CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College swimmers finished first in both relays and three individual events in the Continentals' dual meet loss against Division I Colgate University at Hamilton's Bristol Pool on Friday, Dec. 8.
Alex Vasquez '27 captured first place in the men's 50-yard freestyle and was a member of the winning 200 free relay along with
Nathaniel Taft '27, Henry Wiemeyer '26 and
Ben Howell '24.
Taft was part of three victories as he took the top spot in the 100 butterfly and led off the 200 medley relay. Howell,
Matthew Hake '26 and
Jack Jee '24 joined Taft on that relay. Hake won the 100 breaststroke by almost two seconds.
The Continentals take a break for finals and the holidays before they host Wesleyan University, Rochester Institute of Technology and Ithaca College on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 1 p.m.
TEAM SCORES
Hamilton 96
Colgate 131
TOP PERFORMANCES
200 Medley Relay
1.
Nathaniel Taft '27,
Matthew Hake '26,
Jack Jee '24,
Ben Howell '24 (1:34.68)
1000 Freestyle
3.
Ethan Chiu '24, 10:44.69
200 Freestyle
3.
Matt McGregor '24, 1:49.68
50 Freestyle
1.
Alex Vasquez '27, 22.10 seconds
100 Butterfly
1. Taft, 51.07 seconds
3. Jee, 52.31
100 Freestyle
3. Vasquez, 49.08 seconds
100 Backstroke
2.
Jun Cho '25, 55.16 seconds
500 Freestyle
3.
Luke Engel '25, 5:00.48
100 Breaststroke
1. Hake, 1:00.33
2.
Ben Chidley '27, 1:02.07
200 Freestyle Relay
1. Taft,
Henry Wiemeyer '26, Vasquez, Howell (1:25.72)
