NEWARK, NJ (WBNG) The Binghamton men s swimming and diving team was crowned the America East conference champions Sunday night.
This is the team s first conference title since 2003. This is the first team conference championship for Binghamton Athletics since 2016.
The Bearcats finished with 889 points. Freshman Liam Murphy won the 1,000 free. Freshman Jack Vecchio won the 100 fly. Junior Ryan Board won the 100 breaststroke.
The women s team finished fourth place out of seven teams in their meet. In the 1,000 free, senior Kaitlyn Smolar finished sixth, junior Katie Schultz finished seventh and freshman Mel Carousso finished eighth.
For the first time since 2003, Binghamton has won the America East Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship. In the final day of the three-day competition at NJIT on Sunday night, the Bearcats held off four-time defending champion UMBC 889-872. NJIT (614), VMI (377) and Maine (353) rounded out the team standings.
The 2021 America East Swimming & Diving Championships included the diving events that were held at Binghamton last week. The Bearcats swept the top three places in both the one- and three-meter events and senior David Walters was named the Most Outstanding Diver.
With a big lead heading into the swimming portion of the championships – the Bearcats were able to hang on for the team title.
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