Cabrini’s men and women’s swim teams hosted a tri-meet at the Dixon Center pool this past Saturday, Nov. 1. This meet had featured Cedar Crest College along with King’s College.
The Blue and White’s men and women’s swim teams entered Saturday’s contest with a record of 2-1 respectively.
The men’s swimming squad came up short against King’s College during Saturday’s meet. King’s College ultimately topped the Cavs 118-78.
The men’s side of the Blue and White was highlighted by a performance from freshman Nicolas Vivian. Vivian had finished in first place during the 200-yard butterfly event, with an impressive time of 2:21:55.
Sophomore Todd Walker has been another key asset to the Cavs men’s team thus far. During this past Saturday’s tri-meet he had recorded a time of 2:05:37 during the 200-yard backstroke event.
Cabrini also was highlighted by performances by junior Christopher Ryan, sophomore Bobby Schmit and freshmen Nicholas Vivian and Ryan Hagan. These Cabrini swimmers recorded second place finishes during the 400-meter relay event.
The Blue and White were also successful in the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle competitions. Freshman Rich Giuliani finished in second place during both of these events.
The women’s team lost to King’s College by a score of 108-69. Cabrini was able to beat the Falcons of Cedar Crest by a score of 109-53.
The women’s swim team was highlighted by performances from sophomore Christina Melchiorre, who finished first place in the 200-meter freestyle while recording a time of 2:06.87.
Senior Morgan Griffith, freshman Brooke Hagan, sophomores Allie Stein and Sarah Wagner were also successful in earning first place finishes in the 400-meter relay.
Moving forward, the Blue and White are hoping to continue their winning ways following in the footsteps of last year’s women’s team who was able to win last season’s Eastern College Athletic Conference championship.
The swimmers and coaching staff for the Cabrini Cavilers are very excited about this season. The head coach, Cindy Ikeler ,said, “Both the men’s and women’s swim teams have added a lot of depth and talent to their rosters this year, which should keep us competitive on a conference level.”
“The women’s team will look to repeat their conference title this season while the men’s team should be poised to score more points at championships than years past and rise up the ranks within the AMCC,” Ikeler said.
The Cavs return to the pool next Friday when they travel to Lebanon Valley College.
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