CALIFORNIA, Pa. — The Davis & Elkins College men's swimming team claimed the team title at the Vulcan Kickoff Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 10, while the women's team earned a third-place finish behind a pair of event victories and several strong relay performances.
The Senator men finished atop the team standings with 275 points, well ahead of Chatham University's 147 points and Saint Francis University's 38. The women collected 113 points to finish third in a four-team field.
D&E opened the meet with a victory in the men's 200-yard medley relay. Payton Williamson, Leonardo Oshiro, Lasse Schrieken and Leonardo Vallerini combined for a time of 1:41.40 to secure the first of several event wins for the Senators.
Schrieken delivered a standout individual performance, winning both the 100-yard freestyle in 50.37 seconds and the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:13.86. Vallerini added a victory in the 200-yard individual medley, touching the wall in 2:07.46, while Williamson won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:04.71 and the 200-yard backstroke in 2:01.33.
Finlay McNabb rounded out the individual event winners for the men, taking first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:11.38.
The Senators carried that momentum into the relays, closing the meet with a first-place finish in the men's 400-yard freestyle relay. Oshiro, Vallerini, Williamson and Schrieken posted a time of 3:24.65. D&E also secured a third-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with its second team, which finished in 1:48.99.
On the women's side, Lauren Lockwood led the Senators with a victory in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing in 2:17.45. Julianne Hobson added a runner-up finish in the 100-yard freestyle in 57.60 seconds and placed third in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:24.78.
D&E also turned in a strong performance in the women's 400-yard freestyle relay. Hobson, Lockwood, Sybil Williamson and Savannah Foley combined for a time of 3:53.40 to finish second. The women's 200-yard medley relay team of Bella Donato, Tessa Banasiak, Estella Styer and Alyson Schaefer added a sixth-place finish in 2:30.62.
The Senators' performance at the Vulcan Kickoff Invitational featured multiple individual victories, relay wins and contributions from both squads as D&E continued its 2026-27 campaign.
