Women's Swimming and Diving 2/15/2026 10:03:00 PM

Women’s Swimming & Diving Finishes Fifth at the 2026 NJAC Championships

Hampton, VA – The Montclair State University Women's Swimming & Diving program wrapped up the 2026 NJAC Championships with a fifth-place finish of 796 points on Sunday evening.
FINAL STANDINGS

Salisbury: 1635 points
Mary Washington: 987.5 Points
Rowan: 971.5 Points
Kean: 923 Points
Montclair State: 796 Points
TCNJ: 753 Points
Merchant Marine: 483.5 Points
Roger Williams: 425 Points
Ramapo: 338.5 Points
William Paterson: 196 Points

HOW IT HAPPENED

The final session got started with the 1650 free, where Montclair saw four swimmers finish back-to-back in the top 24. DEVYN FORD led the way in 13^th (18:32.10), and was followed by KACIE GADZINSKI in 14^th (18:33.07), LILY CONLON in 15^th (18:35.55), and AMELIA FANNING in 16^th (18:39.57).
ABBY PANZARELLA led the 200 back for the Red Hawks with a 15^th-place finish of 2:11.88 in the consolation finals. Leticia Laynez nabbed 22^nd place in the bonus finals when she clocked a time of 2:14.06.
ROURKE PERALTA made her way back to the 100 free championship finals and finished sixth with a time of 53.03. CATTY GEYER swam in the consolation finals and placed 13^th (54.23), while MADDY WISHNOW earned 23^rd (54.86) in the bonus finals.
In the 200 breast, MARIANNE TASSINARI competed in the championship finals, where she notched seventh with a time of 2:24.42. SADIE CRISPELL and PENELOPE CURRAN each competed in the consolation finals, where Crispell placed 14^th (2:30.06), and Curran finished 15^th (2:31.04). ANA VENLA SAGUILLO LEPPANEN and RACHEL YUSHAN swam in the bonus finals with Saguillo Leppanen placing 19^th (2:36.16) and Yushan finishing 22^nd (2:37.03).
MADELINE ROGERS had the highest placement of the evening for Montclair. She made it to the 200 fly championship finals and was just outside of podium contention with a fourth-place finish of 2:09.10. Geyer saw her second consolation final appearance and took 12^th with a time of 2:14.64. SYDNEY MCGANN qualified for the bonus finals and took 21^st with a time of 2:22.46.
The 400 free relay team of Peralta, Tassinari, Wishnow, and Geyer closed out the 2026 NJAC Championships for the Red Hawks with a fifth-place finish of 3:34.33.

FROM THE POOL

"We had three and a half days of great swimming. I wish a few races had gone differently, but that is the nature of this sport. I will certainly miss this senior class; they elevated this program." Head Coach Brian McLaughlin

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