BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland earned victories on both the men's and women's sides Saturday in a tri-meet against American University and Lehigh University, with the Greyhounds collecting top finishes and fast times across the board.
The Loyola men defeated Lehigh 250-48 and American 252-47, while the women topped Lehigh 190-110 and American 216-84.
In the men's 1000-yard freestyle,
Kiernan Leary led the way with a time of 9:42.92, followed by
Cody Miles in 9:45.61 and
Hayden Bartz in 9:49.07. Bartz also won the 500 freestyle in 4:42.25, with Leary (4:42.64), Miles (4:43.98) and
Thomas Cechini (4:44.03) close behind.
Gavin Abelende won the 200 freestyle in 1:42.04, with Cechini (1:42.37) and
Tyler Knurek (1:42.45) finishing second and third. Abelende also claimed the 100 freestyle in 45.86, just ahead of
Liam Schindler (45.88) and
Derek Feldman (46.51).
Joe Hayburn won the 100 backstroke in 48.72 and the 200 backstroke in 1:49.62.
JD Moyer (50.01), Patrick Ciorna (51.02) and
Ben Schlotterer (51.38) followed him in the 100, while Moyer (1:52.84), Schlotterer (1:52.90) and Ciorna (1:53.69) rounded out the top four in the 200.
Michael Venit led a sweep in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 56.55, followed by
Jack Hathaway (57.95),
Elias Corn (58.21) and
Kaden Fatta (58.51). Venit also won the 200 breaststroke in 2:05.51.
Luke Dwyer won the 200 butterfly in 1:51.16, with
Cameron Shinnick second in 1:53.46. Schindler took the 100 fly in 49.84, followed by Dwyer (49.91), Abelende (50.33), Shinnick (50.51), Hans Van Lierop (51.13),
Tristan Tosoni (51.18) and Knurek (51.80).
In diving,
Thomas McCarthy won both the 1-meter (287.80) and 3-meter (262.20) events, with
Sam Hersick finishing second in both (255.75 and 239.85).
On the women's side,
Faith Karr placed second in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:39.61, followed by
Ellie Davis in 10:40.51. In the 500 freestyle, Karr finished second again in 5:12.33, with Cecilia Van Lierop (5:15.60),
Adrianna Caponiti (5:19.62), Davis (5:20.75) and
Elsie Bredbenner (5:21.39) all in the top ten.
Michela Schultz finished second in the 200 freestyle in 1:55.06, while
Lauren Lane (1:58.15) and Van Lierop (1:58.72) placed sixth and seventh.
Haley Robinson won the 50 freestyle in 23.40 and placed second in the 100 butterfly in 57.61.
Christine Datovech won the 100 fly in 56.17 and placed fourth in the 200 fly in 2:07.02.
Virginia Walsh placed third in the 100 backstroke in 58.20, followed by
Kelly Bruen (59.20) and
Grace Dwyer (59.34).
Bryce Gold won the 100 breaststroke in 1:04.73, with
Meghan Donovan (1:06.01) and
Riley McGerald (1:06.79) finishing third and fourth. Donovan also won the 200 breaststroke in 2:25.73, just ahead of
Noelle Hoffman in 2:25.77.
Riley Fried won the 200 butterfly in 2:04.50 and the 200 individual medley in 2:06.91. In diving,
Kassidy Georgevich placed second on the 3-meter board with a score of 222.80, followed by Calista Fasser (222.60) and
Annie Dockx (212.50). Fasser also won the 1-meter event with a score of 230.00, with Georgevich (218.45) and Dockx (212.85) again finishing in the top five.
Loyola closed the meet with victories in both 200 freestyle relays. The women's A relay of
Gianna Davis (24.59), Schultz (23.97),
Gabby Jones (24.43) and Robinson (22.84) won in 1:35.83. The men's A relay of
Colin Davis (21.55), Schindler (20.11), Hayburn (20.40) and Feldman (19.96) posted a winning time of 1:22.02.
