FREDONIA, N.Y.—The William Smith College swimming and diving team collected its first win of the season defeating Fredonia State University at the Steele Hall Natatorium this afternoon. The Herons defeated the Blue Devils 227-62. William Smith touched the wall first in all 16 events.
 
Mackenzie Morus shined for the Herons, winning three individual freestyle events. She streaked to first-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle, stopping the clock at 2:10.34, 100 freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:00.23 and the 500 freestyle stopping the clock at 5:44.73. Morus, picked up a fourth victory, swimming the third leg of the 200 free relay.
 
Lea Emanuel kept the top finishes rolling for the Herons also factoring into four victories. Individual she won the 100 backstroke, 50 freestyle, and 200 backstroke events. She was also part of the winning 200 medley relay. Tessa Yohan added victories in the 200 butterfly, the 100 butterfly and a pair of relays.
 
Zoe Skidell added two individual victories, finishing first in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes. She also was a member of the medley relay team.
 
Jayne Pearson led the William Smith swim team off to a steady lead in the first event with a first-place finish in the 1000 freestyle, clocking in at 12:05.63. Pearson was second in the 500 freestyle.
 
On the diving board, Ella Raiti led the Herons with first-place finishes on the the 1-meter board (182.30) and the 3-meter board (169.57).
 
COACHES CORNER:
 "Our Herons showed up in a big way today," Head Coach R.C. Weston said. "They pulled off an incredible performance being down a few swimmers. We were able to win every single event for the first time during my time here, a very satisfying sweep that shows how well-rounded our team is this year. It was a great meet for our backstrokers - Lea, Tiernee, and Tori, and Abby Hark held onto the victory in the 200 IM for the closest race of the day. The distance swimmers, Mackenzie and Jayne, dropped alot of time from last week and it shows that we're starting to hit our mark in training. Really looking forward to another week of practice before our meet next weekend."
 
 
UP NEXT:
 The Herons will be back in action Saturday, Oct. 28, when they host Roberts Wesleyan University and Wells College at 11 a.m. in Geneva, New York.