Tropical Showdown: Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive Take on Randolph-Macon in Florida!

SARASOTA, Fla.  – The Baldwin Wallace University men’s and women’s swimming and diving squads faced off against Randolph-Macon (Va.) College during their annual winter break training trip at the Arlington Park Aquatic Complex.
 
Men’s Results

• Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC swimmer Tommie McQueary (Batavia/Bethel Park) claimed victory in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 54.60 and secured second place in the 50-yard butterfly at 24.28
• Senior All-OAC swimmer Austin Kingsley (Northport, N.Y.) placed second in both the 50-yard backstroke and the 200-yard freestyle with times of 26.27 and 1:52.60, respectively
• Senior swimmer Jason Tafoya (El Paso, Texas) took fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke, clocking in at 29.97
• Senior swimmer Luke Minick (Stow/Archbishop Hoban) finished fifth in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle with times of 23.50 and 53.06, respectively.
• The 200-yard medley relay team of Kingsley, Tafoya, McQueary, and Minick earned second place with a time of 1:41.42
• The 200-yard freestyle relay comprised of Kingsley, sophomore swimmer Ian Hochstetler (Doylestown/Wadsworth), junior swimmer Tyler Warner (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico Academy), and freshman swimmer Danny Murphy (Herndon, Va./South Lakes) placed third with a time of 1:37.23

Women’s Results

• Freshman freestyler Kate Harrington (Falls Church, Va./George C. Marshall) triumphed in the 50-yard freestyle at 25.15 and secured second place in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 57.25
• Senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC swimmer Mallory Dondorfer (Mentor) clinched victory in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 1:03.80 and finished third in the 50-yard butterfly at 28.07
• Freshman swimmer Brooke Radcliffe (North Canton/Hoover) placed second in the 50-yard backstroke clocking in at 29.70
• Sophomore swimmer Ashley Slife (Westfield Center/Cloverleaf) finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:12.90
• Freshman swimmer Amelia Wands (East Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville North) came in fifth for the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 33.27
• The 200-yard medley relay team consisting of Radcliff, Wands, Dondorfer, and Harrington finished second with a time of 1:55.64
• The 200-yard freestyle relay featuring Radcliff, Dondorfer, Wands, and Harrington also claimed second place with a time of 1:45.28

The Yellow Jackets will observe a break during the holidays.  BW is set to return on Saturday, January 11 when it hosts a non-conference dual meet against Oberlin College in the BW Natatorium at 1 p.m.