Ashland Men, Women Lose Home Dual To Case Western Reserve

For the second consecutive day, Ashland University's men's and women's swimming and diving teams played host to a dual at the Messerly Natatorium.
 
On Saturday (Oct. 19), the Eagles took on Case Western Reserve – as the Ashland women lost 175-111, and the AU men lost 196-80.
 
Sophomore Juliana Pignato was a three-time winner on Saturday, touching the finish first in the women's 200-yard butterfly (2:16.07), 100 freestyle (55.64 seconds) and 500 free (5:25.57).
 
Ashland also earned multiple first-place diving finishes from sophomore Riley Hunt in women's 1-meter (239.75 points) and 3-meter (222.85 points), and junior Joey Lenczyk in men's 3-meter (247.05 points) and 1-meter (254.80 points).
 
Freshman Yasmim Tomita won the women's 200 backstroke in 2:06.75.
 
Eagles finishing in second place on Saturday were:

• Junior Maddi Whitticar in women's 1-meter (219.10 points) and 3-meter (207.45 points) diving.
• Freshman Tanner Collins in men's 3-meter (160.40 points) and 1-meter (151.40 points) diving.
• Sophomore Payton O'Toole in the women's 100 back (1:01.80).
• Senior Colleen Cox in the women's 100 breaststroke (53.22 seconds).
• Sophomore Colin Pham in the men's 100 back (53.22 seconds).
• Junior Nick Girz in the men's 100 free (47.50 seconds).
• Freshman Brooke Patel in the women's 200 breaststroke (2:36.95).
• Junior Jack Elliott in the men's 200 breaststroke (2:16.01).
• The women's 200 medley relay team of Tomita, Cox, Pignato and O'Toole (1:52.01).
• The men's 200 free relay of freshman William Collins, Elliott, junior Andrew Oates and Girz (1:27.05). 

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The Eagle men and women will go to Grove City College for a dual on Oct. 26 at 1 p.m..