VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Randolph College swimming team took its fall break trip to the beach for a tri-meet with Batten ( formerly Virginia Wesleyan) and St. Mary's (Md.), highlighted by multiple top-three finishes and multiple time improvements.

Evy Cobean led the WildCats with a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:36.34. Cobean also earned a runner-up finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:13.92 and placed second in the 50-yard freestyle in 27.57.

Kendall Underdown delivered a standout distance performance, sweeping the distance freestyle events. Underdown won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:48.68, improving her previous time by 7.61 seconds for a season best, before capturing the 500-yard freestyle in 5:47.50.

Katelyn Spuchesi rounded out the team's top individual performances with a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (2:07.91) and a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (58.35), improving her previous mark in a season-best time.

The WildCats also saw several other notable results, including a second-place finish for Keelyn Underdown in the 200-yard backstroke (2:31.02) and a third-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley (2:31.23). Kherrington Latona added a runner-up finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:18.70) and third-place finishes in both the 200-yard backstroke (2:31.80) and 100-yard butterfly (1:09.24).

On the men's side, Joshua Vogl paced the WildCats with a pair of runner-up and third-place finishes in sprint freestyle events. Vogl placed third in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.62 before earning second in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 51.61. He also finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.90.

Marshall Howard delivered a strong performance in the backstroke and individual medley events. Howard placed third in the 100-yard backstroke in 59.67, improving his previous time by 0.04 seconds. He added a third-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley (2:16.87) and took fourth in the 200-yard backstroke (2:13.65).

Malachi McAllister also secured a top-three finish, placing third in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:18.70. McAllister added a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.03) and finished sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (55.63).

The WildCats saw notable improvements in distance freestyle events as well. Conner Fulcher dropped 17.50 seconds in the 1,000-yard freestyle for a personal best, finishing in 13:57.08, while Mason Williams swam a personal best by 19.22 seconds in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 7:15.69. Brandon Bazemore-Fountain also recorded a 1.84-second improvement in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:12.12.

The WildCats are back home for a quad-meet against William Peace, Hollins, and Sweet Briar on Halloween at 1 p.m. This will also be their Trick-or-Treat and Alumni Meet. Candy will be given out to students of all ages, and the team will have a Costume Contest during a break.