FULL RESULTS
 
VESTAL, N.Y. – The Colgate men's and women's swimming and diving teams turned out a number of impressive performances in a tri-meet against Binghamton and Virginia Military Institute Saturday afternoon at Binghamton. Both teams earned wins over VMI while dropping close battles to the host Bearcats.
 
The women earned nine event wins, with Megan Gallagher and Kiersten Daly claiming two victories apiece. The Raider women cruised to a dominant 232-34 win over VMI and fell by a narrow margin, 150-144, to Binghamton.
 
The men were able to earn their first dual meet win of the season with a 153-129 decision over VMI. Colton Hall and Anders Brekke both took home individual event titles on the day.
 
BOTTOM LINE
Women

• Colgate 232, VMI 34
• Binghamton 150, Colgate 144

Men

• Colgate 153, VMI 129
• Binghamton 192, Colgate 100

 
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• The Raiders took the top two spots in the 1,000-yard freestyle as Bernadette Tankle (10:48.37) claimed first place, while Michelle Dols (10:52.41) grabbed second.
• Colgate went 1-2-3 in the 200-yard freestyle, led by Gallagher's (1:55.96) first-place finish. Sam Adams (1:58.82) and Flora Hanson (1:59.80) followed in second and third.
• Gallagher earned her second title of the day in the 100-yard freestyle with a clip of 53.86.
• Carolyn Silverman swam the 100-yard backstroke in 1:00.38 to earn first place.
• Daly (2:10.90) earned first in the 200-yard butterfly, while Olivia Castro (2:11.22) was right behind in second.
• Daly added her second title of the day in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:10.81.
• Hanson swam the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:10.18 to claim first place.
• Colgate grabbed the top two spots in the 500-yard freestyle as Adams (5:15.26) earned first and Daly (5:16.05) took second.
• Austin Anderson finished second in both the 1-meter (192.51) and 3-meter (159.22) dives.
• The quartet of Gallagher, Madison Fitzgerald, Adams and Castro earned the 200-yard freestyle relay title with a time of 1:39.40.

 
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• The Raiders took the top two spots in the 100-yard butterfly as Hall (52.65) finished first and Max Michael (54.82) claimed second.
• Brekke (2:02.78) and Trey Johnson (2:05.30) went 1-2 in the 200-yard IM.
• Michael (1:46.49) and Brekke (1:48.55) went 2-3 in the 200-yard freestyle.
• Johnson continued his strong meet as he finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:19.42) and third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.23).
• Thomas Fretz finished third in both the 1-meter (203.39) and 3-meter (222.50) dives.
• Dominic Wilkins grabbed third in the 500-yard freestyle after touching the wall in 4:59.98.
• The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Hank Alderoty, Brekke, Ryan Mathes and Hall earned second place with a time of 1:30.91.

 
 
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Andy Waeger

• On the Women: "We got ourselves in a little bit of a hole early on. We had some standout efforts across the board. At the end of the day, we came up just short of completing the sweep. Our women responded really well in the last two weekends to be able to get three wins in four meets. We've set ourselves up really well and have done a great job supporting each other and bringing constant energy."
• On the Men: "I've never seen our men race harder and with more passion this year than they did today. VMI is a great team and we came away with a win against them. It was a great result and I'm proud of their effort."

 
UP NEXT

• The Raiders will head to Cleveland State next weekend for Colgate's final meet of the fall semester.
• The three-day Magnus Cup begins Friday and finishes Sunday.
• Colgate will then see a break in meet action until Jan. 13.