COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College men's and women's swimming team hosted McDaniel in a Centennial Conference dual meet on Saturday. Both teams performed well with the Lady Bears outscoring the Green Terror 112-88 and the men finishing ahead 122-74.
Both the men's and women's teams took the top three spots in the 1000-yard freestyle. Freshman Margrethe Leis paced the women in 11:15.23 and fellow rookie Daniel Powell finished first for the men at 10:18.95. The men also swept the top three positions in the 500-yard freestyle, with freshman Casey Lear in first with a time of 4:57.45, followed by sophomore Daniel Becker in second and senior Dylan Cooper in third. Lear also won the men's 200 yard event.
Sophomore Peyten Lyons paced the Bears in the women's 200-yard freestyle, coming in at 2:00.88. Junior Sydney Gundersen finished the 200 IM at 2:15.52 for first place and classmate Meggie Leitz added another nine points by earning first place in the 100-yard backstroke with a winning clocking of 1:01.30.
Sophomore Clara Baker and junior Katherine Porter finished first and second, respectively, in the women's 100-yard butterfly. Baker was one of several student-athletes honored prior to the meet; last season, she earned All-American honors in both the 100- and 200-yard butterfly at the NCAA Division III Championships, becoming the first Bear in 25 years to collect multiple All-America honors.
Senior Allison Emick won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:34.71, narrowly edging McDaniel's Becca Sykes.
Freshman Jared Krawetz and senior Willliam Benn went back-to-back in the 50-yard freestyle, with Krawetz coming in at 23.09 and Benn behind by just .07 seconds. Benn finished first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.80.
Former Centennial Conference Swimmer of the Week Jacob Menzer claimed the top spot in the 200-yard IM (1:59.87) and junior Colin McNamara brought home the 100-yard freestyle for the Bears (49.99).
Ursinus returns to the pool next Saturday, November 19th at Gettysburg. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1:00 P.M.
