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Women's Swim & Dive Celebration
Todd Slabaugh

Women’s Swim & Dive Wins Colgate Invite

| By: Jordan Doroshenko

Raiders earn five first-place finishes to win home invite

HAMILTON – For the second year in a row, the Colgate women's swimming and diving team won its annual fall classic, dominating the field with a total score of 1054.5 on Saturday afternoon at Lineberry Natatorium. The Raiders bested UMass (877), Le Moyne (473), and St. Francis (400.5). 

COACH PRETRE'S COMMENTS

"The Raiders had an outstanding weekend, marking what is undoubtedly the strongest season start during my time with the program. Following the first few weeks of intense training in Rocktober, the team overcame fatigue and illness to deliver exceptional performances across the board. Despite the challenges, our athletes demonstrated resilience, focus, and execution when it mattered most. This weekend serves as an extremely promising starting point — and it's clear there is no limit to what these teams can accomplish this season."

HOW IT HAPPENED

Colgate picked up five more victories on Saturday, led by two each from MG King and Audrey Collins. Allie Phillips, Heather O'Day, Paige Fisher, and Lucy Art contributed to Colgate's quartet that took gold in the 400 Free Relay. In total, Colgate amassed 13 podium finishes to seal the victory. 

King started off the day with a win in the 200 Back, securing a time of 2:04.21 to beat their closest opponent by more than three seconds. The junior standout grabbed their second win of the day in the 500 Free, clocking in with a time of 5:08.90 to take home gold. 

Collins earned Colgate's third victory of the day in the 100 Fly, clocking in at 57.06 to beat her teammate and second-place finisher Allie Phillips (57.68) by just over a half-second. Colgate swept the podium in the 200 IM, led by Collins who took first place with a time of 2:06.39. Phillips (2:08.47) and Katie Miller (2:10.80) finished second and third, respectively. 

Colgate's 400 Free Relay team of Phillips, O'Day, Fisher, and Art grabbed Colgate's fifth win of the day with a time of 3:32.26, edging second-place UMass by two seconds. 

Top 3 Finishes
UP NEXT
Colgate returns to action on Friday, Oct. 24, for conference action at Lehigh starting at 5 p.m. Divers only will be competing next Saturday at Seton Hall at 10 a.m. 
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