Queens (NC) vs Davidson
- Saturday, September 27, 2025
- Davidson, N.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Queens Athletics
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Queens men’s and women’s swimming and diving delivered a statement performance on Saturday at Cannon Pool, rolling past Davidson behind a barrage of top-three finishes. The Royals women won 166–128, while the men prevailed 198–100.
The Royals swept both medley relays to set the tone. The women’s A-team of Maren Patterson, Libby Livesay, Maddie Foster, and Sabina Kupcova took gold in the 200-yard medley relay, while the men’s A-, B-, and C-squads finished 1–2–3, led by Pablo Ortega Navarro, Milan Samoczi, Emil Harlem, and Nien Levy.
Queens distance swimmers were sharp early, with Sarah Leonie Tenzer (1st) and Madeline House (3rd) on the women’s side and Ákos Horváth (2nd) and Jack Vanvalkenburg (3rd) for the men in the 1000 free.
Foster (1st) and Kupcova (2nd) went 1–2 in the women’s 200 free, while Daniel Meszaros (2nd) and TJ Spokas (3rd) highlighted the men’s race. Patterson (1st) added a win in the 100 back, followed by a Queens sweep in the men’s 100 back from Ortega Navarro, Caden Fritz, and Eli Brinkman.
Livesay (1st) captured the women’s 100 breast, while Samoczi, Przewalla, and Urbanski swept the men’s race. Abigail Zboran delivered two victories—winning the 200 fly and 200 breast—and also swam on the winning 400 free relay. Foster picked up the women’s 100 fly, and Harlem and Nikola Karaivanov went 1–2 in the men’s event.
The Royals sprint groups dominated as Patterson and Livesay went 1–2 in the women’s 50 free, and Levy, Paleocrassas, and Vineyard swept the men’s race. Meszaros (1st) and Levy (2nd) powered Queens in the men’s 100 free, while Patterson and Gavriela Daniels placed 2nd and 3rd for the women.
In the backstroke, Haley Ross (1st) and Zoey Prezyna (2nd) led a women’s 200 sweep, while Fritz, Duren, and Brinkman claimed the men’s top three. Vanvalkenburg added a 3rd-place effort in the men’s 500 free, following Tenzer’s win in the women’s race.
On the boards, Juan Gonzalez won both the men’s 1-meter and 3-meter competitions, with Jacob Roberts also earning top-three finishes.
Queens closed emphatically with relay wins. The women’s 400 free relay of Bianca Wettel, Foster, Kupcova, and Zboran touched first, while the men’s quartet of Meszaros, Spokas, Paleocrassas, and Levy clinched victory in 3:03.76.
UP NEXT
Next, the Royals head over to Emory to face the Eagles in Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 4 for a 11 AM start.
Courtesy: Davidson Athletics
DAVIDSON — Davidson’s swimmers and divers kicked off the 2025-26 season Saturday, hosting Queens in Cannon Pool.
The Wildcats turned in top performances in seven events, but the biggest takeaway, said head coach John Young, was simply the experience of competing for the first time in a five-month season.
“The day was informative, as is the intent for this early competition,” said Young. “I was pleased with the energy that the Wildcats offered one another and delighted to see our first-years race in Cannon Pool.”
Newcomer Henry Shoemaker won two events, taking first in the 500 free (4:44.82) and 1,000 free (9:43.07).
Dylan Felt (200 free, 1:38.99) and Fletcher Smith (200 fly, 1:51.39) added wins for the Wildcat men.
For the Davidson women, Caroline Furbay swam first in the 100 free (53.54), and diver Elle Jacobsen had the top scores in the 1-meter (271.45) and 3-meter (276.00) events.
Up Next
The Wildcats will travel to Durham on Friday, Oct. 10 to face Duke.
Courtesy: UNC Asheville Athletics
DAVIDSON, N.C. – UNC Asheville Women’s Swimming and Diving saw Leigha Travis post third-place finishes in both the 1M and 3M events at Davidson on Saturday (Sept. 27).
Travis posted a score of 228.80 in the 1M and a score of 229.05 in the 3M, only finishing four points out of second place in both events.
“It was a super-exciting first meet of the season, we kept the energy high and really showed out!” said Travis. “This meet definitely has me excited for the rest of the season!”
The Bulldogs return to the water on Oct. 18 to face East Carolina and Campbell. The action is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. from Buies Creek, N.C.
