Colgate University Athletics

Andrew Turner

Men's Swimming & Diving 11/7/2015 3:56:00 PM

Trio Leads Colgate to Split With Canisius

Women Improve to 4-1 with Win; Men Battle to End in Close Setback

Meet Results

HAMILTON – Colgate Swimming and Diving earned a split of its dual meet with Canisius Saturday at Lineberry Natatorium.

The trio of Morgan Cohara, Michelle Dols and Erica Silverman recorded two victories each in individual competition and teamed up for a relay win to lead the women to a 137-95 triumph over the Golden Griffins.

Andrew Hacker and Dominic Wilkins both won multiple events for the men, who came up just short in a 128.5-113.5 result.

Bottom Line
Women
Colgate 137, Canisius 95

Men
Canisius 128.5, Colgate 113.5

Won-Lost Records
Women
- Colgate improved to 4-1 on the season. Canisius moved to 0-3.

Men
- Canisius picked up its first win of the season to move to 1-2. Colgate dipped to 2-4.

Women's Highlights
- Cohara continued her dominant fall with wins in both the 200 free (1:52.78) and 100 back (57.75). Cohara's win the 200 free highlighted a 1-2-3 finish for the Raiders as Megan Gallagher took second and Olivia Castro placed third.
- Dols claimed victories in the 1000 free (10:41.41) and 500 free (5:16.59) distance events. Bernadette Tankle placed second in both races while Courtney Gilroy placed in the 500 free to give the Raiders a 1-2-3 finish.
- Silverman picked up wins in both the 400 IM (4:38.70) and 100 butterfly (59.25) competitions. Gilroy took second and Hanson placed third in the 400 IM while Silverman edged teammate Maggie Carney (59.38) in the 100 butterfly.
- Lindsay Sagasta and Cammie Kirby also picked up victories during the dual meet. Sagasta finished just ahead of Gallagher in the 100 free with a time of 53.33. Gallagher finished at 53.74 and Castro placed third with a time of 54.46. Kirby, meanwhile, won the 100 breast with a pace of 1:07.36.
- Cohara, Kirby, Silverman and Sagasta led Colgate to a victory in the 200 medley relay, combining for a time of 1:49.43.

Men's Highlights
- Hacker took first in both the 100 free (48.00) and 200 free (1:44.94) competitions. Hacker edged Canisius' Wyatt Sintay (48.34) in the 100 free race and posted a nearly two-second win in the 200 over the Golden Griffins' Gustavo dos Santos (1:46.83).
- Wilkins once again shined in the distance races for the Raiders, picking up wins in both the 500 free (4:52.93) and 1000 free (10:05.31). Paul Kersjes took second in the 500 free to give Colgate a 1-2 finish.
- Carter Christensen picked up a win for the Raiders in the 50 free sprint, touching the wall at 21.59.
- Des Cairns picked up a victory for the Raiders in the 100 backstroke, posting a time of 51.83.
- The Raiders picked up a pair of victories in relay competition. In the 200 medley relay, the quartet of Cairns, Trey Johnson, Danny Graham and Christensen turned in a time of 1:37.06 to edge Canisius (1:37.59). The 200 free relay saw Cairns, Kersjes, Christensen and Hacker claim victory with a time of 1:25.88.

From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Andy Waeger
(on meet)
"I was very happy with how we raced. We stepped up and turned in some solid performances on a good day of racing.

"On the women's side, we were in control from the get-go. We had some pretty solid performances from start to finish.

"The men came up just a little bit short today. We really felt like this was a really good day for us. We matched up very well with Canisius and just came up a little bit short in the end.

"We're looking forward to next week when we get to host Niagara back in our pool."

Up Next
- Colgate hosts Niagara in a 1 p.m. dual meet Nov. 14 at Lineberry Natatorium.
- Admission to all home Colgate swimming events are free and open to the public.

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Players Mentioned

Des Cairns: Free/Back; 6' 0"; Senior

Carter Christensen: Free; 6' 5"; Senior

Danny Graham: Back/IM; 6' 2"; Senior

Andrew Hacker: Free; 6' 4"; Senior

Paul Kersjes: Free; 6' 3"; Senior

Dominic Wilkins: Free; 6' 2"; Junior

Maggie Carney: IM; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Morgan Cohara: Free/Back; 5' 9"; Senior

Megan Gallagher: Free; 5' 3"; Sophomore

Cammie Kirby: Breast; 5' 6"; Senior

Trey Johnson: Breast/Fly; 5' 11"; First Year

Michelle Dols: Free; 5' 5"; First Year

Players Mentioned

Des Cairns
: 6' 0"; Senior
: Free/Back

Carter Christensen
: 6' 5"; Senior
: Free

Danny Graham
: 6' 2"; Senior
: Back/IM

Andrew Hacker
: 6' 4"; Senior
: Free

Paul Kersjes
: 6' 3"; Senior
: Free

Dominic Wilkins
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Free

Maggie Carney
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: IM

Morgan Cohara
: 5' 9"; Senior
: Free/Back

Megan Gallagher
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: Free

Cammie Kirby
: 5' 6"; Senior
: Breast

Trey Johnson
: 5' 11"; First Year
: Breast/Fly

Michelle Dols
: 5' 5"; First Year
: Free