LIBERTY, Mo. – The Hawks wrapped up their final GLVC dual of the regular season Saturday with a strong showing on both sides, highlighted by a decisive 120-84 men's victory while the women battled in a 125-78 setback. Quincy now turns its focus toward the conference postseason in Evansville.
Men's Recap
Quincy controlled the meet from the opening race and never looked back, stacking wins and depth across the board.
The 200 Medley Relay quartet of
Juri Bauer,
Haniel Kudwoli,
Martiniano Montero, and
Kyle Scritchfield set the tone with a pool-record time of 1:42.39, while another Hawks relay placed third.
Wyatt Walsh added another highlight performance, breaking the pool record in the 200 IM (2:03.14) and later capturing first in the 400 Free (3:59.87) to lead a dominant distance group.
Sprint events were equally strong.
Santiago Leiva claimed the 50 Free (23.45), with Scritchfield and Montero completing a 1-2-3 sweep.
Marcelo Rojas grabbed gold in the 100 Fly (55.94), and Kudwoli touched first in the 100 Breast (1:02.08).
Other podium finishes included:
Women's Recap
The women's squad collected several top finishes and near-misses in a competitive dual.
Lise Puissant delivered a standout effort, winning the 200 Free (2:12.19) and later placing second in the 100 Back.
Laiken Vorthmann captured gold in the 400 Free (4:34.15) and added a third-place finish in the 200 IM.
The Hawks also found success in the distance events as
Chantal Tiesinga (2nd) and
Kaitlynn Malarney (3rd) scored in the 800 Free. In the sprints,
Megan Schill placed second in the 50 Free, while
Ariaa Sheth narrowly missed second in the 200 Free, finishing just .07 seconds back before later taking second in the 100 Free.
Relay depth rounded out the day with a second- and third-place finish in the 400 Free Relay.
"We had an excellent meet in a tough short-course meters pool and fine-tuned quite a bit of what we need to heading into the Conference champs. We were not at 100% health-wise and had a handful of people really step up. It's encouraging to see us still coming together after a long season!"
The Hawks head to Evansville for the five-day GLVC Championship, beginning February 10 at the Deaconess Aquatic Center.
