Maine Men & Women Defeat Holy Cross On Seniors Day

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November 11th, 2019 College, News

Maine v. Holy Cross

Courtesy: Maine Athletics

ORONO, Maine – On senior day, the men’s and women’s swim and dive teams both came away with victories over Holy Cross.

On the women’s side, they finished with a total of 27 top-three finishes, leading the way to a 178-122 victory. Out of those 27 top-three finishes, 11 of them were first place finishes. Kayla LoughmanSarah Mansfield and Rita Chen all had a single first place, while Caroline StrolicSabrina NuttallInes Khiyara Valentina Rengifo had two first places for swim. PhilAnn Dixon also finished with two first place finishes for diving. Emma Blair led all of Maine’s participants with four first place finishes at meet.

On the men’s side, they finished with a total of 28 top-three finishes, leading the way to a 174.5-95.5 victory. Out of the 28 top-three finishes, 12 of them were first place finishes. Hayden KasavichaCameron Kubik and Kazu Temple all had a single first place, while Kevin Kane and Thomas LaFrance both had two first places for swim. Riley Clark picked up two first places in diving as well. Andy Sprague and Liam Blair both paced the men to their victory, each picking up three first places finishes at the meet.

Following their first wins of the season, both men’s and women’s swim will have a week off, then return to action on Friday, Nov. 22-24, as they will compete at the Rhode Island Invitational in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Courtesy: Holy Cross Athletics

ORONO, Maine – The Holy Cross swimming and diving teams competed at Maine Saturday afternoon. The women fell, 178-122, while the men came up short with a 174.5-95.5 score.

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Katy Saladin won two events, the 100 and 200 back, with times of 1:00.38 and 2:10.72 respectively.
  • Fiona Walsh won the 1000 free with a 10:59.09.
  • In first place of the 200 free was Kayleigh Hoagland with a 1:56.51.
  • Madalyn Piasecki took the 100 fly with a 59.69.
  • On the men’s side, Nathan Kramer had a pair of top two finishes as he took first place in the 200 free (1:49.94) and second in the 200 back (2:01.61).
  • Mack Sullivan won the 200 breast with a time of 2:17.16.
  • Kaikea Wilinski came in second in the 100 back with a 55.37.

UP NEXT:
Both teams will wrap up their fall seasons at the three-day Harold Anderson Invitational beginning on Friday, Nov. 22.

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