Buffalo, N.Y. – Niagara University swimmers won five events and placed in the top three 24 times Saturday in a tri-meet against host Buffalo and Cornell.
Natalie Killion led the way with two individual wins. She took the 200-yard freestyle in 1:52.98 and the 500 freestyle in 5:03.07, then helped Niagara's "A" 400 free relay finish second.
Nate Eaton won the men's 200 freestyle in 1:43.55, with teammate Sam Dalinis third in 1:44.82.
Megan Jackson won the women's 50 freestyle in 24.25 seconds, and Jura Domanovac won the men's 100 freestyle in 46.60.
The Purple Eagles also had several top-three finishes.
On the women's side Alaina Pitton was second in 4:33.38, and Marty Divis was third in 4:34.80 in the women's 400 individual medley, while Pitton also placed second in the women's 100 breaststroke. Amelia Peron was third in 5:09.63 in the women's 500 freestyle, behind Killion.
Elliott Burgos placed third for the men in 4:18.99 in the men's 400 individual medley. Paul Wissel was second in the men's 50 freestyle in 21.38, while Ethan Jones was just behind in third in 21.63.
Domanovac also finished second in the 50 butterfly (22.90) and third in the 100 butterfly (51.75). Dalinis added a third-place finish in the 100 freestyle (47.32).
Holden Brock tallied third in both the men's 50 backstroke and men's 100 individual medley, finishing in 23.95 and 52.62 respectively. Vilem Mikula tallied a second place finish in the men's 100 backstroke in 52.16, and Ethan Hunter placed third in the men's 500 freestyle in 4:50.02 to round out the Purple Eagles' individual top-three finishes.
Niagara's relay teams also reached the podium. The men's "A" 400 freestyle relay of Wissel, Eaton, Dalinis and Thomas Latimer finished second in 3:06.97, just 0.20 seconds behind Cornell's winning time of 3:06.77. In the 200 medley relay, the men's "A" team of Mikula, Wissel, Domanovac and Brock took third in 1:34.02.
The women's "A" 400 freestyle relay of Jackson, Peron, Killion and Pitton was second in 3:33.02, behind Buffalo's 3:30.69.
Up Next
Niagara swimming is back in action on Friday, October 23 as they head to Syracuse, N.Y. to take on Le Moyne.
