Pittsfield Girls, Taconic Boys Victorious at Boys and Girls Club

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Kiera Devine and Riley Steinman each won a pair of races, and their senior teammate Jackie Roccabruna took a win on Tuesday to lead the Pittsfield girls swim team to a 62-30 win over Taconic on Senior Day at the Boys and Girls Club.

 

Taconic’s boys spoiled the Generals’ Senior Day festivities with a 45-37 win in their dual meet behind two-win performances from Gage Statley and Scott Langlois.

 

Devine won the 200-yard freestyle and the 500 free. Steinman won the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. Roccabruna won the 100 freestyle.

 

The senior trio then teamed with Hailey Rumlow on a 4-by-100 relay quartet to end the meet and punctuate their dual meet season for coach Jim Harrington.

 

“We’ve watched them grow over the years,” Harrington. “They come in as aspiring freshmen, and they grow to be young adults. We watch them provide leadership for their team as captains. We watch them mature as swimmers, but, more importantly, watch them grow up as people.”

 

Harrington said this particular group of seniors has had a special run for the Purple and White.

 

“These seniors have dealt with a lot of adversity over their four years,” he said. “They have met with a lot of success. They have been almost dominant in their sport for the last four years. As a group, I counted earlier, and I want to say they’ve had a 28-2 record.

 

“That includes a COVID year. That’s pretty impressive.”

 

On Tuesday, Pittsfield won despite an impressive showing from Taconic’s Mia Zuccalo, who won the 50 free and the 100 breaststroke.

 

Taconic’s Statley helped his team to victory with wins in the 50 free and 100 free. He also swam anchor on the Thunder’s winning 4-by-50 freestyle relay quartet.

 

Langlois took first in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke.

 

Pittsfield’s boys got a pair of wins from Joseph Kearns in the 500 free and 100 backstroke.

 

Pittsfield senior James Swanton won the 100 butterfly. His classmate Asa Chard swam legs on the Generals’ winning 200 medley relay and 400 free relay squads.

 

Photos from this meet here.

 

Boys

Taconic 45, Pittsfield, 37

200 medley relay: 1. Pittsfield (Kearns, Chard, Swanton, Bernal), 2:09.59; 2. Taconic, 2:10.65.

200 freestyle: 1. Jack Bradway, T, 2:23.40; 2. Alec Ginsberg, T, 2:48.51; 3. David Bernal, P, 2:57.82.

200 individual medley: 1. Scott Langlois, T, 2:31.63; 2. Asa Chard, P, 2:36.82.

50 freestyle: 1. Gage Statley, T, 25.64; 2. James Swanton, T, 25.94; 3. Anthony Trapani, T, 26.87.

100 butterfly: 1. James Swanton, P, 1:06.53.

100 freestyle: 1. Gage Statley, T, 1:05.08; 2. David Bernal, P, 1:19.70.

500 freestyle: 1. Joseph Kearns, P, 6:05.65; 2. Jack Bradway, T, 6:57.43.

200 free relay: 1. Taconic (Trapani, Ostrander, Krantz, Statley) 2:04.34.

100 backstroke: 1. Joseph Kearns, P, 1:15.15; 2. Anthony Trapani, T, 1:20.04; 3. Maverick Ostrander, 1:54.06.

100 breaststroke: 1. Scott Langlois, T, 1:16.33. 2. Asa Chard, P, 1:19.81; 3. Alec Ginsberg, T, 1:38.07.

400 free relay: 1. Pittsfield (Kearns, Bernal, Swanton, Chard) 4:22.26; 2. Taconic, 4:24.38.

 

Girls

Pittsfield 62, Taconic 30

200 medley relay: 1. Taconic (Millette, Zuccalo, Schettini, Bencivenga) 2:05.46; 2. Pittsfield, 2:07.08; 3. Pittsfield, 2:27.57.

200 freestyle: 1. Kiera Devine, P, 2:08.25; 2. Mia Bencivenga, T, 2:09.91; 3. Taryn Griffin, P, 2:46.02.

200 individual medley: 1. Hailey Rumlow, P, 2:36.75; 2. Jada Siv, P, 2:58.63.

50 freestyle: 1. Mia Zucalo, T, 26.94; 2. Jackie Roccabruna, P, 27:00; 3. Maggie Vittum, P, 29:00.

100 butterfly: 1. Riley Steinman, P, 1:10.50; 2. Alissa Schettini, T, 1;12.21; 3. Jaca Siv, P, 1:28.91.

100 freestyle: 1. Jackie Roccabruna, P, 1:01.38; 2 Natalie Arnhold, P, 1:13.46; 3. Jilllian Croce, T, 1:23.93.

500 freestyle: 1. Kiera Devine, P, 5:44.75; 2. Mia Bencivenga, T, 5:46.71; 3. Taryn Griffin, P, 7:31.83.

200 free relay: 1. Pittsfield (Vittum, Berrard, Griffin, Siv) 2:07.95; 2. Pittsfield, 2:39.77.

100 backstroke: 1. Riley Steinman, P, 1;11.13; 2. Kaitlyn Milette, T, 1:11.87; 3. Maggie Vittum, P, 1:16.31.

100 breaststroke: 1. Mia Zuccalo, T, 1:11.72; 2. Hailey Rumlow, P, 1:24.59; 3. Carissa Berard, P, 1:36.91.

400 free relay: 1. Pittsfield (Devine, Steinman, Rumlow, Roccabruna) 4:14.48; 2. Taconic, 4:19.65; 3. Pittsfield, 5:35.71.