ST. LOUIS, MO - The Quincy University men's and women's swimming teams competed against the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Friday, with both squads turning in several strong individual performances despite falling to the Tritons.
The women's team fell 135.5-65.5, while the men's team dropped a 129.5-75.5 decision. The Hawks recorded multiple event victories, personal bests, and season-best times.
Women's Team Performances
The women's team showcased its strength in the freestyle events, earning first-place finishes in both the 200-yard and 100-yard freestyle.
Florence LeBeau led the way in the 200 freestyle, touching the wall first with a time of 2:01.61.
Laiken Vorthmann added a third-place finish in the event, recording a time of 2:04.63.
In the 50 freestyle,
Olga Pucarevic earned second place with a season-best time of 25.74, while
Megan Schill finished third at 26.31.
Pucarevic continued her strong performance in the 100 freestyle, placing third with a time of 56.74.
Alice Contiliano led the Hawks in the event, claiming first place with a time of 55.57.
LeBeau added another impressive performance in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing second with a personal-best time of 2:27.47.
Men's Team Highlights
The men's team also produced several event victories, beginning with a strong showing in the 1,000-yard freestyle.
Gregely Torok claimed first place with a time of 10:18.73, followed closely by teammate
Victor Abram, who finished second in 10:20.08. The Hawks demonstrated their depth in the distance event by securing the top two spots.
Harry Galloway contributed a pair of personal-best performances. He placed third in the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.89 before recording another personal best in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing fourth with a time of 1:56.95.
In the backstroke events,
Vaggelis Bouloukos delivered one of the meet's standout performances, winning the 200-yard backstroke with a personal-best time of 1:51.41.
Quincy continued to find success in the distance and breaststroke events.
Oliver Toldeo Paniagua captured first place in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:49.97, giving the Hawks another event victory.
Juri Bauer also claimed first place for Quincy in the 200-yard breaststroke, posting a season-best time of 2:11.90.
Despite the team results, the Hawks produced several memorable performances against UMSL, highlighted by event victories, personal, and season-best times.
Quincy will continue it's season for both the men and women on Saturday, October 24th with a home meet against St. Ambrose University. Competition is set to start at 1:00 PM.
