EASTON, Pa. – Swimming and diving hosted Rider on Thursday night, the second of a three-meet stand on College Hill this week, for senior night. The women topped the Broncs, 179-116, while the men fell 165-134.
Freshman swimmer Justin Tucker broke the Lafayette pool records in both the 1650-yard freestyle and the 400-yard IM. Tucker claimed first place in each event, finishing in 15:58.60 in the 1650 free and 4:01.36 in the 400 IM.
The team of junior Alexander Reihl, freshmen Augustus Sefcik and Charlie Moon and senior Tommy Weber eclipsed the pool record in the men's 200 free relay with a final time of 1:22.15.
Freshman Trevor Olson claimed two first-place finishes in the 200 and 500 free, touching at 1:40.26 and 4:34.94, respectively. Olson's performances were both season bests. Classmates Will Bashore and Sefcik each earned second in the 1650 free (16:53.95) and 100 free (46.11). Senior Sean McManus collected second in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:54.05. Junior Alexander Zoldan and senior Tommy Weber secured second in the 400 IM (4:07.91) and 50 free (21.36).
Diving for the men, Landon Orth snagged first in the 3-meter dive with a score of 285. Orth also earned a second-place finish in the 1-meter, scoring 269.93. Junior Trey Telleen took home the victory in the 1-meter with a score of 272.18.
Swimming for the women, freshman Francesca DiGiovanni captured first in the 1650 free with a final time of 10:34.45, a season best performance. Junior Abigail Bebel snagged the victory in the 200 free as well as the 400 IM, touching at 1:54.85 and 4:31.77. Bebel's time in the 200 free was a season best and her time in the 400 IM was a personal best. Sophomore Meghan Robinson achieved two first-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke and 500 free, season-best and personal-best performances, respectively (1:06.18, 5:09.91).
Sophomore Ever Ferguson garnered the victory in the 200 fly with a final time of 2:09.17, a season-best performance. Junior Natalie Johnson earned first in the 100 free, finishing in 53.10, a season best time. Freshman Kristina Fleck enjoyed a first-place finish in the 200 breast with a time of 2:25.47, season best, and a second-place finish in the 400 IM (4:36.91).
Junior Daisy Decker placed second in the 1650 free (10:45.05) and freshman Mya Uku took home second in the 100 back (58.46). Freshmen Rana Abess and Josie Van Schaften each claimed second in the 100 breast (1:08.12) and 100 fly (58.93).
Junior diver Mia Guster collected victories in the 1- and 3-meter dives, scoring 253.95 and 232.95, respectively.
"Today was another day of great racing. We are showing grit, tenacity, and the ability to finish,"Â said Lafayette head coach James Dailey. "We are in a great spot, now we just need to stay healthy as everyone returns to campus and starts classes. We can't wait to see what the coming weeks will hold for our swimmers and divers."
The Leopard men will host NJIT for their final dual meet of the season on Saturday at 1 p.m.