HAMILTON – The Colgate men's and women's swimming and diving teams hosted their annual Colgate Invitational this weekend at Lineberry Natatorium, capping off a dominant two-day showcase featuring nine individual event victories for the Raiders.
The Colgate women led the four-team field with an impressive score of 1,023.5 points, comfortably topping runner-up Niagara (790), UMass (586), and Le Moyne (369.5).
On the men's side, Colgate compiled 537.5 points to finish fourth behind Niagara (818), UMass (756.5), and Le Moyne (604). In the combined team standings, Colgate finished second overall with 1,561 total points.
Coach Pretre's Comments
"Both teams really had a very successful weekend. We weren't really sure what to expect as we are in the middle of our hard training cycle, but definitely saw a lot of positive things and we're definitely going to work on those little things over the next few weeks as we prepare for Lafayette."
Multi-Event Winners
David Brophy spearheaded the Colgate men with a standout sweep of the mid-distance and distance freestyle events. Brophy touched the wall first in the 200 Free with a time of 1:42.27 before adding a victory in the 500 Free in 4:40.84.
On the boards, Nick Pompo swept both men's diving events and punched his ticket to the NCAA Zone Championships. Pompo claimed gold on the 3-meter board with a total score of 269.55 before taking the 1-meter title with a high mark of 322.05 to comfortably clear the Zone cut.
First-year Hailey Hammond was unstoppable in the butterfly events for the women's squad. Hammond captured first place in the 200 Fly in 2:10.99 and completed the stroke sweep with a winning time of 58.46 in the 100 Fly.
Single-Event Champions
Lucy Art earned gold in the 50 Free with a winning time of 24.25. She backed up her victory with runner-up finishes in both the 100 Free (53.35) and the 100 Fly (59.40).
Paige Fisher scored top points for the Colgate women in the 200 Free, placing first with a time of 1:56.33. Ellie Sundin claimed victory in the 1-meter Diving competition with a top score of 251.40. She also placed second on the 3-meter board with a mark of 229.73.
First Place (9)
- Paige Fisher, 200 Free, 1st, 1:56.33
- David Brophy, 200 Free, 1st, 1:42.27
- Hailey Hammond, 200 Fly, 1st, 2:10.99
- Lucy Art, 50 Free, 1st, 24.25
- Ellie Sundin, 1-mtr Dive, 1st, 251.40
- Nick Pompo, 3-mtr Dive, 1st, 269.55
- David Brophy, 500 Free, 1st, 4:40.84
- Hailey Hammond, 100 Fly, 1st, 58.46
- Nick Pompo, 1-mtr Dive, 1st, 322.05
Second Place (11)
- Women 400 Medley Relay, 2nd, 3:51.87
- Amelia Starr, Women 400 IM, 2nd, 4:35.19
- Allie Phillips, 100 Back, 2nd, 58.75
- David Brophy, 200 Fly, 2nd, 1:56.21
- Lucy Art, 100 Free, 2nd, 53.35
- Allie Phillips, 200 Back, 2nd, 2:07.25
- Gavin Pacitti, 3-mtr Dive, 2nd, 239.10
- Hailey Hammond, 500 Free, 2nd, 5:41.21
- Lucy Art, 100 Fly, 2nd, 59.40
- Women 400 Free Relay, 2nd, 3:34.34
- Ellie Sundin, 3-mtr Dive, 2nd, 229.74
Third Place (9)
- Jessie Wolf, 200 Free, 3rd, 1:57.87
- Tyler Bosma, 200 Free, 3rd, 1:45.35
- Natalie Hofer, 100 Breast, 3rd, 1:05.84
- Amelia Starr, 200 Fly, 3rd, 2:13.77
- Ella Speerli, 1-mtr Dive, 3rd, 218.40
- Natalie Hofer, 200 Breast, 3rd, 2:24.54
- Allie Phillips, 200 IM, 3rd, 2:11.29
- Scarlett Kaplan, 3-mtr Dive, 3rd, 224.25
- Gavin Pacitti, 1-mtr Dive, 3rd, 242.70
Up Next
Colgate heads to Seton Hall next weekend for diving only competition on Saturday, Oct. 17.
