Courtesy: Toledo Athletics
TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo swimming and diving team held its annual Blue and Gold Intrasquad meet Friday afternoon at the UToledo Student Recreation Center, and saw Team Gold post a 122-107 win over Team Blue.
Team Blue opened the meet with a win in the 100 IM, as redshirt-freshman Kennedy Lovell clocked a 1:00.52, finishing over three seconds earlier than Sydnee Dressel from Team Gold. Lovell added a second first-place finish for Team Blue, clocking a 1:48.07 in the 150 breaststroke. Junior Izzy Jones added another first place finish for Team Blue, clocking a 1:23.05 in the 150 freestyle.
Senior Duda Sales won two events for Team Blue, finishing first in the 50 and 150 butterfly.
Team Gold took four events, as sophomore Ashley Jeffreys and senior Bec Welke placed first in the 50 backstroke and 50 breaststroke, respectively, early in the meet. Sophomore Sydney Jackson and junior Lisa Eriksson added two more events to Team Gold’s resume, finishing first on the one-meter dive and the 50 freestyle, respectively.
The Rockets will host their annual Alumni Meet on Saturday, Oct. 5. The meet is set to begin at 9 a.m.