HAMILTON – Colgate's men's and women's swimming and diving teams capped off the season-opening Colgate Invite with five victories Saturday at Lineberry Natatorium.
MG King picked up her second win in as many days in the women's 500-yard freestyle after clocking in with a time of 5:10.36, nearly two seconds faster than the second-place swimmer.
JD Suarez capped off a strong opening weekend with a victory in the men's 200-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 1:53.84 to earn first-place honors. Suarez also paced the Raiders in the 100-yard fly with a second-place time of 52.69 seconds.
For the second consecutive day, Owen McCabe secured first place in the 1-meter dive, this time with 228.15 points to edge out two competitors from Le Moyne. Ellie Sundin (205.70) and Fabiana Codella (204.45) finished second and third, respectively, in the women's 3-meter dive.
Audrey Collins secured her first win of the campaign in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:10.86, besting the second-place finisher from UMass by nearly one second.
Colgate's 400-yard free relay team of Jordan Hurt, Brooke Garretson, Elizabeth Rainey, and Lucy Art captured first place with a time of 3:35.49. The Raiders' quartet won a close race, with second-place UMass' relay team finishing up at 3:35.69.
Gavin Perez paced three Raiders in the top five in the 200-yard individual medley with a second-place time of 2:03.17. Andrew Mazzacano and Matthew Szypula placed third and fifth, respectively.
Colgate's women took second place as a team with 889 points, besting St. Francis and Le Moyne while finishing just behind UMass' first-place total of 923. The men's team finished second of three teams with a final score of 915 points, behind only UMass' 1,099 total.
Event Winners
MG King - Women's 500-Yard Free - 5:10.36
JD Suarez - Men's 200-Yard Back - 1:53.84
Owen McCabe - 1-Meter Dive - 228.15 points
Audrey Collins - Women's 200-Yard IM - 2:10.86
Jordan Hurt, Brooke Garretson, Elizabeth Rainey, Lucy Art - Women's 400-Yard Free Relay - 3:35.49
UP NEXT
Colgate's swimming and diving teams are back in action Friday, Oct. 20, to host Le Moyne at 5 p.m.
