Bucknell vs. Colgate

HAMILTON, New York, January 12. THE Colgate women's swimming and diving team won eight individual events and both relays to beat Bucknell, 174-124, Saturday at Lineberry Natatorium. Bucknell came out on top in the men's meet by a score of 192-96.

The Raiders claimed each of the top three spots in the 100 breast. The effort was led by junior Emily Murphy (Syracuse, N.Y.), who won the event in 1:07.86. Senior Kacy Reams (Evanston, Ill.) was second, touching the wall in 1:08.12, while sophomore Caitlin Curran (Alpharetta, Ga.) was third, finishing in 1:08.86.

Freshman Erin McGraw (Penfield, N.Y.) won the 200 free in 1:54.71, and junior Lisa Marchi (Scottsdale, Ariz.) was right behind her in second, posting a time of 1:56.85.

Freshman Caren Guyett (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) won the 1000 free in a time of 10:38.56. Classmate Emily Kelly (Potomac, Md.) came in third in the event in 10:51.01. Guyett also won the 200 fly, finishing in 2:10.36, and Kelly was third once again with a time of 2:12.01.

Colgate opened the meet by edging the Bison in the 200 medley relay with a winning time of 1:49.71, the team's second-best time of the season. At the end of the meet, the Raiders took the top two spots in the 200 free relay with times of 1:39.04 and 1:42.33, respectively.

Junior Beverly Walker (Marietta, Ga.) came in second in the 100 back with a time of 1:00.60, just behind Bucknell's Courtney Warren, who won in 1:00.19.

The Raiders claimed the second, third and fourth spots in the 50 free. Junior Ashley Bottger (Weston, Conn.) was Colgate's top finisher, posting a time of 25.01. Walker was third, finishing in 25.60, and edging sophomore teammate Kim Siembieda (Narberth, Pa.), who was 0.07 seconds behind her.

Colgate senior Zach Whitman (Pittsford, N.Y.) and freshman Devon Healy (New Canaan, Conn.) both turned in impressive individual efforts for the men. Whitman won both butterfly events, posting a time of 1:56.47 in the 200 and 52.02 in the 100.

Freshman Tucker Gniewek (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) came in second in the 100 back with a time of 54.05.

Colgate's top foursome of freshmen Peter Coulson (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Tyler Coolman (Fort Collins, Colo.), Whitman, and senior Jeff Jakob (Medford, N.J.) finished third in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.97. The Raiders had the second-fastest time in the 200 free relay, 1:27.98, and earned first-place points thanks to the efforts of Gniewek, junior George Bennitt (West Chester, Pa.), junior Dan Lathrop (Westerly, R.I.), and Whitman.

The Raiders took third and fourth place in the 50 free. Bennitt was third in a time of 22.55, and Gniewek was 0.01 seconds behind him in fourth.

Freshman Trevor Healy (New Canaan, Conn.) was Colgate's top finisher in the 1000 free, coming in fourth in 10:07.95. Coolman was fourth in the 100 breast, touching the wall in 1:03.38.

Special thanks to Colgate for contributing this report.

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