RESULTS
TROY – The College of Saint Rose women's and men's swimming and diving teams upended
Northeast-10 Conference rival Bentley at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Robison Pool. The women took the dual meet with a 142-91 score, while the men won their second straight after topping the Falcons 131-108.
Senior
Kiersten Beckford, sophomores
Shannon Walsh and
Olivia Reinhardt and freshman
Jessica McMillen started the day with a winning 1:55.99 effort in the 200-yard medley relay. Beckford also captured the 50 and 100 freestyle, reaching the wall in 25.86 and 55.86. Walsh added to the Golden Knights' overall point total as she clocked in first for the 100 breaststroke at 1:10.86. McMillen proved tough to beat in the 100 backstroke, taking the event emphatically in 1:01.86.
Freshman
Gabriana Beckford notched a couple of victories on the afternoon. She was best in the 200 and 500 freestyle, thanks to 1:59.78 and 5:21.57 performances. Sophomore
Nikki Buglino edged out Reinhardt for the top spot in the 100 butterfly as she stopped the clock at 1:03.15. The 1000 freestyle belonged to
Samantha Hall. The junior went the distance in 11:20.23.
Sophomore
Megan Planz finished second in three meter diving, totaling 193.30 points. Sophomore
Victoria Gaunt claimed the runner-up spot off the one-meter board with 189.00 points.
As for the men, the tandem of juniors
Eric Howard and
Timothy Wilson plus sophomores
Elie McRae and
Luciano DeSouza locked up first in the 200 medley relay in 1:38.38. Howard, McRae, and DeSouza each won two individual events on top of the relay. Howard emerged victorious in the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle with 53.27 and 1:45.86 respective times. McRae swam to first-place in the 100 breaststroke in 59.24 and the 200 individual medley in 2:00.56. DeSouza's 21.69 time in the 50 freestyle and 47.91 in the 100 freestyle wouldn't be topped.
Freshman
Michael Conley continues to impress with his distance swimming, taking the 500 freestyle in 4:57.52 along with the 1000 freestyle in 10:24.58. Junior
Jordan Gregg grabbed the lead in the 100 butterfly and never looked back, completing the event in 55.19. Senior
David Genender finished second in both one and three meter diving, racking up 249.20 and 214.80 points respectively.
Looking ahead, the Golden Knights are on the road on Saturday at Skidmore.
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