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Olivia Hokanson

Raiders Combine for 18 Wins Against Holy Cross

| By: Jordan Doroshenko

Women defeat Crusaders in Patriot League dual action

HAMILTON – Colgate Swim & Dive earned 45 podium finishes, including 18 first-place tallies, in hard-fought dual action against Patriot League foe Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon at Lineberry Natatorium. 

The Raiders were powered by a dominant women's performance, as Colgate captured the women's team title 172.5–127.5, while the men's squads traded event wins throughout the afternoon despite falling in a tightly-contested battle 170-129.

Women's Highlights

Colgate's women opened the meet in strong fashion, winning the 200 Medley Relay behind Allie Phillips, Regan Hau, Audrey Collins, and Elizabeth Rainey with a time of 1:47.01. That momentum carried throughout the day as the Raiders posted wins in 11 women's events.

Collins, Phillips, Katie Miller, and MG King each won multiple events on the day. Paige Fisher also nabbed a gold, as did the two relay squads in the stellar performance. 

Miller led the distance group with victories in both the 1000 Free (10:39.58) and 500 Free (5:09.46), while MG King claimed first-place finishes in the 200 Free (1:53.66) and 200 Back (2:04.94).

Phillips delivered one of the most complete performances of the meet, winning the 100 Back (57.77) and 200 IM (2:10.62), while adding a second-place finish in the 50 Free. Collins also made a major impact with wins in the 100 Breast (1:05.04) and 100 Fly (56.63), along with a runner-up finish in the 100 Free.

The women capped the meet by winning the 400 Free Relay, as Rainey, King, Heather O'Day, and Fisher touched first in 3:35.54.

Men's Highlights

The men's team totaled 19 podium finishes including seven first-place tallies. David Brophy, Nick Pompo, and Jack Schurtz-Ford each won two events, while Michael Granin also captured gold on the men's side. 

Brophy paced the Raiders with wins in the 200 Free (1:42.73) and 500 Free (4:42.55). Schurtz-Ford swept the backstroke events, taking first in both the 100 Back (52.30) and 200 Back (1:55.21).

Granin added a victory in the 100 Free (47.02), while first-year diver Nick Pompo continued his strong season with wins on both boards, capturing the 3-meter dive (291.90) and 1-meter dive (278.93).

Team Scores
  • Combined: Colgate 301.5, Holy Cross 297.5
  • Women: Colgate 172.5, Holy Cross 127.5
  • Men: Holy Cross 170, Colgate 129

UP NEXT
Colgate heads to St. Bonaventure next Saturday for dual action against the Bonnies starting at 11 a.m. 
 
PODIUM FINISHES

First Place
Second Place
Third Place 
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