Providence College Athletics

Friday, February 25
East Meadow, N.Y.
10:00 AM (Trials) / 6:00 PM (Finals)

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BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sally Alrutz - Women's Swimming

2022 BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championship - Day 3 Recap

2/26/2022 8:12:00 AM | Swimming and Diving

Kevin Hood and Ryan Sharp claim silver and bronze in their respective events; Sally Alrutz broke her own school-record in the 100-yard backstroke.

Day Three Results
 
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – Providence College continued competition at the BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championship for a third day on Friday, Feb. 25 at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow, N.Y. The Friars had a busy day as the men's and women's programs combined to swim in 24 individual final events.
 
Kevin Hood, who won the 2021 BIG EAST title in the 100-yard breaststroke, nearly claimed his second-straight individual title in the event in 2022. On Friday night, Hood finished second to claim a silver medal, with a school-record time of 54.81. He was edged out by Xavier's Ethan Saunders by a very small margin (54.62).
 
Ryan Sharp captured a bronze medal with his third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a school-record time of 49.05.
 
The men's 400-yard medley relay team of Aidan Hughes, Hood, Sharp and Will Layden set another school record for the Friars, finishing fifth in the event with a time of 3:19.59.
 
On the women's side, Sally Alrutz broke her own school record twice during both the prelims and finals of the 100-yard backstroke. In the finals, she finished sixth with a time of 55.56. Earlier in the prelims, she touched the wall in a time of 55.61.
 
The 400-yard medley relay team of Alrutz, Hannah Weber, Katherine Winklosky and Taylor Loud combined to pull out a sixth-place finish with a time of 3:53.50.
 
Providence will conclude the BIG EAST Championships today [Saturday, Feb. 26]. 
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -