FROSTBURG, Md. — The Davis & Elkins College men's and women's swimming teams competed against Frostburg State on Saturday, Oct. 17, with the Senators earning several individual event victories and strong finishes.
On the women's side, Julianne Hobson led the Senators with a first-place finish in the 100-meter butterfly, touching the wall in 1 minute, 8.74 seconds. Hobson also placed second in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 29.43 seconds and contributed to D&E's second-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle relay.
Lauren Lockwood recorded a second-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle, finishing in 2:21.76. Savannah Foley followed closely behind in fifth place with a time of 2:23.99. Sybil Williamson added a third-place finish in the 50-meter freestyle, clocking in at 29.77 seconds.
Alli Martin finished third in the 800-meter freestyle with a time of 10:45.05 and fourth in the 400-meter freestyle in 5:15.24. Jenna Stout placed fourth in the 800-meter freestyle, finishing in 11:19.52, and fifth in the 400-meter freestyle with a time of 5:33.91.
On the men's side, Leonardo Vallerini paced the Senators with victories in both the 200-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle. Vallerini finished the 200 freestyle in 2:02.56 before touching the wall in 55.58 seconds in the 100 freestyle.
Lasse Schrieken earned a first-place finish in the 200-meter individual medley, posting a time of 2:15.57. Schrieken also placed second in the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:08.52 and second in the 100-meter butterfly in 1:02.08.
Leonardo Oshiro added a victory in the 100-meter breaststroke, finishing in 1:06.77, and placed second in the 200-meter individual medley with a time of 2:16.54. Gustavo Queiroz finished second in the 100-meter freestyle, touching the wall in 56.72 seconds, while Tommy Tofani placed second in the 200-meter freestyle in 2:08.91.
Payton Williamson recorded a second-place finish in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 1:01.62. He also placed second in the 200-meter individual medley and finished second in the 800-meter freestyle in 9:22.27.
The men's 200-meter medley relay team of Joannes Luna, Lucas Magallanes, Alex Berry and Josiah Church-Corley finished third in 2:02.86. The men's 200-meter freestyle relay team of Tofani, Gabriel Machala, Spencer Willey and Queiroz placed second in 1:47.02.
Davis & Elkins will return to the pool Friday, Oct. 23, when the Senators host Shawnee State University at George A. Myles Pool in Elkins, West Virginia. The Mountain East Conference meet is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
