The Cornell women’s team picked up a win over Colgate this weekend, 177-104. The men also defeated Colgate with a 187-93 finish.
Cornell:
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ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell women’s swimming and diving team won 14 of 16 events and used its superior depth to top Colgate 177-104 on Saturday afternoon at Teagle Pool. The Big Red improved to 3-5 on the season with the dual meet victory over its Central New York rival.
Victoria Chan won both diving events for the Big Red, capturing the 3-meter (272.55) and the 1-meter (265.34), the latter in a close call over Kimmy Vitek (260.83). Vitek also finished second in the 3-meter (242.25), whith Emma Bryan and Alex Steelman wrapping up a 1-2-3-4 finish in both events.
The top two 400 medley relay teams came from Cornell, as the B team of Isabel Obregon,Currie Murch Elliot, Jennifer Zhang and Ellie Belilos (3:55.55) held off a hard-charging team osTessa Wilson, Helen Hsu, Jenna Immormino and Cari Stankaitis (3:57.65) by a little more than two seconds. That depth proved crucial in the team’s eighth straight dual meet win over non-conference foes.
Freshman Hannah Bollinger led a 1-2-3 finish in the 1000 free in 10:29.72, then came back to easily win the 200 back (2:07.79).
The Murch Elliot sisters had a strong day in the pool, as Currie won the 200 (1:54.22) and the 500 (5:04.28) free, while Billy touched first in the 100 back (1:00.17), the 200 breast (2:28.55) and the 100 IM (1:00.12) and swam the third leg of the winning 200 free relay.
Other event winners included Jennifer Zhang in the 100 breast (1:07.73) and 100 fly (58.60) and Chandra Yueh in the 50 free (24.81).
The Big Red close out Ivy dual meet season and celebrate its senior class when Brown visits Teagle Pool on Saturday, Jan. 30. Diving begina at 11 a.m., with swimming commencing at 1 p.m.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Columbia’s superior depth allowed the Lions to edge out Cornell on Saturday afternoon at Uris Auditorium, earning 29 top three finishes on the afternoon. The Big Red fell to 2-5 (1-5 Ivy), while the Lions improved to 1-4 (1-3 Ivy).
Victor Luo won both breakstroke events (56.18 in the 100, 2:02.75 in the 200 breast) to lead the Big Red, which won seven total events on the afternoon. Included was a victory in the 400 free relay, as Kevin Ma, Jack Brenneman, Taylor Adams and Luke Reisch topped Columbia’s top team by nearly two full seconds.
Besides leading off the relay, Ma also posted a victory in the 100 free (45.87), while Dylan Sali(50.74 in the 100 back), Will Stange (1:50.04 in the 200 back) and William Lin (1:54.12 in the 200 IM) also had event wins.
Cornell will close out its non-conference dual meet schedule when Colgate visits Teagle Pool on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 12 p.m.
Colgate:
ITHACA, New York – Colgate Swimming & Diving closed out the regular season Saturday with a dual meet versus longtime rival Cornell at Teagle Pool.
Erica Silverman, Maggie Carney,Courtney Gilroy and Lindsey Sagasta all won individual races for the Colgate women whileCarter Christensen, Danny Graham and Trey Johnson claimed races for the Raider Men.
Bottom Line
Women
– Cornell 177, Colgate 104
Men
– Cornell 187, Colgate 93
Won-Lost Records
– Cornell improved to 3-5 (women) and 3-5 (men) with the sweep.
– Colgate moved to 7-5 (women) and 4-9 (men) with Saturday’s results.
Women’s Highlights
– Silverman claimed first in the 200 butterfly, touching the wall at 2:10.16. Silverman also posted a third-place result in the 200 back (2:13.46).
– Carney placed first in the 100 butterfly, posting a time of 59.64. Olivia Castro made it a 1-2 finish for the Raiders, claiming second (1:01.11).
– Gilroy sparked Colgate to a 1-2-3 result in the 100 IM, placing first with a time of 1:04.85. Maggie Carney (1:05.24) and Bernadette Tankle
(1:07.00) took second and third, respectively.
– The Raiders took the top two spots in the 200 free relay. The pairing of Sagasta, Madison Fitzgerald, Olivia Castro and Gallagher took first
with a time of 1:27.64. The grouping of Kimberly Chan, Sam Hynes, Michelle Dols and Cammie Kirby took second (1:48.28).
– Sagasta won the 100 free sprint race, touching the wall with a time of 53.46. She also claimed second in the 200 free posting a time of 1:56.07 while
Gallagher placed third (1:56.87).
– Gallagher took second in the 500 free, posting a time of 5:12.39.
– Kirby placed third in the 100 breast, posting a time of 1:08.39
– Cauley claimed third in the 200 breast, turning in a time of 2:36.34.
– Colgate took third in the 400 medley relay. The pairing of Fitgerald, Kirby,
Silverman and Sagasta posted a time of 4:06.44.
Men’s Highlights
– Carter Christensen claimed first in the 50 free sprint race, touching the wall
with a time of 21.77, edging teammate Andrew Hacker (21.78), giving the
Raiders a 1-2 finish in the race.
– Danny Graham took first in the 100 butterfly, posting a time of 56.06, Christensen gave Colgate a 1-2 result in the race, taking second with a time of 58.43.
– Trey Johnson captured the 100 IM as he placed first with a time of 56.39. Hacker took second (56.75) and Max Michael (56.93) claimed third.
– The Raiders took the top two spots in the 200 free relay. The pairing of Cairns, Kersjes, Christensen and Hacker took first with a time of 1:27.64. The grouping of Dominic Wilkins, Graham, Ryan Mathes and Michael placed second (1:33.70).
– Anders Brekke placed third in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:12.75.
– Des Cairns took third in the 100 free with a pace of 48.78.
– Paul Kersjes placed third in the 500 free, posting a time of 4:55.82.
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Andy Waeger
(on meet)
“This was a meet that we knew was going to be an uphill battle. We used this meet as an opportunity to get some people a chance to swim events that they don’t get to swim that often.
“We wanted to come in and get one last solid swim in before we begin preparations for the Patriot League Championships. Now we will shift our focus getting ready for the Patriot League Championships. Dual meet season is over and championship season is upon us. We’re looking forward to racing fast last month in Annapolis.”
Up Next
– Colgate competes in the 2016 Patriot League Championships in Lejeune Hall at Navy.
– The four-day event begins Wednesday, Feb. 17 and continues through Saturday, Feb. 20.
Swimming news courtesy of Cornell and Colgate Swimming & Diving.