Parkhurst, Bjornberg, Quarantillo and Mulhisen Earn Weekly Swimming and Diving Awards
MAAC Sports
Edison,
NJ
- Canisius College's Shawn Parkhurst was named the MAAC Men's Swimmer of the Week,
while Siena College's Kaela Bjornberg earned the award on the women's side. Canisius'
Eddie Quarantillo was chosen as the
Men's Diver of the Week, and Canisius' Audrey Mulhisen was selected as the
Women's Diver of the Week.
At the Cleveland Dual Meet Invite on Tuesday, Parkhurst
broke a program record for the second-straight meet with his second-place
finish in the 200-freestyle with a time of 1:43.23. In the Golden Griffins'
home finale against SUNY Geneseo on Saturday, Parkhurst secured the top spot in
the 1000-yard freestyle in a time of 9:49.74 with a season-best
performance. He also placed first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of
1:53.50.
In
Siena's win over Sacred Heart, Bjornberg won a season-high three individual
events and one relay. The senior won the 100 breast in 1:10.34 and the 200
breast in 2:30.67. Bjornberg was also
finished first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:16.68, four seconds faster than
any other swimmer. The three individual wins puts her career total to 35
individual victories. Also, she was a member of the winning 200 medley relay
with her team finishing with a total time of 1:53.66.
Quarantillo placed first in the
1-meter event with a season-best score of 271.43 in the Golden Griffins' home
finale at the Koessler Athletic Center on December 8th against SUNY
Geneseo. At the Cleveland Dual Meet Invite on Decemeber 4th
against host Cleveland State University, John Carroll, Case Western Reserve and
Notre Dame College, Quarantillo placed third in the 1-meter event with a
score of 269.10, his previous season high.
After winning the 1-meter and 3-meter board events
against Binghamton on December 2nd, Mulhisen set the Koessler Athletic Center pool record in the 3-meter
event with a first-place finish. She went on to dominate the boards at the
Cleveland Dual Meet Invite, hosted by Cleveland State on Tuesday, setting both
the 1-meter and 3-meter diving school records. The freshman captured first in
the 1-meter with a score of 235.55 followed by a second-place performance in
the 3-meter by posting a tally of 250.65. Mulhisen broke both former Griff
Kaeli Abdo's records, which stood since 2007-08. In the Golden Griffins' home
finale against SUNY Geneseo at the KAC, Mulhisen broke her own pool
record with a first-place score of 257.55.
The 2013
MAAC Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships will be held
February 14-16 at the Burt Flickinger Center in Buffalo, N.Y.