GENEVA, N.Y.—The William Smith College swimming and diving team defeated Fredonia 151-93 in its home opener this afternoon. Sophomore Tessa Yohan highlighted the Herons, earning a clean sweep and winning all three of her individual events.
 
Yohan took first place in the women's 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:23.57 followed by a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:03.46. She then placed first in the 200-yard IM event with a time of 2:26.34. Yohan also was the anchor leg of the winning 200-yard medley relay to start off the meet.
 
First-year Lea Emanuel finished the day with three individual wins for the Herons and was the breaststroke leg of the winning 200-yard medley relay team. Emanuel won the women's 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:45.19, followed by a first-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:18.37. She then finished first in the women's 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:43.45.
 
First-year Ella Raiti won two events for the Herons, earning first-place finishes on the 1-meter board as well as the 3-meter board. On the 1-meter board, Raiti scored a 181.10, finishing first by just 1.5 points. On the 3-meter board, Raiti posted a 133.00 earning her second first place finish of the day.
 
First-year Maggie Woodruff placed first in the women's 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 3:11.35. Woodruff participated in several events, helping the Herons to its third victory of the season.
 
 
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"Our Herons flew to victory today and gave some really strong performances," Head coach R.C. Weston said. "It's been a great few weeks of training leading up to our home opener and we loved the energy today. Thanks to the families and fans that came out to show their support. The results from today show how hard this team is working. They keep doing all of the right things; from buying into their training program, their quality work ethic, and taking the time for the extra stuff, such as recovery and caring for their bodies. We will have a short week leading up to Utica on Friday, but I'm excited to see what the next step looks like as we increase their training intensity in the next week or two."

UP NEXT

William Smith will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 28, when the Herons head to Utica to take on the Pioneers at 6 p.m.