Brockport, NY – The Brockport men's and women's swimming and diving teams traveled to Rochester, NY, on Saturday, October 31st, for an Empire 8 dual meet against SUNY Geneseo, hosted at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The Golden Eagles recorded several strong individual performances throughout the afternoon, highlighted by first-place finishes from Teegan Perry and Brenden Jardin-Reed.
The women's team fell to Geneseo 235.5-63.5, while the men's team dropped its matchup 229-69.
Women's Highlights: Teegan Perry led the Golden Eagles in the pool, capturing first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:45.05. Perry finished more than eight seconds ahead of Geneseo's second-place finisher, Maeve Wright (11:53.70).
Varshana Ramgulam earned a second-place tie in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 56.07, while also finishing fourth in the 400-yard individual medley (5:00.85).
Anna Lowe added two third-place finishes, recording a time of 28.53 in the 50-yard backstroke and 27.87 in the 50-yard butterfly.
Nicole Orcutt finished third in the 200-yard freestyle (2:05.27) and fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (26.74). Sarah Colwell added a fourth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:47.49.
In the relay events, Brockport's team of Lowe, Ramgulam, Karina Lapierre and Orcutt placed third in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:54.76. Lowe, Lapierre, Lauryn Ball and Orcutt also combined for a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:43.47).
On the diving boards, Ashley Oswald led Brockport with second-place finishes in both events. Oswald recorded 230.80 points in the 1-meter competition and 228.05 points in the 3-meter event. Brylee Weisenburg added fourth place in the 3-meter competition with 204.40 points.
Men's Highlights: Brenden Jardin-Reed led the Golden Eagles on the diving boards, sweeping both events for the second consecutive dual meet. Jardin-Reed secured first place in the 1-meter competition with a score of 344.50 points before capturing another victory on the 3-meter board with 337.45 points.
In the pool, Erik Parkes recorded a second-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:58.04. Parkes also finished fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (49.38) and fifth in the 50-yard butterfly (24.24).
Liam Farrell added a second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.50, while also placing third in the 50-yard breaststroke (28.37).
Alex Nicita earned third place in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.44) and fourth in the 400-yard individual medley (4:30.54). Patrick Power added a third-place finish in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 27.70.
Brockport's 200-yard medley relay team of Conner Berger, Farrell, Carter Lundin and George Weir finished third with a time of 1:41.08. The Golden Eagles also placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay as Weir, Zander Benz, Power and Parkes combined for a time of 1:30.66.
Up Next – The Golden Eagles return to Empire 8 action on Friday, November 6th, when they travel to Nazareth University for a dual meet beginning at 5 pm.
