Colchester, Vt. – The Le Moyne College men's and women's swimming and diving teams each had three double winners en route to a sweep of Saint Michael's College on Saturday afternoon at the Ross Sports Center. The men were 151-88 winners, while the women recorded a 141.5-85.5 victory.

"Hats off to Coach Hall and the St. Michael's squad," said head coach Adam Zaczkowski '04. "They came out with high energy and emotion during the first few events. Coach Hall does a great job preparing her swimmers and today was proof. 
 
"I'm so proud of the men and women of Le Moyne," added Zaczkowski. "They weathered a tough St. Mike's squad on our first overnight trip of the season. We stood tall and won many close races. Our senior leaders stepped up and helped guide the rest of our team. Hannah Kellogg and Joe Malone really got things started for us with convincing swims in the mile (1650 freestyle). After that we just kept rolling. We separated ourselves once we got into the diving and 200s of stroke. We showed our depth and grit."
 
Senior Joseph Malone (Merrick, N.Y./Wellington C. Mepham/SUNY Old Westbury) earned the first men's victory of the day with a time of 17:56.75 to win the 1650-yard freestyle by over 10 seconds. He later captured the 500-yard freestyle by almost two seconds with a time of 5:08.05.

Freshman Keegan Stafford (Charlton, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) was victorious in the 200-yard freestyle by a quarter of a second with a time of 1:48.94.

Sophomore Belal Aly (Syracuse, N.Y./PSAL at Fowler) claimed the 50-yard freestyle by just one-tenth of a second, touching the wall in 22.42 seconds. He later won the 100-yard freestyle by three-quarters of a second with a mark of 49.18 seconds.


Freshman Xavier Silaika (Rexford, N.Y./Shenendehowa) captured the 200-yard IM by over six seconds with a mark of 2:11.44.

Sophomore Justin Byrne (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) turned in a score of 161.95 to win the first one-meter diving event.

Freshman Nathaniel Kwait (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield) won the 200-yard butterfly by less than a second with a time of 2:09.83.

Sophomore Dominic Fratto (Waterloo, N.Y./Waterloo) claimed the 200-yard backstroke by four seconds after touching the wall in 2:05.65.

Redshirt sophomore Ryan McMahon (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) was victorious in the 200-yard breaststroke by almost five seconds with a time of 2:26.31.

Aly, redshirt sophomore Logan Bronecki (Hemlock, N.Y./Livonia), senior Charles Morris (East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora) and Stafford capped the meet by claiming the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:30.36.

On the women's side, the quartet of senior Genevieve Kikukawa (Kalaupapa, Hawaii/University Laboratory School), sophomore Ella Kaback (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem), freshman Brooke Sommo (Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland) and redshirt sophomore MaryLauren Burke (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton) opened the meet by winning the 200-yard medley relay by almost six seconds with a time of 1:55.16.

Sophomore Hannah Kellogg (Cazenovia, N.Y./Chittenango) won the first individual event of the afternoon, the 1650-yard freestyle, by two minutes and 12 seconds with a mark of 18:48.80. She doubled up on the distance events with a mark of 5:32.18 in the 500-yard freestyle to win by over six seconds.

Sophomore Brenna Horan (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point/SUNY Geneseo) topped the field in the 200-yard IM by over five seconds with a time of 2:24.83. She followed with a 15-second victory in the 200-yard butterfly by touching the wall in 2:24.27.

Freshman Riley Brennen (New Hartford, N.Y./New Hartford) won the first one-meter diving event with a score of 113.35. She completed the sweep with a mark of 156.55 in the second one-meter diving event.

Senior Caitlyn Longway (Sauquoit, N.Y./Sauquoit Valley) tied for first place in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 57.33 seconds.

Redshirt sophomore Grace Thomas (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) was victorious in the 200-yard backstroke by over 12 seconds with a mark of 2:16.93.

The team of redshirt sophomore Lily Buchholz (Skaneateles, N.Y./Skaneateles), Kikukawa, Longway and senior Madison Zapisek (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) closed out the meet by winning the 200-yard freestyle relay by almost six seconds with a time of 1:45.89.

The Dolphins are back in action next Saturday, hosting Bentley University at 1:00 p.m.

Additional quotes from head coach Adam Zaczkowski '04:
"I was really impressed by Sam Crimmins and Alex Welliver in the mile. They both swam the event for the first time and got us needed points."
 
"Also excited to see our other freshmen men really kicking it into high gear. Keegan Stafford was excellent in the 200 Freestyle. Xavier Silaka was good in the IM and Nate Kwait has turned a corner and is getting more confident by the week. Sophomore Dom Fratto in the backstroke is also coming along well."
 
"On the women's side, Ella Kaback was faster today than at the close of last season in the 200 breaststroke. Grace Thomas was back to being Grace in the 200 backstroke."
 
"Next week we have Bentley and that's a true test of where we are. It's also our first home meet of the season, where we get to sleep in our own beds and stay on campus for the meet."