Lafayette vs Colgate
- Saturday, October 30, 2021
- Easton, Pa.
- Results
Courtesy: Lafayette Athletics
EASTON, Pa. – The Lafayette swimming and diving team continued their season today against Colgate in a dual meet. The men won with a score of 144-70, while the women also won with a final score of 136-111.
On the men’s side, the Leopards won nine races on the day. The first win came in the 200 yard medley relay, as the foursome of James Lapsley, Michael Gorgan, Avery Letourneau, and Ben Arky finished first in a final time of 1:34.87 to score the first 11 points on the day.
Letourneau came back later in the meet to gain the first solo win for the Leopards, winning the 200 yard freestyle in a time of 1:45.88 to add another nine points to his meet total. Finishing second and third in the race were Aaron Tupper (1:46.20) and Antonio Arena (1:46.93) to add another seven points in the event.
Gorgan also got back in on the winning, finishing first in the 50 yard freestyle in a time of 21.51 to add another nine points to his meet total. Kyle Mazziotti (22.07) and Arky (22.17) finished second and third in the race to add another combined seven points in the event.
In the 200 yard IM, two first years lead the way, finishing first and second in the race. Leading the way was Andrew Campbell in a time of 1:58.18 to score nine points, with Thomas Krystkiewicz right behind him in a time of 1:58.68 to add another four points in the event.
Naoki Nomura also had strong performances in the the diving events, finishing first in both the three meter and one meter events with total scores of 150.68 and 159.45 to add 18 points to his meet total.
The 100 yard butterfly was another success event, as the Leopards took home first through fourth in the race. Leading the pack was Letourneau again, finishing first in a time of 50.76 for another nine points. Behind him was Peter Kawash (51.49), Jamison Crow (53.68) and Dylan Phee (55.06) to add another combined seven points in the event.
The 100 yard freestyle was also dominated by the Leopards, as they once again took home first through fourth place in the event. Tupper lead the way in this race, finishing first in a time of 47.04 for another nine meet points. Behind him was Arena (48.29), Campbell (49.04), and Arky (49.09) to add another seven points.
Lapsley came back later in the meet to also win the 100 yard backstroke in a time of 51.65 to add another nine points to his meet total. Behind him in second and third were Timothy Jimenez (54.44) and Krystkiewicz (54.58) to add another seven points.
On the women’s side, the Leopards won nine events on the day. The first win on the day came in the 200 yard medley relay, as the foursome of Danielle Carr, Haleigh Marzano, Sophia Toomey, and Samantha Talecki finished first in a time of 1:50.82 to score the first 11 points on the day.
Marzano came back later in the meet to get the first solo win on the day for Lafayette, winning the 200 yard IM in a final time of 2:15.07 to add another nine points to her meet total. She also finished first in the 100 yard backstroke in a time of 1:08.80 for another nine points. Behind Marzano in the event were Tara Leininger (2nd, 1:10.18), Margaret Champagne (3rd, 1:11.74), and Anya Pelshaw (4th, 1:11.76) to add another seven points in the event.
The one meter diving event was also a successful event for the Leopards, as they took home first and second. Leading the way was Shaylee Daniels with a total score of 196.95 to score nine points in the event. Behind her was Eden Ephraim with a total score of 189.83 to score another four event points. Both Daniels and Ephraim also finished first and second in the three meter diving as well, with scores of 207.38 and 177.08 respectively to add another combined 13 points in the event.
Toomey’s day was not finished, as she later came back to win the 100 yard butterfly in a final time of 58.93 to add another nine points to her strong day.
Tara Leininger also got in on the winning action, finishing first in the 100 yard freestyle in a final time of 54.96 to score nine points in the event.
The 100 yard backstroke also produced some great results for Lafayette, finishing first and second in the event. Leading the way was Maggie Ivie in a time of 59.34 to score her first nine points in the day. Carr finished behind her in second in a time of 1:00.70 to add another four points to her meet total.
Closing out the wins on the day for the Leopards was the 200 yard freestyle relay team of Katie Blaisure, Ivie, Kristen O’Connor, and Talecki, winning the race in a time of 1:40.27 to score the final 11 points in the victory on the day.
The Leopards return to action on Saturday, November 6th in a quad meet against Navy, Bucknell, and American.
Courtesy: Colgate Athletics
EASTON, Pa.— The Colgate men’s and women’s swim & dive teams were back in the pool on Saturday when they faced off against Lafayette.
Leading the way for the men were Peyton Wray and Ryan Blumenfeld, who both took home first place finishes in distance events, as Wray won the 1,000 freestyle (10:12.77) and Blumenfeld won the 500 free (4:56.21).
Justin Song took third place in the 200 IM (2:00.17), just seconds behind Lafayette swimmers.
Emmet Santry (22.86), Jack Van Meter (22.51) Segundo Rienhardt (22.13) and Cooper Luedde (22.05) came in second place in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:29.55.
In the women’s meet, Nora Bergstrom took home three first place finishes as she won the 1,000 free (10:43.11), 200 free (1:56.28) and 500 free (5:14.23).
Jordan Hurt was a top finisher as she picked up a win in the 50 free (25.22). Freshman Danielle McNerney finished third in the 50 free (25.65) and matched those efforts in the 100 backstroke (1:01.27).
Dana Witte took second in the 200 IM (2:15.69) followed by her teammate Maggie DeLillo who took third place (2:15.99).
Jordan Hurt continued a strong day of swimming by finishing second in the 100 butterfly (59.50) with Alexandra Mehos (1:00.36) finishing less than a second behind her to claim third.
In the 100 free, Dana Witte (55.47) took second and Elke Ambach took third (55.84).
Nora Bergstrom (5:14.23) led a 1-2-4 finish in the 500 free, as Zoe Stokes (5:15.98), Dana Witte (5:18.82) placed second and fourth, respectively.
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Ed Pretre
“This back-to-back meet format on the road was not easy. We designed it to be a challenge for the athletes to uncover their grit and mental toughness. We started off a little slow but the coaching staff was very pleased with how the team made adjustments in the second half of Friday’s session vs Binghamton. This energy carried over into our meet against Lafayette. We made a lot of steps heading in the right direction. Moving forward in the upcoming weeks we just need to pay attention to details.”
UP NEXT
The Raiders compete at Loyola next Saturday.