BILOXI, Miss. – The Loyola men's and women's swim teams traveled to Biloxi, Mississippi, on Friday to swim against William Carey University, Life University and Meridian Community College in a quad meet.Â
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The Wolf Pack men lost duals to William Carey, 202-51, and Life, 146-97, but beat Meridian CC, 180-49. The results were the same for the women's team, losing duals to WCU, 188-49, and Life, 136-74, and winning the matchup over MCC, 157-33.Â
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Blair Foss claimed Loyola's lone first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:29.36. She also added a runner-up finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.11. Ella Messmer and Emma Romero also delivered strong performances in the freestyle events, with Messmer placing second in the 200-yard freestyle (2:05.14) and fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (58.21). Romero finished third in the 200-yard freestyle (2:07.94) and second in the 500-yard freestyle (5:35.13).
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On the men's side, the Wolf Pack were led by a pair of Top 3 finishes in the 200-yard butterfly. Grant Castillon placed second in 2:01.55, followed by Alexandre Perfettini in third at 2:02.59. Perfettini added a third-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley (4:31.92) as well.Â
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Sergio Martínez Sanz turned in a pair of Top 3 finishes, placing third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.63) and third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.68). Max Baumgartner also had a strong showing, finishing fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.52) and third in the 400-yard individual medley (4:13.61).
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The two teams will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 7, when they host William Carey in The Den.Â
Loyola Women's Results
200 Yard Medley Relay: 5, Loyola A, 1:56.91.
200 Yard Freestyle: 2, Ella Messmer, 2:05.14; 3, Emma Romero, 2:07.94.
100 Yard Backstroke: 6, Jossalin Lavicka, 1:05.29; 7, Sarah Ford, 1:08.89; 9, Catherine Streeter, 1:16.05.
100 Yard Breaststroke: 2, Blair Foss, 1:08.11; 9, Mia Schmidt, 1:28.87.
200 Yard Butterfly: 4, Claudia Medina, 2:21.02.
50 Yard Freestyle: 6, Sarah Ford, 26.84; 7, Catherine Streeter, 27.13.
100 Yard Freestyle: 5, Ella Messmer, 58.21; 10, Mia Schmidt, 1:10.04.
200 Yard Breaststroke: 1, Blair Foss, 2:29.36.
500 Yard Freestyle: 2, Emma Romero, 5:35.13; 3, Jossalin Lavicka, 5:35.42.
100 Yard Butterfly: 7, Claudia Medina, 1:02.80.
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 4, Loyola A, 3:58.30.
Loyola Men's Results
200 Yard Medley Relay: 4, Loyola A, 1:38.86; 7, Loyola B, 1:42.21.
200 Yard Freestyle: 3, Sergio Martínez Sanz, 1:46.63; 8, Gaspar Coulon, 1:50.24; 9, Knox St. Amant, 1:52.86.
100 Yard Backstroke: 6, Robby Eutsler, 55.49; 8, Drew Launey, 56.92; 10, Hayden Sutton, 57.58; 11, Adonis Turner, 58.78.
100 Yard Breaststroke: 4, Max Baumgartner, 1:00.52; 8, Brenden Martinez, 1:06.32.
200 Yard Butterfly: 2, Grant Castillon, 2:01.55; 3, Alexandre Perfettini, 2:02.59; 6, Brady Hotard, 2:09.50.
50 Yard Freestyle: 7, Jack McNamara, 22.91; 10, Alex Reddoch, 23.64.
100 Yard Freestyle: 8, Jack McNamara, 49.94; 10, Robby Eutsler, 51.04; 11, Alex Reddoch, 54.96.
200 Yard Backstroke: 4, Hayden Sutton, 2:04.22.
200 Yard Breaststroke: 4, Landon Crescioni, 2:15.10; 7, Brenden Martinez, 2:26.70.
500 Yard Freestyle: 3, Sergio Martínez Sanz, 4:52.68; 7, Gaspar Coulon, 5:02.44; 8, Knox St. Amant, 5:03.99; 9, Grant Castillon, 5:06.84.
100 Yard Butterfly: 3, Carter Ory, 54.01; 8, Adonis Turner, 55.81; 9, Drew Launey, 55.87; 11, Brady Hotard, 56.35.
400 Yard Individual Medley: 3, Max Baumgartner, 4:13.61; 5, Landon Crescioni, 4:18.16; 8, Alexandre Perfettini, 4:31.92.
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 4, Loyola A, 3:18.16; 7, Loyola B, 3:25.55.
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