FINAL RESULTS
MEN
Monmouth 161
Saint Peter's 92
WOMEN
Monmouth 179
Saint Peter's 78
LIU 151
Monmouth 110
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University swimming teams each defeated visiting Saint Peter's on Saturday afternoon at Steadman Natatorium. The women's team competed in a tri-meet with Long Island University, and the Sharks came away with the head-to-head win.
Callan Smith and Alexandra Ho each contributed three individual victories for their respective teams and were part of winning relay teams.
The men won 161-92 to improve to 7-2 on the year, while the women's team moved to 6-5 after a 179-78 win over the Peacocks and a 151-110 loss to LIU.
NOTES & QUOTES
"The quick turnaround competing twice in a three day period can be testing at this time of the year. It was a good measure of our ability to recover quickly and focus on the challenge of today. We were able to respond in a positive way showing toughness throughout the meet. The positive momentum we are building will benefit the group as we lead up to the MAAC Championships."
- Monmouth head coach Matt Nunnally
- Sophomore
Callan Smith won the 100 back (53.66), 200 back (1:58.92) and the 500 free (4:54.06), giving him 17 first-place finishes in 2019 and 48 for his career.
- Freshman
Dylan Edge came in first place in the 1000 free (10:08.25) and the 200 fly (1:56.98) to increase his season wins total to 10.
- Freshman
Blake Reynolds also added two first-place times in the 50 free (21.44) and the 100 fly (51.02). Reynolds has won 14 races during his rookie season.
- Sophomore
Nate Heisey's win in the 200 breast (2:12.07) was his second win of the year and the fourth of his career.
- Monmouth's men won the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:30.75 as Smith,
Trevor Askew, Reynolds and
Valance Washington contributed to the win.
- For the women's team, freshman Alexandra Ho had three individual wins, placing first in the 50 free (24.99), 100 free (54.09) and 200 free (1:58.94). Ho has now won 13 races in her freshman season.
- Sophomore Camryn McHugh won the 100 fly (59.11) to increase her season wins total to 13. McHugh has 37 individual wins in her career.
- McHugh, Ho, Jaclyn Greening and Bradie Keelen took part in the winning 400-yard medley relay, clocking in at 4:03.37.
UP NEXT
Monmouth will be back at Steadman Natatorium on Friday afternoon to host NJIT at 4 p.m. The men's team will celebrate Senior Day prior to its final meet of the regular season.
