MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Hamilton College's Sam Karlson '23 finished first in the women's 50- and 100-yard freestyle as the Continentals lost dual meets against Middlebury College and nationally ranked No. 7 Williams College at the Middlebury Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.
 
Jade Matthias '26 performed well for Hamilton as she was runner-up in the 50 butterfly and grabbed third place in the 50 backstroke.
 
FINAL SCORE
Middlebury 186.5, Hamilton 110.5
No. 7 Williams 215, Hamilton 79
 
TOP PERFORMANCES
1,000 free
Emma Robinson '26, 3^rd place, 11:02.66
50 back
Matthias, 3^rd place, 28.15 seconds
Caroline Shen '24, 5^th place, 28.18 seconds
50 free
Karlson, 1^st place, 24.44 seconds
Shen, 5^th place (tie), 25.61 seconds
100 free
Karlson, 1^st place, 52.68 seconds
Natalie Peng '26, 6^th place, 55.84 seconds
100 back
Shen, 4^th place, 1:00.98
500 free
Robinson, 5^th place, 5:22.04
Charlotte Moulson '26, 6^th place, 5:22.28
50 fly
Matthias, 2^nd place, 25.99 seconds
100 individual medley
Matthias, 5^th place, 1:01.66
 
NEXT MEET
The Continentals host Tufts University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. The team's seniors will be honored before the meet.