ONEONTA, N.Y. - The Oneonta women's swimming & diving team delivered a strong performance Monday evening, earning a convincing 127-12 victory over SUNY Delhi in a dual meet at the Chase PE Pool.
The Red Dragons opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay. The A relay of juniors Alexis Gibson (Schenectady, NY/Schenectady), Kaidyn Thompson (Montgomery, NY/Valley Central), sophomores Mary Bush (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley), and Sydney Richards (Rochester, NY/Ruben A. Cirillo) touched first in 2:07.21. Oneonta also claimed second and third in the event, with its B and C relays finishing in 2:20.53 and 2:32.46, respectively.
Freshman Maria Petkovits (Huntington, NY) led the Red Dragons in the individual events, winning the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly. The freshman touched first in the 200 freestyle in 2:06.62 before returning to win the 100 butterfly in 1:05.15. She also contributed to Oneonta's top 200 freestyle relay.
Gibson added an individual victory in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing in 2:26.41. She was followed by teammate Keira Van Woert (), who placed third in 2:48.74.
Oneonta continued its success in the freestyle events, as Bush captured the 50-yard freestyle in 28.55 seconds. Bush also won the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:03.19. Senior Raina Willie (Stony Brook, NY/Ward Melville Senior) added a third-place finish in the 50 freestyle in 31.01 seconds.
In the backstroke, sophomore Madeleine Cantwell (Buffalo, NY/Amherst Central) led the Red Dragons with a first-place finish in the 100-yard event, clocking in at 1:18.26. Sophomore Hayes Dorgan (/) followed in second place with a time of 1:26.97.
The Red Dragons also swept the top three positions in the 100-yard breaststroke. Freshman Arianna Petkovits (Huntington, NY) touched first in 1:20.61, narrowly edging teammate Thompson, who finished in 1:20.67. Willie rounded out the top three in 1:32.58.
Richards added another event victory in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 6:02.39. Sophomore Kayleen Wingson (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream Central) contributed a third-place finish in 7:28.99.
The Red Dragons closed out the meet with a pair of strong performances in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The A relay of Gibson, A. Petkovits, M., and Richards finished in 1:48.91, while the B relay of Van Woert, freshman Ailish O'Hara (Tappan, NY/Tappan Zee), Cantwell, and freshman Aisling Reed (Long Island, NY) touched in 2:06.23.
Oneonta next competes at the Electric City Invitational from November 20-22.
