Rider vs Lafayette
- January 23, 2025
- Lawrenceville, N.J.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Rider Athletics
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women’s swimming and diving team closed out dual meet competition Thursday night, defeating Lafayette 124-116. The Broncs wrap up the dual meet season at 3-4, while the Leopards fall to 0-7.
The Bronc women won nine events in the meet.
To open the night, Casey Morgan (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.), Allison Stewart (Newtown Square, PA/Lower Merion), Hannah Yemec (Bluffton, SC/May River), and Lea Opdyke (Ocala, FL/West Port) got a win in the 200-medley relay.
Casey McLaughlin (Ramsey, NJ/Ramsey) carried the momentum into the 1,000-free, earning the win in a time of 10:33.92. She later swam one-two with Opdyke in the 500-free, as the pair posted times of 5:07.80 and 5:18.16.
Yemec and Opdyke swam one-two in the 200-free, going 1:55.89 and 1:55.97, respectively. Yemec then secured the victory in the 100-fly, swimming one-two with Megan Smith (Philadelphia, PA/Nazareth Academy), touching the wall at 57.60 and 59.07.
Morgan won the 50-free in 24.50. She then swam one-two with Chastity Ruatos (Lodi, NJ/Immaculate Conception) in the 100-back with times of 57.09 and 1:00.79.
In the 100-breast, Stewart swam 1:06.93 for the win.
Karyn Creelman (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin) scored 239.25 on the 3-meter to earn a victory in the diving well.
NOTES & QUOTES
– Creelman also took third on the 1-meter.
– McLaughlin added a second-place finish in the 400-IM.
UP NEXT
Rider is now off until the MAAC Championships starting February 12.
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ– The Rider University men’s swimming and diving team wrapped up dual meet competition Thursday night, defeating Lafayette, 123-116. The Broncs close out the year at 2-5 on the season, while the Leopards drop to an equal 2-5.
Rider won seven events in the meet.
Nicholas Lane (Hackettstown, NJ/Lane Academy), Billy Ruddy (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional), Nelson Paraison (Newark, NJ/Hackensack), and Cesar Alvarez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/The Ashton School) won the 200-medley relay to open the night.
Alvarez got the Broncs first individual win of the night swimming one-two with Derek Fantano (Morris, CT/Holy Cross) in the 50-free with times of 21.13 and 21.70. Fantano would get a win of his own in the 500-free with a time of 4:44.25.
Rider got a sweep in the 100-breast, with Ruddy, Matthew Borovik (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield), and Alex Boeckx (Folsom, PA/Ridley) stopping the clock at 55.22, 57.72, and 57.83.
Lane and James Bugianesi (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) got a one-two finish in the 100-fly, swimming 50.74 and 51.15.
Ethan Rogowski (Waterford, NY/Shenendehowa) and Dawid Turos (Riverwoods, IL/Deerfield) finished one-two in the 100-free with times of 46.68 and 47.01.
Riley Rowan (Simpsonville, SC/Clonlara) won the 100-back in 50.78.
NOTES & QUOTES
– Filippo Sala (Davie, FL/Nova Southeastern University School) was third in the 1,000-free.
– Turos and Luke Mesco (Mullica Hill, NJ/Mother of Divine Grace) were two-three in the 200-free.
– Zach McKatten (West Milford, NJ/Passaic County Technical Vocational School) was third in the 100-back.
– Gage Sheldahl (Albuquerque, NM/Eldorado) was third in the 500-free.
– Quinn Flavin (Lafayette, LA/Klein) was third in the 400-IM.
UP NEXT
Rider is back in action at the MAAC Championships beginning February 12.
Courtesy: Lafayette Athletics
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The swimming and diving team competed against Rider at Coppola Pool on Thursday night. The Broncs won a close competition, edging the Leopards by 123-116 (men) and 124-116 (women).
For the men, senior Kurtis Campbell captured victories in both the 1000-yard freestyle and 400-yard IM (9:46.28, 4:04.94). Sophomore Alexander Zoldan earned second in the 1000-yard free with a time of 9:53.54 as well as second in the 400-yard IM (4:15.29). Senior Peter Kawash garnered a win in the 200-yard free, finishing in 1:42.24. Kawash also placed second in the 100-yard backstroke (52.83).
Junior Tommy Weber collected second in the 500-yard free (4:45.40) while senior Timothy Jimenez and sophomore Alexander Reihl took home third in the 50-yard free (21.80) and 100-yard free (47.54), respectively.
The team of Reihl, senior Avery LeTourneau, Weber and Jimenez earned first in the 200-yard free relay with a final time of 1:24.20.
On the women’s side, sophomore Abigail Bebel reeled in a victory in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:35.18. Classmate Caroline Schenck enjoyed a win in the 100-yard free, finishing in 54.98. Senior Shaniya Newton and junior Isabella Van Ess collected second-place finishes in the 100-yard free (56.17) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.10), respectively.
Sophomore Daisy Decker achieved second in the 1000-yard free (11:11.15) followed by senior Paige Griggs in third (11:37.03). Sophomore Natalie Johnson snagged second in the 50-yard free (25.56) while senior Meghan Inglis finished close behind in third (25.89). Sophomore Diedre Scudder secured third-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard free (1:00.86, 2:00.31).
Freshmen Sara Fente-Damers and Sinead Cook garnered third in the 100-yard free and 400-yard IM with times of 56.22 and 4:46.49, respectively. Senior Sophia Toomey and sophomore Abigail Gallagher each took home third place in the 100-yard fly (59.56) and 500-yard free (5:32.62).
The team of Schenck, Fente-Damers, senior Maggie Ivie and Johnson swam for a time of 1:38.08 in the 200-yard free relay for first.
Diving for the Leopards, sophomore Landon Orth snagged first-place finishes in both the 1- and 3-meter dives with scores of 273.45 and 237.08. Junior Peter Curtis secured second and third in the 1- and 3-meter (234.30, 204.98) while sophomore Trey Telleen achieved second in the 3-meter (212.40) and third in the 1-meter (220.35).
For the women, sophomore Mia Guster reeled in a victory in the 1-meter with a final score of 233.55. Guster also took home second in the 3-meter (237.83). Senior Shaylee Daniels and junior Katie Hensell collected second and third in the 1- and 3-meter dives with 222.00 and 221.40 scores, respectively.
“It was a great meet for both teams. Coming out of the winter training trip and the interim period we don’t normally swim fast. We swam better than anticipated and almost caught Rider in the end,” said Lafayette head coach James Dailey. “The last relays we swam are a testament to that. Both the women’s 200 free relay and men’s 200 free relay broke Rider’s pool records.”
“It was fun being away from the Lafayette campus for a day. We’ve been on campus most of the winter break just training. However, we are looking forward to getting classes started again,” Dailey continued. “It will be good getting back to a normal rhythm of classes, meals and training.”
The men’s swimming and diving team will compete at NJIT on Saturday at 1 p.m.
