Hamilton, N.Y. – Third year
Lucas Clay (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) won three individual events and teamed on a relay victory to lead the Le Moyne College men's swimming and diving team to a third-place finish at the Colgate Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Lineberry Natatorium. Third year
Gabby Williams (Scotia, N.Y./Scotia-Glenville) placed in the top two of both diving events to lead the women's team to a fourth-place finish.
Niagara University won the team competition on the men's side with 818 points. UMass placed second with 756.5 points, the Dolphins posted 604 and Colgate finished fourth with 537.5 points.
On the women's side, the host Raiders took first place with 1023.5 points. Niagara was second at 790, UMass scored 586 for third and the Dolphins collected 369.5 points.
Clay won the 100-yard breaststroke by over two seconds by touching the wall in 54.03 seconds. He closed out Friday night's competition by winning the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.10 seconds. He was victorious in the 200-yard breaststroke by almost five seconds with a mark of 2:02.07. He placed third in the 100-yard butterfly in 51.99 seconds.
Third year
Alexander Pilieci (Ottawa, Ontario/John McCrae) placed first in the 200-yard butterfly in 1:55.76. He opened Saturday morning's competition with a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle in 47.41 seconds. He was victorious in the 100-yard butterfly by touching the wall in 51.00 seconds.
The quartet of second year
Owen Daniels (Rhinebeck, N.Y./Red Hook), Clay, Pilieci and fourth year
Justin Enser (Hilton, N.Y./Hilton) won the 400-yard medley relay by just 0.01 seconds with a time of 3:25.18.
The team of Clay, second year
Jack Mummery (New Windsor, N.Y./Newburgh), Pilieci and Enser placed third in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:07.78.
Second year
Neil Adamski (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 56.58 seconds. He placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:06.97.
Fourth year
Adam Kaszovitz (Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville) placed third in the three-meter diving event with a score of 212.18. He finished fourth off the one-meter board at 236.85.
Third year
Louis Allison (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) finished fourth off the three-meter board with a total of 204.60. He placed second on Saturday in the one-meter event with a score of 255.30.
First year
Jackson Austin (Warners, N.Y./West Genesee) placed fifth in the three-meter diving event with a score of 154.25. He also finished fifth off the one-meter board with a total of 176.10.
First year
Atticus Young (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius HS) finished fifth in the 400-yard IM in 4:25.03.
Mummery placed fifth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:46.22.
Fourth year
Michael Han (Auckland, New Zealand/Pakuranga College) finished in fifth place in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.62 seconds.
Williams won the three-meter diving event on Saturday with a total of 242.93. She placed second off the one-meter diving board on Friday with a score of 248.25.
First year
Kailynn Kocher (Minerva, Ohio/Louisville HS) finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.92 seconds.
Fourth year
Madeleine O'Dea (Milton, Ontario/Milton District) placed fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:07.32. She finished sixth in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:27.79.
Third year
Alyssa Kearns (Latham, N.Y./Shaker) finished in sixth place in the one-meter diving event with a total of 171.30. She also placed sixth in the three-meter event with a score of 176.70.
The Dolphins are back in action on Friday, October 23 at home against Niagara University.