BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The Brockport men's and women's swimming and diving teams traveled to Alfred University on Saturday, October 24, for a dual meet. The women earned a dominant 214-83 victory, while the men fell just short in a 149-145 battle. Brockport finished with a combined score of 359 points to Alfred's 232.
The Brockport women delivered a strong performance, earning multiple first-place finishes in the pool and on the diving boards.
The Golden Eagles opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay, as Anna Lowe, Varshana Ramgulam, Karina Lapierre and Nicole Orcutt finished in 1:54.38.
Teegan Perry won the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:28.46), while Lauryn Ball captured first in the 200-yard freestyle (2:08.53). Lowe added wins in the 50-yard backstroke (28.23) and 50-yard freestyle (25.11), and Ramgulam swept the 50-yard and 100-yard breaststroke events with times of 33.26 and 1:11.88, respectively.
Orcutt claimed first in the 100-yard butterfly (1:04.76), while Lapierre won the 50-yard butterfly (28.00). In the distance events, Sarah Colwell took first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:53.61.
Brockport also excelled in diving. Brylee Weisenburg won the 3-meter event with 218.93 points, while Ashley Oswald captured the 1-meter dive with 225.08 points.
The Golden Eagles closed the meet with another relay victory, as Lowe, Ball, Skylar King and Orcutt won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:44.38.
The Brockport men put together several standout performances, keeping the meet close until the final events.
Erik Parkes led the Golden Eagles with three individual victories, winning the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.33), 100-yard butterfly (55.24), and 50-yard butterfly (24.23). He also helped Brockport finish first in the 200-yard freestyle relay alongside
George Weir,
Patrick Power and
Kaleb Podoliak, recording a time of 1:30.88.
Brockport added strong performances in the breaststroke events, with
Liam Farrell placing second in the 50-yard breaststroke (28.15) and third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.81).
Anthony O'Leary finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.77.
Weir placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (22.76), while
Carter Lundin finished second in the 100-yard freestyle (50.04).
Conner Berger added second-place finishes in both the 50-yard backstroke (26.43) and 100-yard backstroke (59.77).
On the diving boards,
Brenden Jardin-Reed swept both events, winning the 1-meter dive with 316.43 points and the 3-meter dive with 246.90 points.
Thomas Aceti placed third in both events. Despite the strong individual and relay performances, the Golden Eagles came up just four points short, falling to Alfred, 149-145.
Up Next: Swimming & Diving will head to SUNY Geneseo on Saturday, October 31st at 1 pm.