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Loyola University Maryland's men's swimming and diving team earned a decisive 172–128 victory over Bucknell, while the Bison women topped the Greyhounds 214–85 on Friday at Mangione Pool. Loyola produced an extensive slate of top‑five finishes across both programs, including several event wins on the men's side.
For the Loyola women, Faith Karr led the distance group with a fourth‑place finish in the 1000 freestyle (10:40.52) and another fourth in the 500 freestyle (5:09.68). Loyola placed three swimmers in the top five of the 200 freestyle: Lauren Lane was fourth (1:54.06), followed by Cecilia Van Lierop in fifth (1:54.10).
In the 100 backstroke, Virginia Walsh placed fourth (57.35) and Grace Dwyer took fifth (58.95). In the 100 breaststroke, Riley McGerald finished third (1:05.68), with Bryce Gold fifth (1:05.95) and Abby Hays sixth (1:07.05). In the 200 butterfly, Julia Mason placed third (2:06.88) and Sammy Yerkes took fifth (2:12.99).
Gianna Davis earned fourth in the 50 freestyle (24.17). In the 100 freestyle, Michela Schultz finished second (52.03), Van Lierop took sixth (52.70) and Davis placed seventh (52.88). Lane won the 200 backstroke (2:02.31), with Natalie Lomonosov fourth (2:05.75) and Walsh seventh (2:08.99). In the 200 breaststroke, Noelle Hoffman finished fourth (2:23.24) and Makenna O'Brien placed sixth (2:27.29). Mason added a fifth‑place finish in the 200 IM (2:10.27), and Kate O'Brien took sixth (2:10.63).
Annie Dockx swept both boards in the diving competition, winning the 3‑meter with 251.78 points and the 1‑meter with 257.26. Calista Fasser finished third in both events (241.16 on 3‑meter; 251.18 on 1‑meter), while Kate Mundorf earned fifth on 3‑meter (234.07) and sixth on 1‑meter (239.03). Kassidy Georgevich placed seventh on both boards, while Simone Abbasi added eighth‑place finishes.
On the men's side, Loyola opened with a win in the 200 medley relay (1:26.73) behind Joe Hayburn, Brennan Coyle, Hans Van Lierop and Derek Feldman. In the 1000 freestyle, Chase Garcia was second (9:32.14), Kiernan Leary third (9:38.13) and Thomas Cechini fifth (9:40.73). In the 200 freestyle, Tyler Knurek placed third (1:41.62) and Gavin Abelende took fifth (1:43.35). The Greyhounds swept the top three in the 100 backstroke with Hayburn (47.04), JD Moyer (49.77) and Ben Schlotterer (50.26). Coyle won the 100 breaststroke (55.08), Michael Venit finished second (55.47) and Kaden Fatta took fourth (56.80).
In the 200 butterfly, Cameron Shinnick placed third (1:50.10) and Luke Dwyer finished fourth (1:51.41). Feldman won the 50 freestyle (20.64), with Van Lierop third (20.75) and Liam Schindler fourth (20.76). In 1‑meter diving, Thomas McCarthy finished third (249.46) and George Ligozio was fifth (232.06). Hayburn added another win in the 100 butterfly (48.38), with Van Lierop second (49.06) and Shinnick fifth (49.66).
In the 200 backstroke, Hayburn earned his third individual victory (1:44.64), with Schlotterer third (1:49.56) and Sam Voss fifth (1:51.38). Venit won the 200 breaststroke (2:03.41), and Fatta placed second (2:05.64). Leary took the 500 freestyle in 4:35.58, with Hayden Bartz fourth (4:44.17), Abelende fifth (4:44.18) and Pierre Leroy sixth (4:44.87). In the 200 IM, Fatta earned third (1:54.65) and Venit placed fifth (1:56.23). Loyola closed the meet with a victory in the 400 freestyle relay (2:59.60), swum by Colin Davis, Schindler, Coyle and Feldman.