Hamilton, N.Y. – Niagara's women's swimming team won five events and swept the top three spots in the 1650-yard freestyle on the first day of the Colgate Invitational, while the men's team led the men's standings.
Through the first 18 events, the Purple Eagles' women were second with 400 points, behind host Colgate (547.5). UMass had 299 and Le Moyne 193.5. The Niagara men led with 414 points, ahead of UMass (377.5), Le Moyne (338) and Colgate (280.5).
Women
Junior Marty Divis won the 1650 freestyle in 17 minutes, 23.33 seconds. Senior Natalie Killion was second in 17:46.43 and junior Lilly Georgieva third in 17:56.54. Freshman
Natalie Gilbert was fourth, giving Niagara the top four places.
Freshman Amelia Peron won the 400 individual medley in 4:33.72, beating Colgate's Amelia Starr by 1.47 seconds.
Killion won the 100 backstroke in 57.16, and Jackson took third in 58.93. Pitton, a senior, won the 100 breaststroke in 1:04.14, more than a second ahead of UMass' Lindsay Burbage.
Senior Claire Gorton was second in the 200 freestyle in 1:57.03, behind Colgate's Paige Fisher (1:56.33). Carl was second in the 200 butterfly in 2:11.42, behind Colgate's Hailey Hammond (2:10.99). Jackson was third in the 50 freestyle in 24.53.
Men
Junior Jordan Grab won the 1650 freestyle in 16:17.98, nearly 23 seconds ahead of teammate
Logan Osterwise, a sophomore, who was second in 16:40.92.
Sophomore Jura Domanovac was second in two events. He swam the 200 freestyle in 1:43.15, behind Colgate's David Brophy (1:42.27), and the 50 freestyle in 21.49, behind Le Moyne's Lucas Clay (21.10).
Sophomore Vilem Mikula was second in the 100 backstroke in 52.00, 0.12 seconds behind UMass' Liam Hickey, and junior
Holden Brock was third in 52.42.
Junior Ethan Hunter was third in the 400 individual medley in 4:19.61, 0.08 seconds behind UMass' Chase Dai. Niagara's A team was fourth in the 400-medley relay in 3:28.16.
Up Next
Niagara swimming is back in action tomorrow, Saturday, October 10, to conclude the Colgate Invite.
