By Cathleen Pruden, Swimming World College Intern
Women’s Meet
The 19th ranked Bears of Ursinus College beat the 23rd ranked Washington College women 164 to 93 Saturday afternoon. Ursinus got off to a quick start sweeping the 400 medley relay. The team of Peyton Lyons, Olivia Tierney, Clara Baker, and Corinne Capodanno touched first (4:01.80).
Ursinus won most of the rest of the afternoon’s events as well. Capodanno won a close 200 freestyle with her time of 1:57.12. Later in the meet, she also claimed the 500 freestyle (5:14.67). Her teammate Lyons stopped the clock at 1:00.01 to win the 100 backstroke and went on to win the 200 backstroke (2:10.40). Tierney was first to the wall in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.75) and the 200 breaststroke (2:30.25). Her teammate Katherine Porter was the winner of the 200 butterfly (2:12.86). Baker sprinted to a win in the 50 freestyle (25.44) and the 100 butterfly (58.30). In the 100 freestyle, Syndey Gundersen touched the wall at 54.35, to win by nearly two seconds.
Washington College won three events on the afternoon. Julia Portman topped the 1000 freestyle (11:08.85). After Ursinus went exhibition, Washington junior Ellen Maxwell claimed the 200 IM win (2:22.41). The team of Portman, Katie Gorman, Mackenzie Gaze, and Jenni Clune won the 200 freestyle relay (1:43.99).
Men’s Meet
The 23rd ranked Washington College men topped conference rival Ursinus by a score of 150 to 112 Saturday afternoon. Washington set the tone early, as the team of Pat Elliott, Lucas Morgan, Seth Wrigley, and Kevin Mackenzie won the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:35.87.
On the whole, the men’s meet was a more even match up. Ursinus’ Marcus Wagner claimed the 1000, just dipping under the ten minute barrier (9:59.01). In the next event, Washington’s Elliott fired back, stopping the clock at 1:47.63 to win the 200 freestyle. The Bear’s William Benn touched first in the 100 backstroke (53.95). He went on to win the 200 (2:00.92) as well.
After his relay win, Lucas claimed two individual titles, stopping the clock at 1:00.38 in the 100 breaststroke. Later in the meet he also took the 200 (2:10.82). Teammate Tyler Cummings won the 100 and 200 butterfly events in times of 53.29 and 1:59.51. He also touched first in the 200 IM (2:04.73). Washington swimmers won both sprint freestyles. Cody Weiler was first in the 50 (22.17) and Mackenzie stopped the clock at 49.76 in the 100. Elliot claimed a close 500 freestyle with his time of 4:46.70.
Ursinus did not go down without a fight. The team of Chris Hoops, Dylan Cooper, Colin McNamara, and Travis Venables was first to the wall by .47 in the final event, the 200 freestyle relay (1:29.33).
Full results available here: 2016 Ursinus vs. Washington College – Results