NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola University New Orleans men's and women's swim teams capped off their home schedule on Saturday, competing on Day 2 of their head-to-head meet against Birmingham Southern College.
BSC, an NCAA Division III program, won both matchups, as the Panthers men's team beat Loyola, 184-128, and the Wolf Pack women fell, 191-115.
Harvey Quiddington led the Wolf Pack with two first-place finishes, winning the 200-yard Breaststroke and the 200-yard IM. He started with a 2:08.73 time in the breaststroke race, which is a new personal record for the freshman, beating his previous best by .04 of a second, then he swam a 2:01.74 in the IM. Tate Bladon also grabbed a first-place, making it two freshmen for Loyola that won, as he swam a 47.41 in the 100-yard Freestyle.
Jackson Smith and Nikolas Presses each took second place in their respective races. Presses, another freshman, swam a 2:04.93 in the 200-yard Backstroke, and Smith, a sophomore, recorded a 2:08.13 in the 200-yard Butterfly. Both of Loyola's A relay teams took second as well.
On the women's side, Mya Baker and Jenna Copes each nabbed first-place finishes. Baker had a time of 5:25.34 in the 500-yard Freestyle and Copes recorded a 55.43 in the 100-yard Freestyle to help Loyola's scoring. Emily Cooper and Olivia Courville claimed second place in their respective events, as Cooper swam a 2:19.06 in the 200-yard Backstroke while Courville had a 2:33.77 time in the 200-yard Butterfly.
The 200-yard Medley Relay team, made up of Cooper, Megan Stempkovski, Copes and Jada Streter, also won, beginning the day with a time of 1:55.58.
Women's Results
200Y Medley Relay: 1, Loyola A (Cooper, Stempkovski, Copes, Streter), 1:55.58; 3, Loyola C (Solbach, Gill, Courville, Carr), 2:24.31; 5, Loyola B (Gearhart, Berry, Balhoff, Sierveld), 2:25.06.
500Y Freestyle: 1, Mya Baker, 5:25.34; 6, Abbi Chemacki, 5:39.61.
200Y Backstroke: 2, Emily Cooper, 2:19.06; 5, Norah Carr, 2:24.31; 7, Cloe Solbach, 2.25.06; 8, Madison Gearhart, 2:26.70
100Y Freestyle: 1, Jenna Copes, 55.43; 7, Jamie Abernathy, 59.41; 8, Sophie Sierveld, 59.67; 9, Lauren Gill, 1:04.42.
200Y Breaststroke: 3, Reese Berry, 2:39.92; 4, Mya Baker, 2:40.09; 5, Abbi Chemacki, 2:42.10; 7, Megan Stempkovski, 2:44.41; 9, Zada Streter, 2:50.23.
200Y Butterfly: 2, Olivia Courville, 2:33.77.
200Y IM: 3, Emily Cooper, 2:21.80; 8, Sophie Sierveld, 2:27.74; 11, Ella Balhoff, 2:33.46.
400Y Freestyle: 2, Loyola A, 3:51.72; 4, Loyola B, 4:00.08.
Men's Results
200Y Medley Relay: 2, Loyola A (Presses, Quiddington, Potter, Bladon), 1:38.96; 4, Loyola B, 1:42.31.
500Y Freestyle: 4, Cameron Hinton, 5:03.82; 6, Aiden Hinton, 5:07.18; 7, Andrew Levine, 5:12.12; 8, Jackson Courville, 5:13.04.
200Y Backstroke: 2, Nikolas Presses, 2:04.93.
100Y Freestyle: 1, Tate Bladon, 47.41; 3, Aaron Ervin, 48.29; 5, Eric Potter, 49.91; 8, Robert Shaffer, 51.01.
200Y Breaststroke: 1, Harvey Quiddington, 2:08.73; 4, Jackson Courville, 2:26.91.
200Y Butterfly: 2, Jackson Smith, 2:08.13; 4, Charles Henderson, 2:10.00; 6, Aiden Hinton, 2:14.07.
200Y IM: 1, Harvey Quiddington, 2:01.74.
400Y Freestyle: 2, Loyola A, 3:14.16; 3, Loyola B, 3:30.88.
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