Men's (0-1) and Women's (1-0) Swimming & Diving Open Seasons Against WPI

The Wheaton College men's and women's swimming & diving teams opened their seasons on Saturday against visiting Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), as the Lyon women posted a 167-103 triumph, but the men dropped a 163-132 decision.

Sophomores Stephany Perkins (Monmouth, ME/Monmouth Academy) and Nicole Zais (Sudbury, MA/Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) each played a hand in four victories, as Perkins finished first in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events, while Zais won the 50- and 100-yard freestyle races. Each swam a leg for the victorious 200 free and medley relay foursomes, joining classmate Samantha Farrell (Reading, MA/Reading Memorial) in both events. Senior Caitlin Glover (Durham, NH/Berwick Academy) rounded out the 200 free relay quartet, and junior Iris Meehan (Bar Harbor, ME/Mount Desert Island) was the first leg in the 200 medley relay. Glover touched the wall first in the 200-yard backstroke, Meehan topped the competition in the 100 back, while freshman Julia Wright (Pomfret, VT/Northfield Mount Hermon School) swept the one- and three-meter dives. Juniors Sarah Houlihan (West Springfield, MA/West Springfield) and Chelsea Stephenson (Cape Elizabeth, ME/Cape Elizabeth) won the 1,000 and 500 free events, respectively, sophomore Alisha Wilson (Cumberland, ME/Greely) won the 200 individual medley, and freshman Taryn Brosnan (Westford, MA/Academy of Notre Dame) captured the 200-yard butterfly race.

Freshman Cole Larson-Whittaker (Penobscot, ME/George Stevens Academy) won the 500 and 1,000 frees to pace the men. Sophomores Sam Dean-Lee (Rocky Hill, CT/Xavier) and Jonathan Gold (West Harrison, NY/Fordham Prep) notched victories in the 100 breast and three-meter dive, respectively, while freshman Trevor Deans (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) took the 200 breast race.