Montclair, NJ- The Montclair Women's Swimming and Diving team looks to finish strong as they close out the 2025 NJAC Championships on Sunday.
MEET INFO
The meet will be back in the Hampton Aquaplex and will start with the trial meet at 9:30 am and return for the finals meet at 5:00 pm. Live coverage of the event can be found at montclairathletics.com
LAST TIME OUT
Day three ended with Montclair sitting in fifth place with 539 points. The meet kicked off with the 200 free relay. The Red Hawks entered Peralta, TESSA DEVONE, MADDY WISHNOW, and MADELINE ROGERS, who were just outside of medal contention with a fourth-place finish of 1:36.54. Tassinari was joined by ABBY PANZARELLA in the 400 IM championship. Tassinari nabbed fourth with a time of 4:35.38, with Panzarella finishing sixth with a time of 4:41.54. Peralta earned her spot in the championship final in the 100 fly, where she clocked a 58.01 to place fifth. Rogers won the consolation finals with a time of 57.95 for ninth place overall. Wishnow swam in the bonus finals and placed 23rd with a finish of 1:00.99. In the 200 free, the Red Hawks saw three swimmers compete in the bonus finals. AMELIA FANNING led when she placed 18th (1:59.72). She was followed by DEVYN FORD (2:01.27), who nabbed 19th, and LILY CONLON, who took 23rd (2:02.60). The 100 breast was headlined by SADIE CRISPELL, who placed 12th in the consolation final with a finish of 1:09.42. Three more Red Hawks competed in the bonus finals, with RACHEL YUSHAN finishing 19th (1:12.51), ANA VENLA SAGUILLO LEPPANEN notching 20th (1:12.71), and PENELOPE CURRAN placing 21st (1:13.02). The evening was wrapped up with the 100 back. Panzarella had the highest placement when she clocked a 59.41 for 10th place. Devone competed in the bonus finals and notched 22nd with a time of 1:02.03.
EVENTS PREVIEW
400 FREE RELAY
How Montclair did last season at the NJAC Championships: Fifth place with a time of 3:33.03 (ROURKE PERALTA, JULIE TIEDEMANN, SOPHIA SHOPOVICK, and Julianna Skopp-Cardillo)
Winner of the event last championship: Salisbury's Mackenzie Gula, Liz Perry, Alexa Hilty, & Sydnie McCallie with a time of 3:30.67
Top time for Montclair this season: TESSA DEVONE, ROURKE PERALTA, MARIANNE TASSINARI, & CATTY GEYER; 3:37.68 at the Gettysburg Invite on December 5-6.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Salisbury's Rachle Rickabaugh, Kaitlyn McGuire, Alexa Hilty, & Rowan O'Donoghue; 3:31.75 at the Arena Yellow Jacket Invitational on November 21-23.
200 BACK
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: JULIA WEINREB, fifth-place finish of 2:07.21.
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Ella Pennington with a time of 1:58.59
Top time for Montclair this season: ABBY PANZARELLA; 2:10.70 at the Gettysburg Invitational on December 5-6.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Rowan's Ella Pennington; 1:59.84 at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational on November 21-23.
100 FREE
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: ROURKE PERALTA, first-place finish of 51.19.
Winner of the event last championship: Montclair State's ROURKE PERALTA with a time of 51.19.
Top time for Montclair this season: ROURKE PERALTA; 51.78 at the Gettysburg Invitational on December 5-6.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Montclair State's ROURKE PERALTA; 51.78 at the Gettysburg Invitational on December 5-6.
200 BREAST
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: ABBY BROCK; placed fifth with a time of 2:21.68
Winner of the event last championship: Salisbury's Sydnie McCallie with a time of 2:18.68
Top time for Montclair this season: Marianne Tassanari; 2:26.21 at the Gettysburg Invitational on December 5-6.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Salisbury's Maddie Powell, 2:19.65 at the Arena Yellow Jacket Invitational on November 21-23.
200 FLY
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: MADELINE ROGERS; placed 10th with a time of 2:11.41
Winner of the event last championship: Mary Washington's Bridget Wilson with a time of 2:05.81.
Top time for Montclair this season: MADELINE ROGERS; 2:08.54 at the Gettysburg Invitational on December 6-7.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Kean's Braelyn Wilson ; 2:04.92 at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational on November 21-23.
1650 FREE
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: JULIE TIEDEMANN; placed fifth with a time of 17:50.44
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Kaitlyn Crouthamel, with a time of 17:28.47
Top time for Montclair this season: KACIE GADZINSKI; 18:37.47 at the Gettysburg Invitational on December 5-6
Top time in the NJAC this season: Salisbury's Addi Wood; 17:09.85 at the Arena Yellow Jacket Invitational on November 21-23.
