna Fazzio, & Magda Konopka 4:18.13
1M Diving: N/A
3M Diving: N/A
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair and FDU-Florham will face off for the 13th time in program history. Montclair remains unbeaten against the Devils with a 12-0 record.
LAST TIME OUT
In the 2022-23 season, Montclair held on in the closest dual meet in their series history with a 91-80 victory.
NEXT TIME OUT
Montclair State University will host again on Thursday, January 16 against Division I Saint Peter's. The meet is scheduled for 4:00 pm.
