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Emily Haskins
KRISTINE VANN '18

William Smith Swimming and Diving Mackenzie Larsen '12

Herons best Alfred in home opener

GENEVA, N.Y.- The William Smith College swimming and diving team defeated Alfred 143-95 in Bristol Pool this afternoon. The Herons improve to 2-0 with the victory.
 
William Smith touched the wall first in all but one event. The Herons were led by sophomore Anna Leffler and first-years Molly Egan and Emma Wilber, who each had a hand in three victories.
 
The Herons opened the meet with a 23-second victory in the 400-yard medley relay. Leffler and Wilber teamed with sophomore Caroline Nash and first-year Katie Neff to post a winning time of 4:20.43. Individually, Leffler went on to win the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke. She bested the field by 11 seconds, stopping the clock at 2:17.26. Leffler won the backstroke with a time of 1:01.95.
 
Wilber finished first in the 100 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke. She won the 100 fly by two seconds over senior Emily Haskins, stopping the clock at 1:01.75. In the breaststroke she touched the wall first with a time of 1:12.38, three seconds ahead of senior Kate Moreau.
 
For the second straight week, Egan won the 1000, 100, and 500 freestyles. In the distance event, she cruised to a 49 second victory with a winning time of 11:08.49. Egan then posted a three second victory in the 100 freestyle over Neff. In the middle distance, she touched the wall with a winning time of 5:33.08, nine seconds ahead of Haskins.
 
Haskins picked up an individual win in the 200 freestyle, touching the wall at 2:07.75. In the 50 freestyle, Neff out touched Alfred's Kristen Brown by three-hundredths of a second, with a time of 27.11.
 
The Saxon's Victoria Cramp won both diving events. First-year Olivia Dellicicchi was second on the one-meter board with a score of 156.10. Fellow first-years Ruby Verbitsky and Allison Jordan were third and fourth, respectively. On the three-meter board, Jordan was second with a score of 117.15. Dellicicchi was third, three points back.
 
William Smith will be back in Bristol Pool on Tuesday, Nov. 7, when it hosts Ithaca.
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Emily Haskins

Emily Haskins

5' 9"
Senior
Anna Leffler

Anna Leffler

Sophomore
Kate Moreau

Kate Moreau

5' 4"
Senior
Caroline Nash

Caroline Nash

5' 2"
Sophomore
Emma Wilber

Emma Wilber

First-Year
Ruby Verbitsky

Ruby Verbitsky

5' 6"
First-Year
Allison Jordan

Allison Jordan

5' 3"
First-Year
Katie Neff

Katie Neff

First-Year
Molly Egan

Molly Egan

5' 5"
First-Year
Olivia Dellicicchi

Olivia Dellicicchi

First-Year

Players Mentioned

Emily Haskins

Emily Haskins

5' 9"
Senior
Anna Leffler

Anna Leffler

Sophomore
Kate Moreau

Kate Moreau

5' 4"
Senior
Caroline Nash

Caroline Nash

5' 2"
Sophomore
Emma Wilber

Emma Wilber

First-Year
Ruby Verbitsky

Ruby Verbitsky

5' 6"
First-Year
Allison Jordan

Allison Jordan

5' 3"
First-Year
Katie Neff

Katie Neff

First-Year
Molly Egan

Molly Egan

5' 5"
First-Year
Olivia Dellicicchi

Olivia Dellicicchi

First-Year