WASHINGTON, D.C. – Villanova women's swimming and diving topped Georgetown 172-128 on Saturday, while the men fell 199.5-100.5 at McCarthy Pool. The Wildcats collected 11 event wins and several top five finishes across the board.
During the meet, three Wildcats earned their place in the Villanova record book. In the 100 Fly,
Anna Kilponen's winning time of 54.73 moves her into 10th on the all-time performers list.
Patrick Casey and
Owen Nye delivered top 10 program performances in the 1000 Free, taking first and second with times of 9:37.61 and 9:37.66, which rank seventh and eighth all-time in Villanova history.
The Wildcat women opened with a second-place finish in the 200-medley relay as
Kayla Bolster,
Winnie Jalet,
Arabella Lee and
Riley Kudlac clocked 1:42.97. Villanova's B relay of
Alana Leen,
Carlota Colomer Guasch,
Anna Kilponen and
Anna Farley placed third in 1:44.51.
Peri Gaguzis claimed the top spot in the 1000 Free in 10:07.44, followed by
Riley Hull (10:24.67) and
Marlene Blanke (10:25.16) in fourth and fifth. Farley,
Martina Lonati and
Amylia Higgins swept the top three spots in the 200 Free with times of 1:50.85, 1:52.62 and 1:52.68, respectively.
Bolster led the Wildcats in the 100 Back in 56.58 for third, while Leen added a fourth-place finish in 56.83. Jalet (1:04.10),
Emily Herr (1:05.02) and
Imogen Duffy (1:05.86) swept the 100 Breast. Leen posted a runner-up finish in the 200 Back (1:59.66) as well.
Katie White (2:02.47), Kilponen (2:03.66) and
Meghan Tiernan (2:03.69) went 2-3-4 in the 200 Fly. Colomer Guasch grabbed second in the 50 Free (23.68), followed closely by Kudlac (24.02) in fourth.
Farley added a win in the 100 Free (50.65), with Bolster (51.38) and Kudlac (52.03) close behind in second and third.
Meghan Scott took first in 3-meter diving with 246.60 points, followed by
Katie Vaughan (246.45) and
Michelle Kasulka (231.15).
Herr (2:20.27), Jalet (2:20.59) and
Lyla Richards (2:22.70) went 1-2-4 in the 200 Breast. Lonati (5:00.03), White (5:00.13) and Hull (5:03.72) swept the top three in the 500 Free.
On the men's side,
Justin Nowicki won the 200 Fly in 1:51.48.
Max Kunisaki claimed first in the 100 Free (46.24), and
Hugh Boris added a second-place finish in the 200 Breast (2:03.33) and 100 Breast (57.40).
Casey (4:43.22) and Nye (4:42.82) went 3-4 in the 500 Free, and
Sam Randall secured second in the 200 Free at 1:41.10.
Villanova's men's 200 medley relay team of
Cole Gorsuch, Boris,
Zach Sutter and Kunisaki placed second with a time of 1:31.27, while the 200 Free relay team of Randall, Sutter,
Henry Gingrich and
Gavin Jones also ended the day in second (1:23.94).
Nate Warson placed fourth on the 3-meter board with 272.10 points, while Christopher Jones took fifth (250.13).
Up next, the 'Cats take on La Salle in diving on Oct. 29 before hosting their swimming home opener on Nov. 1 at 11 a.m.