COLLEGEVILLE, PA. - Ursinus College men's and women's swim teams dove into 2022 with a pair of dual-meet victories Friday evening. The women defeated Cabrini by a 107-78 score, while the men topped the opposing Cavaliers, 126-78. The Bears totaled 18 event victories, 9 from both teams.
Ursinus controlled the momentum early, winning both 200-yard Medley Races, capturing 11 points towards the team's overall score. Katie Barlow won a pair of individual events for the Bears, touching the wall at 11:16.82 in the 1000-yard freestyle and 57.21 in the 100-yard freestyle.
Jonah Kasznay led the men's team with two event victories as well capturing first in the 100 (49.79) and 1000 (9:59.67) yard freestyle events.
Sophie Lear was next up for the Bears, collecting victories in the 50 (25.37) and 200(1:58.49) yard freestyle events. Ro Murphy finished second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:08.04. Murphy also collected a first-place finish in the 500 free, touching the wall at 5:54.94.
Sophomore Melissa Leonard and Freshman Molly Stevens finished first and second in the 200 IM with times of 2:15.81 and 2:23.27, respectively. It was a clean sweep for the Men in the 200 IM as Stephen Lyons, Matt Snyder, and Daniel Leach collected 16 points for the Bears.
Abigail Ferguson collected a first-place finish in the 100-yard Butterfly with a personal best of 1:01.92. Ryan Carkhuff finished first in the 100-yard butterfly event and was a part of two relay team wins for the Bears. Liv Rachael and Charlotte Driver finished first and second in the 100-yard Backstroke. The Bears men's program finished first and second in the 100 backstroke thanks to Max Valeriano (56.51) and Dylan Schreffler (58.54).
Junior Ryan Schreffler finished first in the 500 free with a time of 5:05.90. The Ursinus men closed out the dual meet with first and second place finishes in the 200-freestyle relay. The quartet of Carkhuff, Valeriano, Ryan and Dylan Schreffler finished with a time of 1:30.24.
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First Place
200 Yard Medley Relay: Molly Stevens, Abigail Ferguson, Liv Rachael, Melissa Leonard – 1:53.85
1000 Yard Freestyle: Katie Barlow – 11:16.82
200 Yard Freestyle: Sophie Lear – 1:58.49
50 Yard Freestyle: Sophie Lear – 25.37
200 Yard IM: Melissa Leonard – 2:15.81
100 Yard Butterfly: Abigail Ferguson – 1:01.92
100 Yard Freestyle: Katie Barlow – 57.21
100 Yard Backstroke: Liv Rachael – 1:06.37
500 Yard Freestyle: Ro Murphy – 5:54.94
Second Place
1000 Yard Freestyle: Charlotte Driver – 11:55.82
200 Yard Freestyle: Ro Murphy – 2:08.04
50 Yard Freestyle: Morgan Grabowski – 27.46
200 Yard IM: Molly Stevens – 2:23.27
100 Yard Backstroke: Charlotte Driver – 1:09.31
500 Yard Freestyle: Morgan Grabowski – 6:11.43
Ursinus Men Results
First Place
200 Yard Medley Relay: Max Valeriano, Stephen Lyons, Ryan Carkhuff, Kevin Sonn – 1:41.98
1000 Yard Freestyle: Jonah Kasznay – 9:59.67
200 Yard IM: Stephen Lyons – 2:05.35
100 Yard Butterfly: Ryan Carkhuff – 54.50
100 Yard Freestyle: Jonah Kasznay – 49.79
100 Yard Backstroke: Max Valeriano – 56.51
500 Yard Freestyle: Ryan Schreffler – 5:05.90
100 Yard Breaststroke: Jake Hennegan – 1:03.72
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Ryan Carkhuff, Dylan Schreffler, Max Valeriano, Ryan Schreffler – 1:30.24
Second Place
200 Yard IM: Matt Snyder – 2:09.26
100 Yard Backstroke: Dylan Schreffler – 58.54
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Jonah Kasznay, Stephen Lyons, Jake Klucinec, Jan Perez-Bonilla – 1:31.15
Third Place
200 Yard Medley Relay: Dylan Schreffler, Matt Snyder, Ryan Schreffler, Jan Bonilla Perez – 1:43.84
200 Yard Freestyle: Jan Perez-Bonilla – 1:51.11
50 Yard Freestyle: Kevin Sonn – 23.58
200 Yard IM: Daniel Leach – 2:14.33
100 Yard Butterfly: Matthew Seeburger – 57.75
100 Yard Breaststroke: Matt Snyder – 1:04.19