Swimming and Diving Collects 15 First-Place Finishes vs. Colgate

EASTON, Pa. – The Leopards hosted Colgate for his or her first house meet of the season at Weinstein Natatorium on Saturday afternoon, incomes a complete of 15 wins and a damaged pool report.

The males’s workforce of freshmen Leo Frein, Gregory Yukhvid and Augustus Sefcik and junior Alexander Reihl kicked off the meet with a victory within the 200-yard medley relay with a last time of 1:36.31.

Yukhvid secured a person win within the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 51.84. Freshman Justin Tucker snagged victories in each the 200-yard butterfly and the 500-yard freestyle with occasions of 1:55.14 and 4:44.32, respectively. Sefcik reeled in first within the 100 free, ending with a time of 47.66.

Senior Tommy Weber swam the 50 free in 21.72, garnering a first-place end and junior Alexander Zoldan loved the victory within the 100 free with a last time of 10:00.66. Reihl and Frein every achieved wins within the 100-yard breaststroke (59.66) and 100-yard backstroke (53.21), respectively.

Diver Landon Orth broke his personal pool report within the 3-meter dive with a rating of 309.90, his earlier report sitting at 305.18. The junior not solely broke the pool report within the 3-meter, however he additionally claimed first place as nicely. Classmate Trey Telleen gained the 1-meter dive with a rating of 274.13.

For the ladies, freshman Francesca DiGiovanni snagged the victory within the 500 free with a last time of 5:13.87.

Diver Mia Guster took house first place within the 1-meter dive with a 249.98 rating. The junior earned a second victory within the 3-meter, scoring 244.95. Senior Katie Hensell positioned second within the 1-and 3-meter dives (232.95, 244.80), respectively.

The males completed with a victory, topping the Raiders 185-109, whereas the Leopard girls fell 174-125.

“This was a great first home meet for our first years and an awesome way to kick off our home meet season. It’s that fun time of year when the student-athletes finally start to see their hard work pay off in competition,” stated Lafayette head coach James Dailey. “Everything elevates from here, it should be a really great next two weeks of practice before our next competition.”

“We couldn’t be more proud of the team that we got to see compete today and we look forward to seeing how they continue to grow and excel throughout the rest of the season,” Dailey continued.

The Maroon and White will head to Navy for a quad meet on Nov. 8 at 12 p.m.