The Newburgh Free Academy girls’ swimming and diving team opened their final week of the regular season on October 10 with a 99-86 loss to the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders at Newburgh Free Academy.

Ellie Qu (200-yard individual medley, 100-yard breaststroke) picked up two wins for the Crusaders. Molly Crowley (diving), Anna Dovgan (100-yard butterfly) and Eliana Calone (500-yard freestyle) all won one event each.
The Crusaders picked up wins in the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays to begin and end the meet.

Jordyn Bryant (200-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke) and Elle Gerbes (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle) had two wins each for the Goldbacks. The Goldbacks also won the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Bryant had the closest win of the meet, with her Section 9-qualifying time of 2:08.12, just .11 seconds ahead of Monroe-Woodbury’s Eliana Calone, who finished in 2:08.23.

Gerbes’ win in the 100-yard freestyle was just slightly larger than Bryant’s as she scored a Section 9 qualifying low of 56.43 seconds, ahead of Monroe-Woodbury’s Casey Murray, who finished in 56.92 seconds.

Newburgh’s Karli Smith and Charlotte Perry each placed personal bests in the 500-freestyle with respective times of 6:31.76 and 6:55.15.

Leah Walsh’s 1:11.25 in the 100-yard backstroke was a personal best, as was Lara Ozkovalak’s 1:19.43 finish.

AnnMarie Marin posted a personal best time in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing with a 1:24.76.

The Goldbacks finished the week with a four-meet at Washingtonville High School against the Wizards, the FDR Presidents and the Wallkill Panthers. They lost 104-81 to the Wizards, beat the Presidents 128-44 and the Panthers 132-39.

Vivian Piscitella (200-yard individual medley, 100-yard breaststroke) and Elle Gerbes (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly) had two wins each for the Goldbacks. Jordyn Bryant (100-yard freestyle) also picked up a win for the Goldbacks.

Newburgh also won the 200-yard medley relay.

Monroe-Woodbury 99, Newburgh 86
200-medley relay: 1. Monroe-Woodbury (Isabel Kick, Ellie Qu, Anna Dovgan, Casey Murray) - 2:04.85; 2. Newburgh (Leah Walsh, Eva Sheldon, Elle Gerbes, AnnMarie Martin) - 2:06.20; 4. Newburgh (Chloe Walker, Lara Ozkovalak, Lauren Cao, Daylena Vera) - 231.83; 6. Newburgh (Annabelle Mejia, Lena Piscitella, Juliana Hicks, Penelope Batelic) - 2:45.75.
200-yard freestyle: 1. Jordyn Bryant (NFA) - 2:08.12; 3. Karli Smith (NFA) - 2:28.16; 5. Charlotte Perry (NFA) - 2:34.52.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Ellie Qu (MW) - 2:25.54; 2. Vivian Piscitella (NFA) - 2:33.07; 4. Eva Sheldon - 2:48.58; 6. Chloe Walker (NFA) - 3:11.55.
50-yard freestyle: 1. Elle Gerbes (NFA) - 25.65; 4. Allison VanDalinda (NFA) - 30.62; 5. Daylena Vera (NFA) - 31.97.
Diving: 1. Molly Crowley (MW) - 261.25; 3. Arabella Tantono (NFA) - 174.80.
100-yard butterfly: 1. Anna Dovgan (MW) - 1:06.06; 2. Leah Walsh (NFA) - 1:14.52; 4. Lara Ozkovalak (NFA) - 1:20.05; 6. Chloe Walker (NFA) - 1:38.42.
100-yard freestyle: 1. Elle Gerbes (NFA) - 56.43; 3. Vivian Piscitella (NFA) - 1:02.41; 5. Allison VanDalinda (NFA) - 1:04.90.
500-yard freestyle: 1. Eliana Calone (MW) - 5:46.80; 2. Karli Smith (NFA) - 6:31.76; 5. Charlotte Perry (NFA) - 6:55.15; 6. Lena Piscitella (NFA) - 6:55.32.
200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Newburgh (AnnMarie Martin, Vivian Piscitella, Jordyn Bryant, Elle Gerbes) - 1:50.11; 3. Newburgh (Karli Smith, Eva Sheldon, Charlotte Perry, Daylena Vera) - 2:01.95; 5. Newburgh (Autumn Ramaglia, Julie LY, Alyssa Embler, Penelope Batelic) - 2:20.09.
100-yard backstroke: 1. Jordyn Bryant (NFA) - 1:09.67; 2. Leah Walsh (NFA) - 1:11.25; 6. Lara Ozkovalak (NFA) - 1:19.43.
100-yard breaststroke: 1. Ellie Qu (MW) - 1:15.72; 2. Eva Sheldon (NFA) - 1:20.73; 3. AnnMarie Martin (NFA) - 1:24.76; 4. Lena Piscitella (NFA) - 1:30.22.
400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Monroe-Woodbury (Casey Murray, Eliana Calone, Anna Dovgan, Ellie Qu) - 4:02.37; 2. Newburgh (Leah Walsh, Vivian Piscitella, AnnMarie Martin, Jordyn Bryant) - 4:14.45; 4. Newburgh (Allison VanDalinda, Daylena Vera, Charlotte Perry, Karli Smith) - 4:36.01; 6. Newburgh (Lauren Cao, Sofia Arias, Alyssa Embler, Penelope Batelic) - 5:28.12.

