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Mount Saint Mary's Splits With St. Francis Brooklyn

Mount Saint Mary's Press Release

Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. (January 28, 2017) – The Mount St. Mary's University women's swimming & diving team registered nine first-place finishes en route to a 125-92 victory at St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday, moving the Mountaineers to 4-1 on the season.

The Mount claimed victory in four of five individual freestyle events, led by Maggie deTar's pair of wins. deTar posted a first-place showing in the 1000 free in a time of 10:50.24, and followed with a victory in the 500 free, clocking in at 5:17.93. The Mount's other pair of individual freestyle victories were Maddie McGraw in the 50 free (25.93) and Bridget Vaughan in the 200 (2:03.20).

Sarah Bonson continued her standout season with a first-place finish in the 100 fly as the senior touched the wall in 1:01.88. Fellow senior Morgan Runk also claimed the top spot in the 100 back with a time of 1:03.52.

In 1-meter diving, the Mount took the top two spots led by Peyton Fuller's first-place score of 205.75. Laci Vickery placed second in the event with a score of 177.25.

The Mount also won both relay events as McGraw, Lauren Gullickson, Bonson and Runk took the top spot in the 200 medley relay in 1:54.68, and Runk, Je Moon Won, Juliette Lacoste and deTar closed out the meet with a victory in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:45.01.

Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. (January 28, 2017) – Freshmen Brock Cudahy and Will Twizell registered a pair of individual victories apiece, but the Mount St. Mary's University men's swimming & diving team fell at St. Francis Brooklyn, 123-90, on Saturday afternoon.

Cudahy placed first in both the 100 (48.55) and 200 (1:46.14) freestyle events, while Twizell took the top spot in the 200 IM (1:59.02) and the 100 back (54.68).

The duo were also part of the 200 medley relay squad, along with Vincent Huang and Eiann Bulatao, that posted a first-place finish to open the meet, clocking in at 1:40.39.

Huang notched the Mount's other first-place showing of the meet as the freshman won the 100 breast in a time of 1:00.78.

In the 1-meter dive, Bulatao posted his top score of the season (152.70) to earn a second-place showing.

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