WESTON, Mass. - The Regis College men's and women's swimming and diving teams got off to a solid start to the season with wins over Husson University. The Pride men won, 105-83, while the women won, 139-105.
Highlighting the results of the day was freshman Kiet Luong (Portland, Maine), who broke a school record in the 100 Backstroke. The rookie swam the event in 55.91 to break the previous mark.
Junior Alex Graf (Newton, Mass.) swam well for the Pride as well, as he took first place in three different events. Graf won the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:11.22, the 200 Freestyle with a 2:02.03 finish, and the 50 Breaststroke after posting a time of 32.19.
Senior Djordje Mandic (Portland, Maine) and freshman Robert Ekberg (Northbridge, Mass.) also posted wins. Mandic swam to a first place finish in the 50 Backstroke with a time of 32.69, while Ekberg took first in the 100 Freestyle with a 54.79 finish.
Pacing the way for the women were sophomore Brenna Melanson (Reading, Mass.), junior Haley Bowen (Litchfield, N.H.), and sophomore Amanda Iandoli (Mansfield, Mass.), who combined for seven individual first place finishes.
Bowen took home wins in the 100 Breaststroke (1:16.44) and 1000 Freestyle (12:45.52). Melanson won the 200 Freestyle (2:05.22), 50 Backstroke (30.96), and 100 Backstroke (1:06.41), while Iandoli's times of 1:12.56 and 6:24.06 were the fastest in the 100 Butterfly and 500 Freestyle, respectively.
Additionally, Melanson and Iandoli, along with sophomore Lucia Llorente-Ruiz (Newton, Mass.) and senior Megan Kennelly (Milford, Mass.), bested Husson in the 200 Yard Medley Relay after posting a time of 2:04.88.
Other individual winners for the women were Llorente-Ruiz (50 Breastroke - 34.53), Kennelly (100 Freestyle - 1:02.47), and junior Shannan O'Neil (Lowell, Mass.), who won the 50 Butterfly with a time of 30.47.
"With such an early meet in our season, it was great to see us compete and race. This is just our third week of practice and we have come a long way in a short amount of time in getting everyone back into shape," said head coach James Sweeney.
"The team has been training very hard and has shown great dedication and commitment. We had a number of very good swims today by several men and women, highlighted by Kiet's new school record. I am looking forward to even harder practices next week as we now look towards swimming against UNE next Saturday."
The Pride will get back to action on Oct. 26 with a 1 p.m. away meet against University of New England.