Washingtonville 104, Newburgh 81; Newburgh 132, Wallkill 39; Newburgh 128, FDR 44
200-yard medley relay: 1. Newburgh (Jordyn Bryant, Eva Sheldon, Elle Gerbes, Vivian Piscitella) - 2:05.43; 5. Newburgh (Chloe Walker, Lena Piscitella, Lara Ozkovalak, Karli Smith) - 2:21.26.
200-yard freestyle: 1. Andie Psilopoulos (Wall.) - 2:01.47; 5. AnnMarie Martin (NFA) - 2:11.72; 7. Leah Walsh (NFA) - 2:19.9; 8. Charlotte Perry (NFA) - 2:33.74.
200-yard individual medley: 1. Vivian Piscitella (NFA) - 2:35.19; 4. Lara Ozkovalak (NFA) - 2:45.72; 5. Eva Sheldon (NFA) - 2:46.98.
50-yard freestyle: 1. Elle Gerbes (NFA) - 25.95; 5. Karli Smith (NFA) - 28.23; 8. Allison VanDalinda (NFA) - 30.44.

Diving: 1. Madeline Kline (Wash.) - 234.75; 2. Arabella Tantono (NFA) - 183.35.
100-yard butterfly: 1. Elle Gerbes (NFA) - 1:02.82; 6. Lena Piscitella (NFA) - 1:26.85; 7. Chloe Walker (NFA) - 1:38.39.
100-yard freestyle: 1. Jordyn Bryant (NFA) - 58.85; 5. AnnMarie Martin (NFA) - 1:01.62; 6. Allison VanDalinda (NFA) - 1:04.20.
500-yard freestyle: 1. Andie Psilopoulos (Wall.) - 5:29.86; 3. Leah Walsh (NFA) - 6:03.35; 5. Karli Smith (NFA) - 6:36.28; 7. Charlotte Perry (NFA) - 6:55.07.
200-yard freestyle: 1. Washingtonville (Mollie Meffert, Julianna Powzaniuk, Paige Fischer, Lila Sinacori) - 1:48.16; 2. Newburgh (Jordyn Bryant, Vivian Piscitella, AnnMarie Martin, Elle Gerbes) - 1:49.28; 5. Newburgh (Eva Sheldon, Lara Ozkovalak, Allison VanDalinda, Leah Walsh) - 2:02.06; 7. Newburgh (Lauren Cao, Annabelle Mejia, Sofia Arias, Juliana Hicks) - 2:22.83.
100-yard backstroke: 1. Kate Cimorelli (FDR) - 1:08.78; 2. Jordyn Bryant (NFA) - 1:10.17; 7. Chloe Walker (NFA) - 1:21.28; 8. Lena Piscitella (NFA) - 1:21.58.
100-yard breaststroke: 1. Vivian Piscitella (NFA) - 1:17.87; 2. Eva Sheldon (NFA) - 1:21.79; 4. Lara Ozkovalak (NFA) - 1:24.34.
400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Washingtonville (Paige Fischer, Audrey Klein, Julianna Powzaniuk, Lila Sinacori) - 4:02.85; 2. Newburgh (Karli Smith, Allison VanDalinda, Leah Walsh, AnnMarie Martin) - 4:19.86; 6. Newburgh (Lena Piscitella, Chloe Walker, Daylena Vera, Charlotte Perry) - 4:48.67; 7. Newburgh (Lauren Cao, Annabelle Mejia, Sofia Arias, Juliana Hicks) - 5:13.69.