Date: Saturday, January 7, 2017
Where: Washington, Pa.
Women's Results: L, 120-153
Men's Results: L, 110-147
 
Full Results
 
How it Happened: The Washington & Jefferson men's and women's swimming and diving teams were swept by Grove City on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 7, in a Presidents' Athletic Conference dual meet.
 
Top Performers: The women were led by Chloe Magyari (Columbus, Ohio / Upper Arlington) who won the 100 freestyle (55.54) and 50 butterfly (28.20) and also anchored the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:43.54) behind Rachel Nye (Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg), Maris Leonard (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Greensburg-Salem) and Jillian McElhaney (Butler, Pa. / Butler Area). Magyari also placed second in the 50 freestyle (25.61). On the men's side, Nicholas Willison (Rockford, Mich. / Rockford) swam the first leg for the victorious 200 freestyle relay (1:33.14) ahead of Owen Hanna (Reading, Pa. / Governor Mifflin), Zach Lauer (Hummelstown, Pa. / Lower Dauphin) and Ian Geister (Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley) while also placing second in the 50 freestyle (22.46) and the 100 backstroke (55.69).
 
The Rest: Claire Atherton (Huntingdon, Pa. / Huntingdon Area) placed first in the 400 individual medley (5:28.21) while McElhaney recorded second-place finishes in the 50 (30.08) and 100 backstroke (1:06.38). Nye and Haley Georgetti (Washington, Pa. / Linsly) both recorded one second-place finish apiece, with Nye getting second in the 50 butterfly (28.88) and Georgetti in the 50 breaststroke (35.68). Kaitlyn Pawcio (Johnstown, Pa. / Westmont Hilltop) picked up a pair of wins in the diving events with a score of 225.60 in the one-meter and a score of 187.40 in the three-meter while Haley Ashner (Sewickley, Pa. / Quaker Valley) came in just behind Pawcio in the one-meter dive (220.85). For the men, Matt Noel (Sewickley, Pa. / Quaker Valley) was victorious in the 50 butterfly while Brannon Boyd (Dover, Pa. / Home-schooled) finished first in the 500 freestyle (5:24.08) and Jeremy Glasner (Boyertown, Pa. / Boyertown Area) won the 400 individual medley (4:37.12). Joshua Emde (Ballwin, Mo. / Parkway West) was the runner-up to Boyd in the 500 freestyle (5:38.52) while Hanna finished second in the 100 freestyle (51.22), Geister placed second in the 100 butterfly (57.15), Lauer finished second in the 50 backstroke (26.32) and Tyler Willison (Rockford, Mich. / Rockford) placed second in the 1650 freestyle (18:38.18). For the men's divers, Jacob Beckwith (Kent, Ohio / Theodore Roosevelt) placed first in the one- (152.20) and three-meter dives (137.30).
 
What's Next: The Presidents will be back in the pool on Saturday, Jan. 14, when they travel to face Penn State-Behrend in a dual meet.