FREDONIA, N.Y.—The William Smith College swimming & diving team won its season-opening meet 150-127 at SUNY Fredonia this afternoon. Katie Mullin won two individual events and swam with the victorious 200-yard freestyle relay to lead the Herons.

"It was a wonderful feeling just stepping on the bus this morning with the team as we left campus," says Head Coach R.C. Weston. "It's been a long time since we've had a chance to compete so we really tried to just soak in the experience. Our team's performance was exactly what we expected. The energy was high, the team was engaged, and the game plan was solid. We knew Fredonia had some really nice talent that was going to challenge us in nearly every race. We had some lifetime best swims and dives, and we are ready to get back to work on Monday."

Mullin earned William Smith's first win of the meet, capturing the 200 free in 2:05.71. She touched the wall ahead of the runner-up by just a quarter of a second. Mullin picked up her second win by a more comfortable margin, finishing first in the 100 backstroke in 1:04.55, 1.29 seconds ahead of the second place finisher. She capped the day by joining forces with Marlayna DiFante, Tessa Yohan and Kylie Rowland to win the 200 free relay in 1:49.48, more than 2.5 seconds ahead of the Blue Devils.

Rowland and Yohan each recorded individual victories. Rowland won the 50 breaststroke in 34.92 and Yohan took the 200 individual medley in 2:26.73.

Olympia Canales earned first place points on both the 1-meter (187.45) and 3-meter (193.2) boards. "I was thoroughly impressed with Olympia competing on the boards for the first time and putting together solid scores," says Weston.

Cecelia Ripley led a 1-2-3 finish for the Herons in the 50 backstroke, touching the wall first in 30.37.

William Smith will be back in the pool at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, when the Herons host Utica and Roberts Wesleyan in Bristol Pool.