Transylvania University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams traveled to Ohio Wesleyan University on Saturday afternoon, November 7, resulting in a women’s team victory of 166-76 and a men’s team loss of 137-79.
The Transylvania women secured victories across multiple individual events and both relay competitions during the Delaware, Ohio meet. Maddie Cunningham claimed first place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.00 and added a win in the 100-yard freestyle at 56.57.
Riley Shaw finished first in the 100-yard backstroke at 1:02.16, while Kate Kesler won the 400-yard individual medley in 5:28.91. Emily Kastner contributed a victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle at 12:00.30, and Makenzie Lovett took the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:11.66.
On the diving boards, Felice Pappalardo swept both events for the women’s team, scoring 173.95 on the one-meter board and 189.10 on the three-meter event. Transylvania also won the 200-yard medley relay with Shaw, Lovett, Elliott Havens, and Cunningham finishing in 1:55.57, before closing the meet with a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay at 1:54.71.
Cash Doolin led the Transylvania men’s competition by sweeping both diving boards, scoring 202.25 on the one-meter event and 173.65 on the three-meter competition. In the pool, the 200-yard medley relay team of Bryce Highley, Lukas McIntyre-Quinn, Carter Knowles, and Hayes Doolin earned first place with a time of 1:41.33.
Highley secured a runner-up finish in the 50-yard freestyle at 22.72. Hayes Doolin placed second in the 400-yard individual medley at 4:30.49 and the 500-yard freestyle at 5:14.33.
Knowles added a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at 55.68. McIntyre-Quinn finished third in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.68.
