Swimming and Diving Drops Dual Meet Against Geneseo

Geneseo swept Canisius in a men's and women's collegiate swimming and diving dual meet Saturday at the Burt Flickinger Center in downtown Buffalo.

The Geneseo women claimed a 164.5-135.5 win while the Knights men won by a final score of 153-147.

The first win in the pool for the Griffs on Saturday came from freshman Emma Cwiklinski, who won the 1000 free, finishing in 10:55.04, 12 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. The Grand Island, N.Y., native also won the 500 free for the second straight week, finishing in 5:19.85.

Senior Evie Leighton continued her strong start to the season, collecting two victories of her own. Leighton won the 200 free in 1:54.55 before taking first in the 100 free with a time of 53.41.

Following her impressive collegiate debut, freshman Isla Ho collected another pair of wins, sweeping the fly events. Ho captured the 200 fly in 2:09.36 before winning the 100 fly in 56.92.

Graduate transfer Carla Nevi also recorded her first two victories as a Golden Griffin, taking first in the 200 back (2:12.11) and the 200 individual medley (2:12.46).

On the men's side, sophomore Gavin Ray posted individual victories in the 1,000 free in 10:08.43, finishing nine seconds ahead of the next finisher. Senior Elliot Somers added two victories, touching the wall first in the 200 free with a time of 1:44.72 before claiming the 100 fly in 51.22.

Freshman Jake Phare earned a victory in the 500 free, finishing in 4:53.67. Sophomore Giovanni Poggio took first in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:56.42.

Coming off a week in which he earned Metro Swimmer and Rookie of the Week honors, freshman Alex Velicico continued his strong start to the season with two more victories. The Langley, British Columbia native swept the back events, winning the 100 in 52.54 before taking the 200 in 1:54.98.

UP NEXT
Canisius returns to action Oct. 31 as the team welcomes Binghamton to the Burt Flickinger Center in downtown Buffalo for dual meet. Start time is slated for noon.

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Players Mentioned

Evie Leighton: 5' 11"; Junior

Giovanni Poggio: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Elliot Somers: 6' 0"; Junior

Gavin Ray: 5' 11"; Freshman

Emma Cwiklinski: 5' 4"; Freshman

Isla Ho: 5' 4"; Freshman

Carla Nevi: 5' 6"; Graduate Student

Jake Phare: 6' 0"; Freshman

Alex Velicico: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Evie Leighton
: 5' 11"; Junior

Giovanni Poggio
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Elliot Somers
: 6' 0"; Junior

Gavin Ray
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Emma Cwiklinski
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Isla Ho
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Carla Nevi
: 5' 6"; Graduate Student

Jake Phare
: 6' 0"; Freshman

Alex Velicico
: Freshman