SYRACUSE, NY - The Le Moyne College swimming and diving teams returned to the pool on Saturday afternoon following their winter break and training trip to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In hosting Alfred University, the women were victorious 177-116 while the men fell 196-98.
In topping Alfred, the Dolphins were led by four swimmers who won two races each. Junior Sarah Casey (Binghamton, NY / Chenango Valley) placed first overall in the 100 and 200 backstroke. Nicole Murphy (Camillus, NY / West Genesee) swept the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Senior Megan Nugent (Binghamton, NY / Chenango Valley) won the 500 freestyle and the 200 butterfly while freshman Katie O'Donnell (Delmar, N.Y. Bethlehem) touched first in the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle. Sophomore Sarah Salanger (Syracuse, NY / West Genesee) and senior Lauren Ziemann (Syracuse, NY / West Genesee) also placed first in the 1000 freestyle and 100 freestyle respectively.
On the men's side, senior Ricky Chidsey (Liverpool, NY / Liverpool) and freshman Mike Christine (Clifton Park, NY / Shenendehowa) were the Dolphins lone winners. Chidsey touched first in the 200 freestyle while Christine placed first in the 100 butterfly.
The Dolphins return to action on Saturday, January 24th as they host RIT at 1:00 PM.
Results
Men: Alfred 196 Le Moyne 98
Women: Le Moyne 177 Alfred 116
