HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Leopards competed in a dual meet at Colgate on Saturday afternoon, earning a total of 13 wins.
The men's team of freshman ZJ Hays, sophomores Leo Frein and Charlie Moon and senior Alexander Reihl kicked off the meet with a first place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with a final time of 1:33.90.
Hays also collected an individual win in the 50-yard free, finishing with a time of 21.55. Senior Alexander Zoldan won the 1000-yard free with a time of 9:56.15. Rookie Alex Carroll snagged victories in both the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke with times of 57.73 and 2:08.59, respectively.
Sophomore Trevor Olson enjoyed victories in the 100, 200 and 500 free (46.36, 1:42.71, 4:37.35). Classmate Justin Tucker captured a win in the 400-yard IM with a final time of 4:12.67. The relay team of Reihl, Moon, Hays and sophomore Gregory Yukhvid ended the meet by taking the crown in the 200-yard free with a time of 1:24.35.
On the women's side, senior Abigail Bebel reeled in a victory in the 200-yard fly, finishing in 2:10.14. Freshman Caragh Magner won the 100-yard fly in 59.58 and finished second in the 100-yard back (1:00.27).
For the divers, sophomore Megan Hayes placed first in the 1-meter dive, scoring 222.60.
The men garnered a 166-125 victory over the Raiders, marking head coach Mike Rinde's first win at the helm of the program. The women fell by a score of 193-106.
"Today was a great day of competition! We contributed to control our controllables, and Colgate were amazing hosts, as always," said Rinde. "We have two more weeks of great training ahead of us as we head towards our next competition."
The Leopards are back in action on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 12 p.m., traveling to Lewisburg, Pa. to take on Bucknell, Navy and American.
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