BOSTON -- The Mount Holyoke swimming and diving team had a strong performance on the second of back-to-back meet days on Saturday, posting the best result in all but three events en route to a 157-84 dual-meet win at Simmons University.
"It was a great win. The team swam really well for this time of the season, especially on the second of back-to-back meets," said head coach Dave Allen.
Mount Holyoke's highlights included:
- First-year Maya Oakes (Pine Bush, N.Y.) took first place in the 50-yard backstroke (31.16), the 100-yard backstroke (1:07.19), and the 500-yard freestyle (5:57.06).
- Sophomore Katherine Upton (Cambridge, Mass.) took first place in 1-meter diving with 193.05 points, as well as first place in 3-meter diving (188.70) over Simmons' Autumn Welch. "Katherine Upton did a great job on both boards yesterday and today," said Allen. "She competed a couple of new dives with higher DD's."
- First-year Katie Thomason (Alexandria, Va.) finished first in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:31.56).
- Junior Madeline Hood (The Colony, Texas) won the 50-yard breaststroke (35.16).
- First-year Ellie Lewis (Spencer, Ind.) and senior Molly Malloy (Atlanta, Ga.) tied each other for first place in the 50-yard freestyle (27.45).
- Malloy also won the 100-yard freestyle (1:00.84).
- Lewis also won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:16.22).
- Junior Isabel Dunn (Harbor Springs, Mich.) posted the fastest time in the 50-yard butterfly (28.97).
- The 200-yard freestyle relay team of senior Sophie Allen (Lopez Island, Wash.), Malloy, junior Nat Rockwell (Orwell, Vt.) and Thomason posted a meet-low time of 1:51.24.
- The 200-yard medley relay team of Oakes, Lewis, Dunn and Allen led off the meet with a first-place time of 2:00.88.
"Ellie Lewis and Maya Oakes had great performances in races that were quick turnarounds," Coach Allen added.
The Lyons will next swim against Vassar and Trinity in a tri-meet at Trinity on Tuesday, Jan. 13 starting at 1pm.
