ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Loyola University Maryland's swimming and diving teams delivered a strong showing Friday evening at Navy's Lejeune Hall, earning multiple top-five finishes and claiming victories in several events despite falling to the Midshipmen in the overall team scores.
 
The Greyhounds' women's team picked up 136 points to Navy's 153, while the men's squad tallied 125 points to Navy's 164.
 
In the medley relays, Loyola's top women's quartet—Kelly Bruen, Riley McGerald, Riley Fried and Gianna Davis—placed second in the 200-yard race with a time of 1:45.58. The men's top medley relay team of Hayburn, Michael Venit, Hans Van Lierop and Feldman also finished second in 1:29.32.
 
Individually, Fried led the way for the Greyhound women, winning the 200-yard butterfly in 2:03.12, placing second in the 100-yard butterfly (57.10) and third in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:07.31.
 
Datovech added a win in the 100 fly (55.50) and was fourth in the 100 backstroke (57.90).
 
Robinson claimed the top spot in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.75, while Davis was second in that event (24.30) and fifth in the 100 free (53.30). Schultz placed fifth in the 200 free (1:55.85) and sixth in the 100 free (53.39), just ahead of Van Lierop, who was eighth in 53.61.
 
Walsh earned third in the 100 back (57.77) and fourth in the 200 back (2:08.11), while Gold placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.44) and fifth in the 100 fly (57.71). McGerald added a sixth-place finish in the 100 breast (1:06.32) and was runner-up in the 200 IM (2:10.74).
 
In distance events, Faith Karr led Loyola with a third-place finish in the 1000 free (10:38.05) and fifth in the 500 free (5:16.17). Ellie Davis followed in fourth (10:44.57) and sixth (5:18.62), respectively, while Adrianna Caponiti was fifth in the 1000 (10:48.84).
 
Cali Fasser was fifth the 1-meter diving with 204.53 points, and Annie Dockx took fifth in the 3-meter (208.50).
 
For the men, Hayburn was dominant in the backstroke events, winning the 100 in 48.48 and the 200 in 1:47.76. Schindler placed fourth in the 50 free (20.81), fifth in the 100 free (45.97), and second in the 100 fly (49.48). Abelende added a fifth-place finish in the 200 free (1:41.42) and sixth in the 100 free (46.05).
 
Feldman was sixth in the 50 free (21.29), while Venit and Hathaway placed fifth (57.43) and sixth (57.81), respectively, in the 100 breaststroke. Fatta was fifth in the 200 breast (2:07.64). Dwyer claimed the 200 fly in 1:50.13 and was third in the 200 IM (1:57.03).
 
In distance events, Bartz led Loyola with a fourth-place finish in the 500 free (4:39.03). Cechini and Leary followed in sixth (4:42.55) and seventh (4:42.95), respectively. Leary also placed fourth in the 1000 free (9:40.10), just ahead of Miles (9:40.78) and Leroy (9:55.61).
Thomas McCarthy finished second in the 1-meter (271.95) and fourth in the 3-meter (235.88); Sam Hersick took fifth in the 3-meter (230.85).
 
The women's 400-yard freestyle relay team of Cecilia Van Lierop, Michela Schultz, Christine Datovech and Haley Robinson were second in 3 minutes, 30.53 seconds., just four-hundredths of a second behind the Midshipmen. On the men's side, Gavin Abelende, Liam Schindler, Joe Hayburn and Derek Feldman combined to swim 3:03.20 for third.