EASTON, Pa. – The Leopards hosted Colgate for their first home meet of the season at Weinstein Natatorium on Saturday afternoon, earning a total of 15 wins and a broken pool record.
The men's team of freshmen Leo Frein, Gregory Yukhvid and Augustus Sefcik and junior Alexander Reihl kicked off the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay with a final time of 1:36.31.
Yukhvid secured an individual win in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 51.84. Freshman Justin Tucker snagged victories in both the 200-yard butterfly and the 500-yard freestyle with times of 1:55.14 and 4:44.32, respectively. Sefcik reeled in first in the 100 free, finishing with a time of 47.66.
Senior Tommy Weber swam the 50 free in 21.72, garnering a first-place finish and junior Alexander Zoldan enjoyed the victory in the 100 free with a final time of 10:00.66. Reihl and Frein each achieved wins in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.66) and 100-yard backstroke (53.21), respectively.
Diver Landon Orth broke his own pool record in the 3-meter dive with a score of 309.90, his previous record sitting at 305.18. The junior not only broke the pool record in the 3-meter, but he also claimed first place as well. Classmate Trey Telleen won the 1-meter dive with a score of 274.13.
For the women, freshman Francesca DiGiovanni snagged the victory in the 500 free with a final time of 5:13.87.
Diver Mia Guster took home first place in the 1-meter dive with a 249.98 score. The junior earned a second victory in the 3-meter, scoring 244.95. Senior Katie Hensell placed second in the 1-and 3-meter dives (232.95, 244.80), respectively.
The men finished with a victory, topping the Raiders 185-109, while the Leopard women 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," said 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.
