BUFFALO, N.Y.- The Gannon women’s swimming and diving team won at Division I Canisius Saturday afternoon, beating the Griffins 151-91. The men lost 137.5-88.5 at the meet.
On the women’s side, the 200 yard medley relay and 400 freestyle relay were winners for Gannon. The 400 free team of
Sarah Anderson (Erie, Pa./McDowell),
Ellie Hess (Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell),
Jackie Rzymek (Erie, Pa./McDowell), and
Kaitlyn Bosy (Courtice, Ontario/Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary) combined to win by over 15 seconds.
Sam Bluhm (Alliance, Ohio/Alliance) took first in the 200 and 500 freestyle events, Jackie Rzymek won the 100 butterfly, and
Rachel Rzymek (Erie, Pa./McDowell) touched the wall first in the 50 free.
Megan Beresford (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) won both diving contests, scoring a 216.45 in the one-meter and 248.33 in the three-meter dive.
For the men,
Greg Nelson (Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) placed first in the 100 yard freestyle,
Mitchel Meighen (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) won the 200 individual medley with a come-from-behind effort, and the 200 medley relay team swam to a first place tie.
Kyle Lazenby (Erie, Pa./McDowell), Meighen,
Ethan Chase (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep), and
Jason Jamieson (Cape Town, South Africa/Rondebosch) teamed up to tie Canisius with a time of 1:41.65 seconds.
The Knights will host California (Pa.) Saturday, November 7. The meet is set for a 1 p.m. start at the Carneval Athletic Pavilion.
Results from Saturday’s meet are available
here.