Lafayette vs Mount St. Mary’s
- Monday, January 16, 2023
- Emmitsburg, Md.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: Lafayette 143, Mount St. Mary’s 106
- Men: Lafayette 175, Mount St. Mary’s 94
Courtesy: Lafayette Athletics
EMMITSBURG, Md. – The Leopards’ swimming and diving team bested Mount Saint Mary’s on Monday in a dual meet with the men winning 175-94 and the women capturing a 143-106 victory.
Senior Aaron Tupper was part of four event wins on the day, capturing the 100-meter backstroke (58.87) and the 100-meter freestyle (52.57), individually. Tupper also was integral in the 200-meter medley relay victory in 1:47.13, joining sophomore Timothy Jimenez and classmates Peter Kawash and Antonio Arena. Tupper, Arena, Kawash and sophomore Kyle Mazziotti also placed first in the 200-meter freestyle relay (1:35.92).
In the 200 freestyle, sophomore Avery Letourneau finished first for the 200-meter freestyle (1:59.22) with Arena finishing less than a second behind (1:59.91). Sophomore Andrew Campbell secured first place in the 200-meter butterfly, clocking 2:11.09. Campbell picked up another victory in the 200-meter individual medley (2:11.69). Classmate Sean Robinson took home a victory in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:29.91) and senior Dylan Phee placed first in the 100 butterfly (1:02.97). Freshman Tommy Weber claimed a victory in the 800-meter freestyle (8:57.34). Classmate Peter Curtis managed first place in the 1-meter diving (206.00).
On the women’s side, sophomore Maggie Ivie notched a win in the 100-meter backstroke, clocking 1:07.57. Ivie, classmate Sophia Toomey, senior Margaret Champagne and junior Kristen O’Connor earned a first-place finish in the 200-meter medley relay (2:04.18). Champagne managed another victory in the 50-meter freestyle, posting a time of 28.55. O’Connor, Ivie, Champagne and junior Maya Byrne took home first place in the 200-meter freestyle relay (1:52.45).
Freshman Isabella Van Ess finished in first place in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:15.96. Sophomore Madeline Seybold came in right behind her for a second-place finish (1:18.84), followed by freshman Ella DeSalvo in third (1:19.69). Sophomore Meghan Inglis earned a win in the 200-meter backstroke (2:27.98) and classmate Paige Griggs claimed the 200-meter freestyle (4:40.31). Sophomore Shaylee Daniels finished first in the 1-meter diving with a score of 216.10, and freshman Safaya Elkhyati placed second, scoring 205.45.
“I am very happy to come out of this meet with two wins. Swimming Rider just two days ago, then traveling to a second meet within 48 hours is tough,” said Lafayette head coach James Dailey. “Today was fun because we swam the meet in short course meters. In my whole time here, I don’t believe we have ever swum short course meters. I know the swimmers enjoyed it because ironically all of our first-place finishers would be school record-holders in their events. We improved on our times from Saturday and it really showed today. We were more race-ready and sprint-oriented.”
“It should be a great Bison Invitational and Patriot League Championships, Dailey continued. “We’re already way ahead of last year and that was a very successful season.”
The Maroon and White will get back in action Jan. 26 for a men’s only meet at NJIT, followed by the Bison Invitational on Jan. 28.
Courtesy: Mount Athletics
Emmitsburg, Md. (January 16, 2023) – The Mount St. Mary’s swim and dive teams hosted their first meet of the week versus Lafayette. The teams competed in 32 events. The men’s team lost 175-94, while the women’s team lost 143-106.
Of the women’s team, sophomore Meghan Speicher had a remarkable day. Speicher placed first in her two individual events, those being the 200 free (2:13.79) and the 100 free (1:01.25). Speicher anchored in the 200-medley relay aiding her team a second-place finish (2:05.37), while being the leadoff swimmer in the 200 free relay helping to earn her team a second-place finish (1:53.22).
Dahna Yoon, Abby Steckiel, and Elizabeth Horner placed first in individual events. Yoon finished first in a head-to-head battle in the 200-fly tallying a time 2:26.00, Steckiel placed first in 100 fly notching a time 1:06.43, while Horner finished first in the 200 Individual Medley tallying a time 2:35.74.
Of the men’s team, Aidan Grady, Griffin Distler, Luke Davis, and Jonah Hancock placed second in the 200 free relay tallying a time 1:37.02. The team had standouts in Jason Fitch, Aidan Grady, and Austin Toland today as they placed first in their individual events. Fitch placed first in 200 back tallying a time 2:09.95, Grady placed first in 100 breast tallying a time 1:04.22, while Toland finished first in 50 free with a time 24.67.
UPCOMING
Mount St. Mary’s Swim and Dive will host St. Francis Brooklyn in a dual meet at the Arcc Swimming Pool on Saturday, January 21 at 1 p.m. in Emmitsburg, Md.