Raiders Earn Split Versus Bearcats Friday

Colgate Women Cruise to 164-124 Triumph; Men Edged in 147-143 Setback

Meet Results

HAMILTON – Lindsey Sagasta won three individual events to lead Colgate Swimming and Diving earned a split of its dual meet against Binghamton Friday at Lineberry Natatorium.

Sagasta picked up wins in three freestyle races (50,100 & 1650) and swam the opening leg on the 200 free relay that claimed first to help pace the Raiders to a164-124 triumph over the Bearcats.

Sagasta was one of four Raiders to win multiple events on Friday as Gallagher, Erica Silverman and Cammie Kirby won two races each.

For the men, Paul Kersjes and Des Cairns won two races each to highlight nine race wins for the Raiders, who came up just short of the Bearcats in a 147-143 decision.

Bottom Line
Women
Colgate 164, Binghamton 124
Men
Binghamton 147, Colgate 143

Won-Lost Records
- The Colgate women improved to 6-3 overall while the Raider men dipped to 3-7.
- Binghamton men evened their season mark at 3-3 while the Bearcat women slipped to 2-5.

Women's Highlights
- Sagasta began her day with a victory in the 1650 free, touching the wall at 17:57.53 to finish nearly 11 seconds of teammate Michelle Dols (18:08.10), who claimed second.
- Sagasta followed that performance with triumphs in the 50 (25.16) and 100 (53.70) free sprint races. Olivia Castro placed third in the 100 free (54.71) to give the Raiders a 1-3 result.
- In her final event of the day, Sagasta swam the opening leg of the 200 free relay that claimed first with a time of 1:40.99. Jessica Cauley, Bernadette Tankle and Megan Gallagher joined Sagasta on the swim.
- Silverman opened her meet with a first-place finish in the 200 butterfly, posting a time of 2:07.60 to edge Tankle, who placed second (2:13.46). Silverman also took first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:12.28.
- Kirby picked up wins in the 100 (1:07.99) and 200 (2:26.37) breast races.
- Gallagher posted first-place results in the 200 (1:55.38) and 500 free (5:12.17) events. Tankle took second in the 500 free to give the Raiders a 1-2 result in that race.
- Flora Hanson captured the 200 back with a time of 2:09.55. She also posted a second-place finish in the 200 free (1:57.53).
- Austin Anderson took first in the 1 meter diving competition, posting a finals score of 178.88.

Men's Highlights
- Kersjes turned in victories in the 200 (1:45.36) and 500 (4:49.92) free races. He also swam the 200 free relay that claimed first with a time of 1:26.14. He was joined on the relay by Carter Christensen, Max Michel and Andrew Hacker.
- Des Cairns claimed first in the 100 (52.23) and 200 (1:59.64) back competitions.
- Dominic Wilkins captured the 1650 free (17:12.51) and turned in a second-place finish in the 500 free (4:52.46).
- Hacker took the 100 free sprint race with a time of 47.89. He also took second in the 50 free (21.48).
- Trey Johnson took first in the 200 breast (2:14.44) and placed second in the 100 breast (1:01.92).
- Max Michael placed first in the 200 butterfly, touching the wall with a time of 1:59.10.
- Christensen turned in a pair of top three finishes, taking second in the 100 free (48.24) and third in the 50 free (21.74).

From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Andy Waeger
(on meet)
"Our women had a fantastic day racing and we're in control from the start. Being down two of our better swimmers, we had to make some changes to our lineup, but we were really happy with the results we had today.

"On the men's side, we had some really solid performances, we came up just a little bit short in the end.

"If you look at last year's results, Binghamton blew us out of the water in both the men's and women's competitions. Today it was great to see our men be as competitive as they were and our women come away with a really good win.

"We're excited to welcome some Patriot League schools to the pool tomorrow with Army West Point and Lafayette."

Up Next
- Colgate closes out the home portion of its 2015-16 schedule Saturday with a tri-meet against Army West Point and Lafayette at Lineberry Natatorium.
- The Raiders will honor its nine senior student-athletes in a ceremony prior to the start of the meet.

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Players Mentioned

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

Carter Christensen: Free; 6' 5"; Senior

Andrew Hacker: Free; 6' 4"; Senior

Paul Kersjes: Free; 6' 3"; Senior

Dominic Wilkins: Free; 6' 2"; Junior

Austin Anderson: Diver; 5' 2"; Junior

Megan Gallagher: Free; 5' 3"; Sophomore

Flora Hanson: Back/Free; 6' 0"; Junior

Cammie Kirby: Breast; 5' 6"; Senior

Lindsey Sagasta: Free; 5' 8"; Senior

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

Max Michael: Free/Fly; 6' 0"; First Year

Players Mentioned

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

Carter Christensen
: 6' 5"; Senior
: Free

Andrew Hacker
: 6' 4"; Senior
: Free

Paul Kersjes
: 6' 3"; Senior
: Free

Dominic Wilkins
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Free

Austin Anderson
: 5' 2"; Junior
: Diver

Megan Gallagher
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: Free

Flora Hanson
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Back/Free

Cammie Kirby
: 5' 6"; Senior
: Breast

Lindsey Sagasta
: 5' 8"; Senior
: Free

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

Max Michael
: 6' 0"; First Year
: Free/Fly