Saturday marked the end of the road for eight Colgate seniors. Coming off an exciting senior day victory over Lafayette for the first conference win over the year, the Raiders had plenty to look forward to. The Raiders' conference championship meet performance provided a glimpse into the future of the women's team as several swimmers displayed improvement. 

Colgate took seventh overall with 168 points. The Championship went to Navy. 

Day One

The Colgate women got off to a solid start at Navy. Carolyn Silverman, Lauren deTorres, Beth Caruana and Madison Sullivan competed in the 400 Yard Medley Relay and took eighth. DeTorres and Sullivan also swam in the 800 Yard Freestyle along with Katie Hand and Emma Klein. The group found another eighth place finish. 

Caroline LaPlante took ninth in the three-meter dive with a score of 202.55, claiming the first spot in the B final. 

Day Two

On Thursday, Beth Caruana, Lauren deTorres, Emma Klein and Lindsay Criqui took seventh in the 400 Yard Medley Relay. 

Emma Klein, Lauren deTorres, and Sam Adams set personal bests throughout preliminaries. 

Day Three

Katie Hand made the B final for the 400 Yard Individual Medley. The freshman took 13th overall with a time of 4:33.38. Kiersten Daly also appeared in the final and finished less than a second behind Hand, placing 14th. 

Lauren deTorres appeared in the B final and placed 11th with a time of 1:05.04. Daly came just a couple seconds from taking a spot in the final as well. 
Carolyn Silverman took 12th in the 100 Yard Backstroke, narrowly missing a spot in the A final. 

deTorres, Adams, Sullivan and Lucy Bischof posted a ninth-place finish in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay.

In the diving portion, Caroline LaPlante took seventh in the one-meter dive A final with a score of 254.50. Sydney Dutton competed in preliminaries, but didn't receive a spot in either final. 

Day Four

Catherine Van Meter led the way for Colgate in the 1650 Yard Freestyle with a 13th-place finish. Taylor Atkin wasn't far behind. The senior finished 17th. 

Beth Caruana earned a lane in the 200 Yard Backstroke A final after an impressive showing in preliminaries. She took eighth in the final with a mark of 2:02.70. Silverman competed in the B final for the same event and placed 13th. 

Caruana also competed in the B final for the 200 Yard Butterfly, posting a 12th-place finish. 

deTorres appeared in a B final once again, this time it was in the 200 Yard Breaststroke. She took 16th. Daly narrowly missed a spot in the B final. 

Wrapping it up in the relays, Adams, Sullivan, Klein and deTorres finished ninth in the 400 Yard Freestyle. 

From the Source

Mark S. Randall Head Swimming and Diving Coach Ed Pretre

• "What a great meet!  The coaching staff couldn't be happier about our accomplishments for this championship as well as our whole season. Tons of lifetime bests and positive energy throughout the four-day meet was exciting and is a prelude for what is to come in the future for Colgate Swimming and Diving."
• "Both teams placed the same as last year but improved in many ways, especially with our roster size this season being much smaller than it has been in the past. With a quality incoming freshman class, we look forward to Colgate climbing up the ladder in the standings in the next few years!"