ONEONTA, NY- The Hartwick men's and women's swimming and diving teams hosted Cazenovia, Utica, and the College of St. Rose on Saturday afternoon at Moyer Pool. Both teams came away with three victories to sweep the meet.
The Hartwick men defeated Cazenovia 152-15, the College of St. Rose, 130-88, and Utica 150-50.
Luke Grunewald (New Windsor, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) and
Brad Ranson (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley) both had a pair of victories to lead the Hawks. Grunewald had wins in the 1000 (10:10.20) and the 500 free (4:56.44) while Ranson won the 200 (1:47.75) and the 100 free (48.69).
Ben Detar (Charleston, SC/Hanahan) placed first in the 100 fly (54.22) while
Jeremy Torres (Poulsbo, WA/Central Kitsap) touched the wall first in the 100 breast (1:02.54). A trio of freshman all won their first collegiate events.
Joey Mulvehill (Penfield, NY/Penfield) (50 free-22.45),
Luis Santiesteban (Key Largo, FL) (200 IM-2:00.99), and
Alexander Gibson (San Leandro, CA/Castro Valley High) (100 back- 56.79) all enjoyed victories.
The 200 medley relay team of
Danny MacElveen (Poughkeepsie, NY/Poughkeepsie), Torres, Detar, and
Matt Behn (Windsor, NY/Windsor Central) won with a time of 1:41.27. The 200 free relay squad of Ranson, Mulvehill, Behn, and Santiesteban were victorious in a time of 1:28.42.
Diver
Aaron Soden (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa) was unopposed in both the one and three meter diving events. Soden posted scores of 170.45 in the one meter and 142.65 in the three meter.
On the women's side, Hartwick won 157-39 over Cazenovia, 129-105 against the College of St. Rose, and 152-48 over Utica.
Gwen Mathias (Sunland, CA/Southwestern Academy),
Imma Rutigliano (Tillson, NY/John A. Coleman), and
Kelsey Elliot (Cortland, NY/Homer) all won two races each. Mathias claimed victory in the 1000 (11:02.57) and 500 free (5:26.54). Rutligliano was a winner in the 200 IM (2:18.62) and the 100 back (1:04.92). Elliot won her first two collegiate races with wins in the 50 (25.73) and the 100 free (56.85).
Rachel Bellis (Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua) won her first ever event by placing first in the 200 free (2:03.64). Other winners included
Lindsay Bierwert (Leeds, MA/Northampton) in the 100 fly (1:04.07) and
Clare Nelson (South Hadley, MA/Guilderland) in the 100 breast (1:11.73).
The 200 medley quartet of Rutigliano, Nelson, Bierwert, and
Helen Merkley (Schenectady, NY/Guilderland) won in a time of 1:57.59. The 200 free relay team of Elliot, Mathias,
Kaitlyn Campbell (Hanover Park, IL/Glenhard North), and Merkley was first with a final time of 1:45.80.
Lindsay Bowker (Bothell, WA/Inglemoor) was unchallenged in the one and three meter diving competitions. She put up a 217.75 score in the one meter and a score of 216.05 in the three meter.
Both teams will host the University of Rochester next Saturday. Meet time at Moyer Pool will be at 1 p.m.