Colgate vs Lafayette
- January 25, 2020
- Hamilton, New York
- Results
Courtesy: Lafayette Athletics
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Lafayette swimming and diving team continued their season today with a dual meet against Colgate. The men came home with the win, with a score of 155-100, while the women lost 178-119.
On the men’s side, the 400 yard medley relay team of Ethan Keyes, Michael Gorgan, Tanner McFarland, and Aaron Tupper opened the action, winning the event in a time of 3:34.43. The winning time was a second faster than the second place Colgate team. Keyes’ day was not finished, as he later came back to also win the 100 yard backstroke (54.80) and the 200 yard backstroke (1:59.02).
Gorgan was not finished either, as he also took home first in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:00.40) and the 200 yard breaststroke (2:12.73). Neither was Tupper’s, as he also won the 50 yard freestyle (21.58) and the 100 yard freestyle (47.11).
Justin Lloyd continued his strong season, winning the 1000 yard freestyle in a time of 9:48.48. His winning time was over 11 seconds faster than the second place finisher. His day was not over either, as he also won the 500 yard freestyle in a time 4:45.58. This time was over nine seconds faster than the runner up in the event.
Louis Franzone got in on the winning ways as well, taking home first in the 200 yard freestyle in a time of 1:46.61.
Closing out the action for the men was Jamison Crow, winning the 100 yard butterfly in a time of 53.94.
On the women’s side, Sydney Perks once again found the winning ways, finishing first in the 1000 yard freestyle in a time of 11:07.47. Perks also came back to finish first in the 200 yard backstroke, crossing the finish line in 2:12.65.
Emily Wilson continued her strong season for the Leopards, winning the 100 yard freestyle in a time of 55.16.
Another winner for the women came from Tara Leininger, as she finished first in the 500 yard freestyle in a time of 5:27.53.
The final win of the day came from the 200 yard freestyle relay. The foursome of Margaret Champagne, Tara Leininger, Anne Marie Mozrall, and Emily Wilson took home first in a time of 1:43.17.
“I’m kind of glad school is starting. We had a great interim training period with the swimmers returning to campus January 1st,” said head coach James Dailey.
“We trained doubles every day and they responded with several in-season best times over the last couple of meets before school starts. Once school starts, we settle back into balancing a single practice with their academic careers, but it gives us a different rhythm and we could use the change,” says Dailey. He believes the team is up for the challenge of the dual meet against Navy next.
The Leopards return to action on Saturday, February 1st at 12:00 PM EST with a dual meet at Navy.
Courtesy: Colgate Athletics
HAMILTON –
Colgate couldn’t quite find its first Patriot League win on senior day Saturday afternoon, but displayed growth and encouraging signs for the future.
Chipping in 11 points, Justin Song, Cole Bligh, Jack Van Meter, and Segundo Reinhardt won the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay.
Andrew Kelemen took first in the 400 Yard Individual Medley. He finished second in the 1000 Yard Freestyle.
In the end, Lafayette claimed a 155-100 victory.
From the Source
Head Swimming and Diving Coach Ed Pretre
- “Even though we only have 13 men competing on the squad this year, this has been one of the best groups I have ever coached and I look forward to seeing how they are going to compete at Patriot League Championships. When you look back to where they were in August and where they are now, it is really impressive to see how far they have come.”
Up Next
Colgate competes in the Patriot League Championship from Feb. 19-22 in Annapolis, Md.
HAMILTON –
On a day when eight seniors would compete in their final race at Lineberry Natatorium, Colgate picked up its first Patriot League victory of the season.
Senior Lauren deTorres went out in style. She won the 200 Yard Freestyle, 50 Yard Freestyle and the 200 Yard Breaststroke for good measure. deTorres also contributed to a relay win to seal the victory for the Raiders.
Beth Caruana, Lindsay Criqui, Madison Sullivan, and deTorres teamed up to win the 400 Yard Medley Relay.
Seniors Carolyn Silverman and Kiersten Daly also claimed victories on their special day, winning the 100 Yard Backstroke and 100 Yard Breaststroke respectively. Daly also edged out teammate Katie Hand for a victory in the 400 Yard Individual Medley. Hand saw her time to shine when the took a thrilling victory in the 200 Yard Butterfly.
In the diving portion, Caroline LaPlante and Sydney Dutton cleaned up the competition placing first and second in both the one-meter and three-meter events.
After tallying the scores, Colgate won the meet by a score of 178-119.
From the Source
Head Swimming and Diving Coach Ed Pretre
- “The coaching staff was extremely pleased with both teams’ performances yesterday, especially after another week of hard training. The women’s team had the best overall team performance of the season and are starting to come together as a team and find their identity.”
Up Next
Colgate travels to Annapolis, Md. to compete in the Patriot League Championship from Feb. 19-22.
