Leighton Claims Two Pool Records as Swimming and Diving Compete in Tri-Meet Saturday

The Canisius women's swimming and diving team scored a 164-136 win over the University of Rochester, while the Siena women's team posted a 157-142 victory over the Golden Griffin women's team in a tri-meet Saturday afternoon in Rochester, N.Y.

The Canisius men's team competed against Rochester as well on Saturday, falling by a score of 184-116.

The Golden Griffins started Saturday by claiming first in the men's and women's 200 medley relays. The women's squad of graduate student Carla Nevi, senior Cassandra Ercoli, freshman Isla Ho and senior Evie Leighton claimed the top spot, finishing in 1:48.13. The men's 200 medley relay, consisting of freshman Alex Velicico, senior Atticus Hlubin, senior Elliot Somers and sophomore Hubert Hawkins, also claimed the top spot with a time of 1:35.38.

Leighton claimed two individual first-place finishes on Saturday, taking the top spot in both the 200 free and the 100 free while claiming pool records in both. Leighton placed first in the 100 free with a time of 52.50. The senior then won the 200 free, finishing the race almost seven seconds ahead of the second-place finisher with her time of 1:53.88.

Ercoli also claimed an individual victory in the 100 breast with her time of 1:06.91 and added a second-place result the 200 breast, finishing in 2:28.46.

Freshmen Emma Cwiklinski and Ho both picked up their first individual collegiate victories on Saturday. Cwiklinski placed first in the 500 free with her time of 5:20.82, while Ho placed first in the 100 fly, finishing in 57.67.

On the men's side, freshman Jake Phare claimed his first collegiate victory in the 1000 free with a time of 10:02.73. Hlubin was also an individual winner in the 100 breast, finishing in 59.71.

After being a part of the opening medley team that claimed the top spot, Hawkins was also an individual winner in the 100 free, finishing with a time of 46.95. Junior Giovanni Poggio claimed first in the 200 breast with a time of 2:09.91.

In his first meet in the Blue and Gold, Velicico claimed two individual victories as he placed first in the 100 back (52.79) and the 500 free (4:54.77).

The final win in the pool came from senior Peyton Gilliland, who won the 100 fly, finishing in 51.80.

Freshman Amico Anderson claimed a pair of victories on the diving board in both the one and three-meter diving events. Anderson won the one-meter with his score of 220.65, 15 points higher than the second-place finisher. The freshman also claimed first in the three-meter with his score of 206.95.

UP NEXT
Canisius returns to action Oct. 24 with a meet with non-conference foe Geneseo. Racing gets underway at noon at the Burt Flickinger Center in Buffalo, N.Y.

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Players Mentioned

Cassandra Ercoli: 5' 5"; Junior

Atticus Hlubin: 6' 0"; Junior

Evie Leighton: 5' 11"; Junior

Giovanni Poggio: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Elliot Somers: 6' 0"; Junior

Peyton Gilliland: 5' 11"; Freshman

Hubert Hawkins: 5' 10"; Freshman

Amico Anderson: 5' 10"; Freshman

Emma Cwiklinski: 5' 4"; Freshman

Isla Ho: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cassandra Ercoli
: 5' 5"; Junior

Atticus Hlubin
: 6' 0"; Junior

Evie Leighton
: 5' 11"; Junior

Giovanni Poggio
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Elliot Somers
: 6' 0"; Junior

Peyton Gilliland
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Hubert Hawkins
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Amico Anderson
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Emma Cwiklinski
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Isla Ho
: 5' 4"; Freshman