Maryland-Baltimore County vs. Rider

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, October 15. SENIOR Abbey McKenney (Wilmington, Del./Brandywine) got her final season off to a great start and the women's freestyle relay followed suit, both setting new pool records as a part of UMBC swimming and diving's sweep of Rider Saturday afternoon at the Coppola Pool and Maurer Center. The men defeated the Broncs 160-131 while the women picked up a 161-111 victory.

McKenney, last year's America East Most Outstanding Swimmer, won three events in the first meet of the year for the Retrievers. The senior broke the pool's 50-yard freestyle (24.37) while also claiming victory in the 100-yard free (52.87) and then anchoring the 200-yard medley relay (1:49.13) to a win.

Also leading the Retrievers to victory in the relay were Kathryn Moorby (Cape May, N.J./Lower Cape May Regional), Claire Barron (Lowestoft, England/Benjamin Britten/New Orleans, and Laura Tilman (Miami, Fla./Ransom Everglades). Moorby also picked up a win in the 100-yard backstroke (59.86) and Barron won the 200-yard breaststroke (2:29.58).

Meanwhile on the men's side, sophomore Johan Rohtla (Tallin, Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science), last season's America East Most Outstanding Male Rookie, continued his winning ways claiming first in the 200-yard back (1:51.37).

Senior John Mendenhall (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) started off his season on the right foot as well, winning both the 100-yard (1:00.37) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:09.47). Other multiple event winners included Pierre De Waal (Pretoria, South Africa/Tuks Sport/Cleveland State) in the 200-yard fly and 500-yard free and freshman Lauri Kaei (Harjurmaa, Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science) won the 100 (47.90) and 200 free (1:42.62).

The Retrievers return to action to take on Navy in their first home meet on Friday, Oct. 21 starting at 4:00 p.m.

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