TROY, N.Y. – The Oneonta women's swimming & diving team traveled to RPI on Saturday afternoon, where the Red Dragons earned 92 team points in the dual meet.
Oneonta posted several strong individual performances, led by junior Alexis Gibson (Schenectady, NY/Schenectady), sophomore Sydney Richards (Rochester, NY/Ruben A. Cirillo), and freshman Maria Petkovits (Huntington, NY). The Red Dragons also earned a runner-up finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Gibson led Oneonta in the sprint events, finishing second in the 50-yard freestyle in 25.99 seconds. She also placed third in the 500-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 5:51.56, and contributed to the Red Dragons' 400-yard freestyle relay.
Richards delivered a strong performance across multiple events. She finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:47.19 and placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:11.26. Richards also earned runner-up honors in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing in 2:26.25.
Petkovits recorded several top finishes for the Red Dragons. The freshman placed third in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 12:21.35 and finished third in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:26.42. She also took second in the 200-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 2:27.45, and finished third in the 100-yard backstroke at 1:06.27.
In the distance events, freshman Kaylee Sliper (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa) led Oneonta in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing second overall in 5:50.75. Sliper also placed second among the Red Dragons in the 50-yard freestyle in 28.03 seconds and swam the opening leg of Oneonta's top 400-yard freestyle relay.
Freshman Alexis Knill (Queensbury, NY) contributed across several events, finishing second in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:01.49. Knill also placed fourth in the 200-yard butterfly at 2:42.20 and finished sixth in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:19.24.
Mary Bush (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley) added a third-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly, clocking 2:39.00. Bush also finished second among Oneonta swimmers in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:13.14 and placed fourth in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:41.02.
In the breaststroke events, freshman Krista Broussard (Chesterfield, VA/Thomas Dale) placed fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:24.00, and senior Raina Willie (Stony Brook, NY/Ward Melville Senior) finished seventh in 1:26.97. Richards led the Red Dragons in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing third in 3:10.36.
The Red Dragons closed the meet with a runner-up finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Sliper, Gibson, Petkovits, and Knill combined for a time of 4:04.64. Oneonta's B relay, consisting of Krista Broussard (Chesterfield, VA/Thomas Dale), Ashley Brousseau (Peru, NY/Peru Central), Olivia Lutz (Albany, NY), and Ailish O'Hara (Tappan, NY/Tappan Zee), finished third in 4:25.29.
RPI finished with 180 team points to secure the victory, while Oneonta finished with 92.
Oneonta next competes at Hartwick on November 7.
