The Blue and White hosted Penn State-Behrend at the Dixon Center Pool this past week. Both the men’s and women’s swimming teams fell short against PSU-Behrend.
The men’s team suffered a 151-105 loss and the women’s team lost 145-112.
On the women’s side the team was highlighted by performances from senior Morgan Griffith and sophomore Christina Melchiorre. Even though both swimming teams lost in this tri-meet, these two swimmers had notable performances in the pool.
Griffith and Melchiorre set program history during the 100-yard breaststroke and 1,000 yard freestyle events. Griffith had finished the 100-yard breaststroke with an impressive time of 1:10.46. This time was good enough to earn her a second place finish during this event.
She was also successful for the Blue and White finishing in first place during the 200-yard backstroke event recording a time of 1:23.62.
“It was a shocking yet great feeling breaking the record and without my coaches and teammates, I couldn’t have been able to achieve that,” Griffith said.
The Lady Cavs were also highlighted by the performance from Melchiorre. During the 1,000-yard freestyle event Melchiorre earned a first -place finish for the Cavs. During this event Melchiorre recorded a time of 11:27.71.
The men’s team was highlighted by a performance from sophomore Todd Walker. Walker finished in first-place in the 100-yard butterfly and 200 yard freestyle. The men’s swimming team was also successful during the 200-yard freestyle relay. This particular event showcased sophomore Hassan Goines Jr, Rich Giuliani, freshman Nicholas Vivian and Ryan Hagan. These swimmers finished the relay with a time of 1:33.94.
With this loss the men’s team now holds a record of 2-5 while the women’s team now has a record of 4-4. “Win or lose, our team comes away with more motivation for the next meet and put more effort into our practices,” Griffith said.
The next meet for the Cavs is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 3. This meet will feature Cabrini going up against Arcadia University and Bryn Mawr College. This tri-meet is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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