NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – Niagara swimming dominated Gannon University in Saturday's dual meet, with both Purple Eagles teams securing convincing victories. The men won 188-71, while the women prevailed 187-73.
Sophomore
Natalie Killion highlighted the meet by breaking the school record in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.10, eclipsing the previous mark. She also added a win in the 200 backstroke (2:04.77).
Freshman
Holden Brock set a new pool record in the 200-yard backstroke (1:52.06). He completed the backstroke sweep by winning the 100-yard event in 52.19.
Marty Divis led the women's distance squad with a commanding win in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:41.55), finishing nearly 18 seconds ahead of her closest competitor.
Alaina Pitton continued her strong season in the breaststroke events, winning the 100-yard race in 1:04.32 and later adding a victory in the 200 IM (2:09.04).
On the men's side, freshman
Jordan Grab posted an impressive victory in the 1000 freestyle (10:14.39), while
Reid Tichy touched first in the 200 freestyle (1:43.29) and contributed to multiple relay victories.
Lance Cruz dominated the 200 IM with a time of 1:54.75.
Sean Finley starred in the breaststroke events, winning the 100-yard race in 56.54 and the 200-yard event in 2:06.17.
The Purple Eagles also dominated the relay events, winning all four races. The men's 200 freestyle relay team of Tichy,
Levi Morgan, Finley, and
Nathan Dragon closed out the meet with a winning time of 1:24.36.
Up Next
Niagara will travel to take on Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario on Friday, Jan. 17.
