LYNCHBURG, Va. - Randolph College swimming opened its home schedule with a tri-meet against Southern Virginia University and Gallaudet University, highlighted by multiple event victories, personal-best performances and strong efforts from both the men's and women's teams.

The men's team swept the meet, defeating SVU (112-63) and Gallaudet (134-46), while the women's team split their victories, falling to SVU 89-94 and defeating Gallaudet 127-32.

The WildCats combined for several first-place finishes throughout the meet, with swimmers recording personal bests and season-best times in a variety of events.

On the men's side, Josh Vogl led the way with victories in the 50-yard freestyle (21.67) and 100-yard freestyle (50.50). Vogl recorded a personal best in the 50 free and a season-best time in the 100 free. Marshall Howard also earned a first-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 11:41.36.

Malachi McAllister added a pair of event victories, winning the 100-yard butterfly in 59.40 and contributing a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (2:05.09). Samuel Kieffer claimed first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:11.40, while Brandon Fountain earned a second-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley (2:29.00) and added a personal-best performance in the 50-yard freestyle (23.15).

The men's team also saw strong performances from Conner Fulcher, who placed second in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a personal-best time of 14:14.58, and both Randolph relay squads, which earned runner-up finishes in the 200-yard medley relay (1:56.64) and 200-yard freestyle relay (1:49.47).

The women's team was led by Evy Cobean, who captured first place in both the 50-yard freestyle (26.70) and 100-yard freestyle (57.88). Kherrington Latona added a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (1:08.17) and second-place finishes in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:08.56) and 500-yard freestyle (5:50.31).

Keelyn Underdown turned in a strong outing, finishing second in both the 200-yard freestyle (2:09.71) and 200-yard individual medley (2:29.95), while setting a personal best in the 200 free. Bea Blair also recorded a personal best in the 100-yard backstroke, placing second with a time of 1:06.36. Rio Bucy added a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (2:17.25) and a personal-best performance in the 100-yard butterfly (1:15.14).

Randolph's women also earned a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:56.69, rounding out a productive home opener for the WildCats.

The team hits the road to Batten (formerly Virginia Wesleyan) University for a tri-meet at the beach on Oct. 23. First dip is set for noon.