POTSDAM, NY –The Skidmore College swimming and diving teams rounded out a strong season-opening road trip by securing a pair of dual meet victories against Clarkson at the short course Fuller Pool on Saturday afternoon.

The women's team came out on top with a commanding 213.5-80.5 final margin over the Golden Knights, while the men won as well with a score of 170-128. The Thoroughbreds saw 15 total event winners on the women's side, and a dozen for the men.

"Our trip to open up against Liberty League north country rivals St. Lawrence and Clarkson was obviously very successful. While the results highlight many strong early season performances, we are encouraged by the grit and versatility of our current team," said head coach Jill Greenleaf.

It was exciting to see athletes excel across the board. In addition, three freshmen (Tulimieri, Kuznar and Gaughan) won their first events! We're excited to open at home against Union next week."

MEN'S EVENT WINNERS

• Beginning the day in the 200-medley relay, the Thoroughbreds quartet of Ryan Delfico, Liam Keating, Brendan Lu and Jonah Vaynshtok clocked the top time at 1:49.51, beating out second place Clarkson by over three seconds.
• In the 200 free, senior Nic Sodi won his first of two freestyle events after clocking in at 2:01.28. The senior followed it up with a top 400 free time of 4:21.25.
• Delfico swept the back events, first winning the 100 back by finishing with a top time of 1:00.69, before touching first in the 200 back at 2:16.36. The senior also won the 200 IM after touching in at 2:18.32.
• The breast events were both won by Keating, with the senior first winning the 100 breast with the fastest time of 1:06.87. Keating followed by clocking a 2:30.93 to beat the field in the 200 breast.
• In the 200 fly, freshman Thomas Gaughan took the win after posting a 2:20.71.
• Winning his first of two individual events, Lu touched first in the 100 free with a top time of 54.59. The junior followed up with a 59.86 100 fly time to beat the field.
• Rounding out the weekend, Skidmore won the 200 free relay with a top time of 1:40.62 posted by the quartet of Jonah Vaynshtok, Keating, Gaughan and Sodi.

WOMEN'S EVENT WINNERS

• In the 200-medley relay, the Skidmore quartet of Gretchen Gwitt, Faye Mooney, Emily Booth and Sabrina Reed clocked the fastest combined time of 2:09.73.
• Sophomore Kelly Hsu swam the fastest 800 free time after touching in at 9:59.79. The sophomore followed up with a 50 free win as she sprinted to a time of 29.12, before also winning the 100 fly with a top time of 1:10.23.
• In the 200 free, Reed took the win with her top time of 2:19.29.
• The 100 back saw sophomore Jae Mason touch first at 1:11.53.
• In the 100 breast, Mooney won the event with a time of 1:18.85. The sophomore followed up with a 100 free win that saw her clock in at 1:02.53.
• In the 200 fly, Gwitt earned the victory with a time of 2:34.87. The junior also won the 200 IM after touching in at 2:33.05.
• Freshman Julianna Kuznar won the 200 back after clocking the top time of 2:37.61.
• The 200 breast saw sophomore Katherine Manaresi touch first at a time of 2:57.22.
• Closing out the meet in the 200-free relay, the Thoroughbreds quartet of E. Booth, Lydia Walker, Ginny Hunt and Emma Bedard tied for first after touching alongside Clarkson's fastest relay team at exactly 2:01.26.
• On the boards, senior Sophia May swept both diving events after posting a top score of 204.90 in the 1-meter dive, before following up with a 3-meter dive score of 182.90.

UP NEXT
Skidmore are back in the pool next Saturday for the home opener against Union. The meet is set for a 1 PM start.