WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Hamilton College's Jade Matthias '26 took first place in two events in a tri-meet with nationally ranked teams Williams College and Middlebury College at Williams' Samuelson-Muir Pool on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 25.
 
Matthias won the 50-yard backstroke (27.76 seconds) and the 50 butterfly (26.36) and finished third in the 100 back (59.82). She had a great duel with teammate Chloe Lan '28 in the 50 fly as Lan ended up just one-tenth of a second behind.
 
The Continentals host Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, Feb. 1 in their only meet at Bristol Pool this season. Hamilton will honor its seven seniors prior to the meet, which starts at 1 p.m.
 
TEAM SCORES
No. 7 Williams 214, Hamilton 86
No. 25 Middlebury 184.5, Hamilton 115.5
 
TOP PERFORMANCES

1000 Freestyle
4. Brooks Risher '27, 10:54.34

200 Freestyle
6. Zoe Reynolds '28, 2:00.82

50 Backstroke
1. Jade Matthias '26, 27.76
3. Paige Wielgus '28, 28.00
4. Carolyn Miner '27, 28.53

100 Butterfly
5. Chloe Lan '28, 1:00.97

1-Meter Diving
4. Lucy Meola '26, 189.50

100 Freestyle
T5. Ashlyn Blessey '26, 55.71

100 Backstroke
3. Matthias, 59.82

500 Freestyle
3. Risher, 5:21.26
4. Emma Nordquist '25, 5:22.57

50 Butterfly
1. Matthias, 26.36
2. Lan, 26.46

3-Meter Diving
4. Meola, 186.60