WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College Swimming & Diving team dropped its Presidents' Athletic Conference dual meet to visiting Saint Vincent Saturday afternoon at the Henry Memorial Natatorium.
The men's team started off their meet strong with a win in the 200 Medley Relay. The quartet of
Daniel Jeffries (Irwin, Pa./Hempfield Area),
Aiden Marks (West Mifflin, Pa./West Mifflin),
Nathaniel Harden (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area),
Logan Marks (West Mifflin, Pa./West Mifflin) logged a time of 1:41.79.
Logan Marks posted two first place finishes in the 100 Breaststroke with a time 1:00.69 and 200 Yard Breaststroke at 2:14.13
Jeffries recorded a first-place finish in the 100 Backstroke. Jeffries touched the wall with a time of 57.27. Jeffries then went on to collect a second-place finish in the 500 Free with a time of 5:21.75.
Will Angus (Grafton, W.Va. / Grafton) finished first place in the 200 Backstroke at a time of 2:17.73.
Harden picked up a first-place win of his own in the 200 IM with a time of 2:26.11 and a third place finish in the 100 Butterfly (1:00.17).
Miller and Aidan Marks both posted a second and third place finish on the evening. Marks earned his in the 200 Free (2:00.05) and the 50 Free (23.67), respectively. Miller collected his in the 1000 Free (11:24.34), 100 Yard Free (54.12), respectively.
The W&J women opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay. The quartet of
Amanda Graves (Irwin, Pa. / Penn Trafford),
Sophie Garrett (Cincinnati, Ohio / Saint Ursula Academy),
Luna Balzano (El Portal, Fla. / Broward Virtual School) and
Maddie Malone (Charlottesville, Va. / Monticello) logged a time of 2:02.50.
Balzano picked up two first place wins for the Presidents this afternoon. Balzano was first in the 100 Fly (1:02.75) and the 200 Fly (2:24.50).
Malone and Garrett also picked up first-place finishes of their own, Garrett in the 100 Back with a time of 1:04.56 and Malone in the 200 Breaststroke, clocking in at 2:45.18.
Both picked up singular second place finishes throughout the rest of the meet as well. Malone placed second in the 200 IM at 2:33.96 and Garrett placed second in the 100 Free at 59.93.
Morgan Baughman (West Newton, Pa. / Mount Pleasant) was second in both the 50 Free (27.03) and 200 Free (2:13.80).
Graves and
Taylor Newton (Olyphant, Pa. / Scranton Prep) grabbed second place finishes as well. Graves recorded a time of 2:31.57 in the 200 Backstroke and Newton posted a 12:02.35 in the 1000 Free.
The women's team ended on a high note with the quartet of Balzano, Garrett, Graves, and Baughman coming in first in the 400 Freestyle Relay. They recorded a time of 3:58.17 to take the relay.
W&J dropped both meets in terms of team scoring. The men fell by a 155-108 count while the women were topped by a 159-89 tally.
Note: Angus also competed Friday at the W&J Diving Invitational. Angus finished in third place with a score of 289.70 in the one-meter dives. Angus compiled a score of 258.45 in the three-meter dives to place third.
