HAMILTON – Colgate men's and women's swimming and diving complete their first dual meet of the 2022-23 season. The women's team beat the Bearcats 168-131 to break a five-game skid against Binghamton.
 
The women's squad won 10 events, while the men won two for the Raiders.
 
Right out the gate, Colgate won the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:56.90, beating the closest group by almost three seconds. Brooke Garretson, Regan Hau, Audrey Collins, and Elke Ambach made up the winning medley.
 
The men came in second for the first event of the meet. Matt Freund, Jack Lira, Ryan Jee, and Matthew Szypula finished the 400-yard medley relay in 3:30.97 minutes, just a second short of the winning team. The quartet beat Colgate's current freshman medley record by four seconds. 
 
Sophomore Nora Bergstrom won the first individual event of the meet, winning the 1,000-yard relay with a time of 10:45.12, almost 14-seconds faster than the nearest swimmer.
 
Peyton Wray placed second in the men's first individual event, completing the 1,000-yard relay at 10:16.92.
 
Three Raiders claimed the top-two spots of the 200-yard free, with junior Zoe Stokes winning the event with a final time of 1:57.75. Ambach was right behind her, coming in at 1:58.73. On the men's side, freshman Syzpula placed second, ending with a time of 1:46.38.
 
Keeping the hot streak alive, Jee won the 100-yard back for the men, finishing the event at 53.36 seconds, a whole second faster than the nearest Bearcat. For the women, Ferguson placed second at 59.57 seconds, nearly nabbing the win by half a second.
 
Freshman Hau, highlighted the 100-yard breast for Colgate, placing second at 1:06.47.
 
Colgate crushed the 200-yard fly, grabbing the top four places. Sophomore Emma Senglaub won the event at 2:09.35, followed by freshman Addisyn Donfris at 2:10.44, senior Katie Hand at 2:15.25, and fellow sophomore Katie Senglaub at 2:15.91.
 
The Raiders stayed on a roll, taking first and second place in the 50-yard free. First-year Elizabeth Rainey nabbed first with 25.17 seconds, while fellow teammate Jordan Hurt was just behind her with 25.22 seconds. Jee grabbed his second first place of the night, coming in at 22.03 seconds.
 
Rainey grabbed her second consecutive first-place finish winning the 100-yard free at 54.74 seconds.
 
In the 19th event, Donfris placed second in the 200-yard back with 2:09.77.
 
In the final stretch of the meet, Colgate dominated the 500-yard free and 100-yard fly. Bergstrom earned her second first place of the night with 5:12.66, and sophomore Dana Witte followed at 5:17.52 in the 500. Senglaub grabbed another first-place finish at 59 seconds on the dot in the 100. Freshman Alyssa Dennis earned second place with 59.74 seconds.
 
In the Raiders' final two wins of the event, Collins claimed the 200-yard IM with 2:06.97. Taking the second medley of the event, Garretson, Rainey, sophomore Danielle McNerney, and junior Alexandra Mehos came in at a final time of 3:39.46.
 
FROM THE SOURCE
Mark S. Randall Head Swimming and Diving Coach Ed Pretre
"The coaching staff couldn't be more pleased with the progress and development of where this team is headed. With incredible leadership from the sophomores, juniors, and seniors, the team showed incredible positive energy throughout the whole meet, directing our 21 freshmen through their first collegiate dual meet!"
 
UP NEXT
The Raiders hit the pool tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 29, for the first Patriot League matchup of the season. Lafayette comes to Hamilton for a 1 p.m. start time in Lineberry Natatorium.