Colgate vs Lafayette
- October 26, 2024
- Hamilton, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Colgate Athletics
HAMILTON – The Colgate women’s swimming and diving team improved to 2-0 to highlight Saturday’s action against Lafayette inside Lineberry Natatorium. The women bested the Leopards 179-121, while the men fell just short in a close battle 161-133.
The women’s team won 10 total events and they were led by MG King (3) and Lucy Art (2) combined for five first-place finishes. Michael Granin and Deacon Mascarinas each won two events out of six total victories for the men’s team on Saturday.
COACH PRETRE’S COMMENTS
“Incredible meet today! Even with so many of our women out today with illness, our strong depth really showed what kind of them we are becoming. With the men, this was by far the best dual meet showing I’ve seen since we have been here. We lost today because we didn’t have any divers, but they out-swam Lafayette by 3 points and that’s huge for us. You can really see the confidence of the men’s team. They just have to keep working hard and believing. As long as we are smart and stay healthy, we are going to be great!”
HOW IT HAPPENED
King touched the wall first in the 200 Free (1:56.13), 200 Back (2:07.91), and 50 Free (5:13.46) races. Art took her first-place tallies in the 50 Free (24.83) and 100 Free (53.73).
Dana Witte found success in the 1000 Free, touching the wall first with a time of 10:59.56. In the short distances, Regan Hau won the 100 Breast (1:06.86) and Adrienne Hagins clocked in the 100 Fly with a first-place time of 59.21.
King, Art, Natalie Hofer, and Brooke Garretson teamed up to win the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:48.85, while the 400 Free Relay team also secured a first-place finish led by Julia Quernemoen, Garretson, Art, and Heather O’Day, who turned in a time of 3:39.58.
Granin was dominant in the 200 Free and 200 Breast, placing first in both events with respective times of 1:43.18 and 2:10.16. Mascarinas continued his stellar first-year campaign with first-place finishes in the 100 Breast (59.09) and 100 Free (46.91).
Will Hill found success in the short distance, placing first in the 50 Free with a time of 21.66. Jack Lira, Jack Schurtz-Ford, Granin, and Hill captured gold in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:08.13.
UP NEXT
The Raiders wrap up their homestand next weekend when Loyola and Lehigh come to Lineberry next Saturday at 1 p.m.
Women’s First Place Finishes
- Dana Witte – 1000 Free, 10:59.56
- MG King – 200 Free,1:56.13
- MG King – 200 Back, 2:07.91
- MG King – 50 Free, 5:13.46
- Regan Hau – 100 Breast, 1:06.86
- Lucy Art – 50 Free, 24.83
- Lucy Art – 100 Free, 53.73
- Adrienne Hagins – 100 Fly, 59.21
- King, Natalie Hofer, Art, Brooke Garretson – 200 Medley Relay, 1:48.85
- Julia Quernemoen, Garretson, Art, Heather O’Day – 400 Free Relay, 3:39.58
Men’s First Place Finishes
- Michael Granin – 200 Free, 1:43.18
- Michael Granin – 200 Breast, 2:10.16
- Deacon Mascarinas – 100 Breast, 59.09
- Deacon Mascarinas – 100 Free, 46.91
- Will Hill – 50 Free, 21.66
- Jack Lira, Jack Schurtz-Ford, Granin, Hill – 400 Free Relay, 3:08.13
Courtesy: Lafayette Athletics
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Lafayette swimming and diving team competed in a dual meet at Colgate on Saturday afternoon with the men claiming a 161-133 victory and the women dropping a 179-121.
Senior Peter Kawash captured three win in the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard IM (51.30, 1:55.21, 1:55.11). Classmate Avery LeTourneau secured the victories in the 100- and 200-yard fly with times of 51.26 and 1:57.54, respectively. Senior Kurtis Campbell placed first in the 100-yard free (9:59.37).
Sophomore Alexander Zoldan snagged a win in the 500-yard free (4:53.05)and finished second in the 1000-yard free (10:03.25). Junior Tommy Weber finished second in the 100- and 200-yard free (47.47, 1:44.68) and senior Jack Oleson placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:13.75).
The relay team of Kawash, LeTourneau, senior Timothy Jimenez and sophomore Alexander Reihl earned the win in the 200-yard medley with a final time of 1:34.41.
For the divers, sophomore Landon Orth captured first place in both the 1- and 3-meter dives for the second meet in a row, scoring 280.50 and 262.88, respectively. Junior Peter Curtis placed second in both events (228.45, 238.65).
On the women’s side, junior Isabella Van Ess reeled in victories in the 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard IM (2:24.17, 2:12.16). Sophomore Abigail Bebel garnered first place in the 200-yard fly with a time of 2:11.59, while senior Maggie Ivie won the 100-yard backstroke and finished second in the 100-yard free (59.56, 54.12). Sophomores Natalie Johnson and Daisy Decker collected second in the 50- and 500-yard free with times of 25.29 and 5:22.62, respectively.
On the diving board, sophomore Mia Guster place first in the 3-meter event (238.35). Following close behind, junior Katie Hensell collected second with a score of 232.58. Senior Shaylee Daniels scored 225.53 in the 1-meter for second place.
“Today was a big win on the men’s side. Our women are winning more events than last year and swimming times they haven’t done this early in previous seasons,” said Lafayette head coach James Dailey. “Progress between years has been outstanding on both sides and we are looking forward to continuing that progress.”
The Maroon and White continue their season on Nov. 9 at 12 p.m. in a quad meet at Bucknell where they will also face Navy and American.
