@OW_Panthers Swimming battles Purchase in Skyline Conference showdown

Old Westbury travels to Brooklyn on November 10 for a non-conference meet

By: Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

Men's Swimming and Diving | 11/5/2015 8:56:00 PM

Results l Men's Swimming Photo Gallery l Women's Swimming Photo Gallery l Gameday Program

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury men's and women's swimming hosted the Purchase Panthers Thursday evening in a Skyline Conference showdown from Clark Athletic Center. Purchase swept Old Westbury with a 119-65 final in the women's meet and a 102-74 decision on the men's side.

Jonathan Derby clocked a winning time of 1:03.55 in the 100-yard backstroke event to pace Old Westbury's men's squad.   Rashaad Bryan finished second in both the 200-yard IM (2:52.16) and 100-yard freestyle (1:00.56) races while Derby (200-yard freestyle, 2:10.17), Ian Febres (1000-yard freestyle, 15:11.17), Tim Rice (100-yard butterfly, 1:21.79), Zach Abatelli (100-yard breaststroke, 1:19.52) and Jonah Wegener (500-yard freestyle, 7:40.04) all added second-place finishes.

Old Westbury concluded the meet with a collective win in the 200-yard freestyle relay by Kevin Ryersen, Rice, Abatelli and Bryan in 1:45.33. The host's opened the meet with a second-place showing in the 200-yard medley relay in 1:58.28 by Derby, Abatelli, Rice and Ryersen.

On the women's side, Old Westbury earned first-place points in the 100-yard breaststroke event by Melanie Barone (1:30.27), and in the 200-yard freestyle relay as Kayleigh Aiello, Barone, Samantha Imbembo and Jessie O'Hagan combined for a 2:08.52 finish.

O'Hagan (50-yard freestyle, 29.13; 100-yard backstroke, 1:10.54) and Aiello (200-yard IM, 2:52.80; 100-yard butterfly, 1:21.79) each touched the wall second in a pair of races.

BROOKLYN BULLDOGS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury opens its road schedule on November 10 when they travel to take on the Brooklyn Bulldogs in non-conference action at 6 p.m. from West Quad Center.

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