HAMILTON – Colgate swimming and diving falls to the American Eagles in their last home meet of the 2022-23 season.
 
Seven Raiders won individual events to highlight Colgate's performance in the dual meet.
 
The Raiders opened the meet with the men placing second in the 200-yard medley relay and the women placing third. Matt Freund, Ryan Jee, Jack Lira, and Peyton Wray made up the second-place squad with a time of 1:36.44, while Mackenzie Ferguson, Regan Hau, Jordan Hurt, and Elizabeth Rainey nearly grabbed second with 1:49.12.
 
Sophomore Nora Bergstrom returned to the pool with a win in the 1,000-yard free. Bergstrom placed first after finishing the event with a final time of 10:47.26. Wray found himself in second place for the men at 10:18.13
 
Freshmen Zoe Stoke and Lira placed second and third in the 200-yard free with final times of 1:59.22 and 1:45.50. Danielle McNerney also found herself in the top three, following Stokes at 1:45.55.
 
Matthew Szypula won the next event for Colgate, stealing first in the 100-yard back with 53.97 seconds. For the women, Brooke Garretson and Ferguson placed second and third at 59.80 seconds and 1:00.03.
 
Audrey Collins and Freund won the 200-yard fly coming in at 2:05.92 and 1:59.50. Morgan Cecil and Senior Katie Hand placed second and fourth in the event with final times of 1:59.50 and 2:14.04.
 
Cooper Luedde and Hurt continued the top three finishes, as both finished in third place during the 50-yard at 22.78 and 24.98 seconds.
 
Lira grabbed a first-place finish in the 100-yard free, coming in at 47.82 seconds. Rainey and Luedde placed second and third for Colgate with final times of 55.77 and 48.85 seconds.
 
Szypula then placed second in the 200-yard back at 1:59.30. Garretson and junior Neil Nejame both took third place at 2;12.01 and 2:02.42.
 
Bergstrom grabbed her second win in the 500-yard free at 5:18.75, coming almost four seconds faster than the nearest swimmer. Freund found himself in second place for the men at 4:57.06.
 
Jee and Hurt went on to place second and third in the 100-yard fly with final times of 51.13 and 69.67 seconds.
 
Collins won her second and Colgate's final event in the 200-yard IM. The freshman grabbed a seven-second win over her nearest opponent at 2:08.98.
 
Colgate closed the meet with both teams placing second in the 400-yard free relay. For the men, Freund, Jee, Lira, and Luedde came in at 3:11.75, and Garretson, McNerney, Rainey, and Stokes finished at 3:39.87 for the women.
 
The Raider diving squad had themselves a day, as freshmen Ella Olafsson and Kate Hoover placed second and third with final scores of 222.15 and 186.15 in the one-meter. The two then switched places in the three-meter, with Hoover receiving a final score of 193.05 and Olafsson 189.68.
 
FROM THE SOURCE
Mark S. Randall Head Swimming and Diving Coach Ed Pretre
 
"Our team fought very hard today. It was pretty apparent that we had tired legs today. We weren't able to finish our races like we usually do. Still, their race strategies were good with how they were feeling in the water.
 
"With Our women's team, even though we had four to five key student-athletes out of the meet because of sickness and injury, they were able to step up and still do some great racing today."
 
UP NEXT
Colgate travels to Holy Cross on Saturday, Jan. 20, for a morning dual meet with the Crusaders. The first event is scheduled for 11 a.m. inside the Hart Center Pool.