Swimming & Diving Student-Athletes Claim 29 Events in Sweep of Keene State

COLCHESTER, Vt. - Saint Michael's College men's and women's swimming & diving student-athletes combined to win 29 of 32 events in a sweep of Keene State College on Saturday in the Ross Sports Center. The men claimed a 225-66 win, and the women captured a 212-72 decision.

MEN'S MEET
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Saint Michael's (1-0), Keene State (0-1)
The Purple Knights have won five in a row from the Owls for the first time since November 1986 through December 1990

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

Sophomore Lucas Haynes (Holliston, Mass./Holliston), 4 wins
- 1st place: 100 freestyle (50.79), 200 freestyle (1:49.79), 500 freestyle (4:55.14), 200 freestyle relay (1:32.29)
Senior Rafael Kowal (Plattsburgh, N.Y./Plattsburgh/Alfred State), 3 wins
- 1st place: 200 individual medley (2:07.85), 1,650 freestyle (17:10.59), 200 medley relay (1:43.44)
- 2nd place: 500 freestyle
Senior Connor Quirbach (Lowell, Mass./Chelmsford), 3 wins
- 1st place: 50 freestyle (23.44), 200 freestyle relay (1:32.29), 200 medley relay (1:43.44)
- 2nd place: 200 freestyle
- Tied Will Englehardt '25 for third in program history in total career wins (71)
- Tied Connor Hopkins '20 for third in program history in career relay wins (32)
Junior Hunter Daily (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan), 3 wins
- 1st place: 100 breaststroke (1:03.27), 200 breaststroke (2:19.77), 200 medley relay (1:43.44)
- 2nd place: 200 individual medley
Senior Alex Meek (Essex Junction, Vt./Essex), 2 wins
- 1st place: 100 backstroke (58.07), 200 freestyle relay (1:32.29)
- 2nd place: 200 backstroke, 200 medley relay
Junior JJ Kane (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII Regional), 2 wins
- 1st place: 200 freestyle relay (1:32.29), 200 medley relay (1:43.44)
- 2nd place: 50 freestyle (0.13 seconds short of winner), 100 butterfly
First-year Robert Riccobon (West Hartford, Conn./Avon Old Farms School), 2 wins
- 1st place: 200 backstroke (2:05.79), 200 butterfly (2:04.96)
- 2nd place: 200 medley relay
Senior Ben Insley (Plattsburgh, N.Y./Plattsburgh), 1 win
- 1st place: 100 butterfly (55.85)
- 2nd place: 200 medley relay
Senior Ryan McCaffrey (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/George Washington)
- 2nd place: 100 backstroke
Senior Thorlief Prior (Luxembourg, Luxembourg/International School of Luxembourg)
- 2nd place: 1-meter diving (college diving debut)
Senior Sebastian Revesz (Bedford, Mass./Bedford)
- 2nd place: 3-meter diving
Junior Cal Baird (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs)
- 2nd place: 1,650 freestyle
Sophomore Nate Alexander (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool)
- 2nd place: 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly
Sophomore Dylan Reichl (Loudonville, N.Y./Shaker)
- 2nd place: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay

WOMEN'S MEET
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Saint Michael's (1-0), Keene State (0-1)
The Purple Knights have won three in a row in the series for the first time since November 1994 to February 1996

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

Junior Madeline Waldt (Abingdon, Md./The Catholic High School of Baltimore), 4 wins
- 1st place: 500 freestyle (5:32.62), 1,650 freestyle (18:50.62), 200 freestyle relay (1:46.36), 200 medley relay (2:00.21)
Sophomore Sydney McSweeney (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley), 4 wins
- 1st place: 50 freestyle (25.95), 100 freestyle (56.99), 200 freestyle relay (1:46.36), 200 medley relay (2:00.21)
Senior Ashley Silveira (Seekonk, Mass./Seekonk), 2 wins
- 1st place: 1-meter diving (182.10) and 3-meter 154.00) diving
- Won first event on Ross Sports Center's new 3M board
- Moved into eighth in program history with 15 career diving victories
Junior Hannah Steen (Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth), 2 wins
- 1st place: 200 freestyle relay (1:46.36), 200 medley relay (2:00.21)
- 2nd place: 100 butterfly
Junior Ayden Walsh (Tallahassee, Fla./Creekside), 2 wins
- 1st place: 200 freestyle (2:04.14), 200 individual medley 2:23.37)
- 2nd place: 200 medley relay
Sophomore Mary Mongelli (Rockville, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross), 2 wins
- 1st place: 100 butterfly (1:05.99), 100 freestyle relay (1:46.36)
- 2nd place: 200 medley relay
First-year Olivia Larsen (Riverview, New Brunswick/Riverview), 2 wins
- 1st place: 100 breaststroke (1:13.81), 200 breaststroke (2:40.19)
- 2nd place: 200 medley relay
Senior Riley Beaudoin (Groton, Mass./Groton-Dunstable Regional), 1 win
- 1st place: 200 butterfly (2:29.50)
- 2nd place: 500 freestyle
Junior Ashley Meade (Belle Harbor, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy), 1 win
- 1st place: 200 medley relay (2:00.21)
- 2nd place: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 freestyle
Sophomore Shay Callanan (Shaftsbury, Vt./Mount Anthony Union), 1 win
- 1st place: 200 backstroke (2:22.81)
- 2nd place: 1,650 freestyle
Senior Livy Waranis (Narragansett, R.I./Narragansett)
- 2nd place: 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay