Men Defeated by Regis in First Swim Competition

WESTON, MA - The Saint Joseph's College Swim team participated in a meet hosted by Regis College on Sunday and came out with a split decision, as the Women earned a 134-117 victory and the Men were defeated by a 81-30 margin.

As for the women, Regis College led the meet for most of the event but St. Joe's finished strong, winning the last race of the day, the 400-meter free relay, to come away victorious.

Individual standouts for the day were JR Ashton Piers (Falmouth, ME) and FY Lindsay D'Ascanio (Kennebunk, ME), as each swimmer took first place in all events in which they participated. Piers earned 38 points for the squad and achieved three individual firsts in the 50-meter breaststroke, 100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter IM as well as being part of the winning 200-meter medley relay team. Ashton achieved an A qualifying time in the 50-meter breaststroke and a B qualifying time in the 100-meter breaststroke.

D'Ascanio was also part of the 200-meter medley relay team as well as the winning 400-meter freestyle relay team. Lindsay earned personal firsts in the 100-meter butterfly and the 500-meter freestyle races. In all, she tallied 40 points in the winning effort and an A qualifying time in the 500-meter freestyle.

SO Danielle Harmon (Poland, ME) also turned in a first place finish for Saint Joseph's College in the 50-meter butterfly event.

The 200-meter medley relay team (Piers, D'Ascanio, FY Katie Brooks (North Kingstown, RI) and SO Erin Brady (Quincy, MA)) earned a first place finish in the meet. The 400-meter free relay team (Brady, Brooks, Harmon, D'Ascanio) also notched a top finish for St. Joe's.

For the men, JR Pat Decola (Methuen, MA) and JR Nick Zecher (Mansfield, MA) turned in personal best times in the meet and continue to show improvement.

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