LYNCHBURG, Va. – Randolph College swimming turned in a successful performance at the Trick or Treat Meet on Saturday, with both teams coming away with victories. The men's team defeated William Peace University (133-60), while the women's team emerged victorious over William Peace (168-33), Hollins University (139-103), and Sweet Briar College (167-66). A record-breaking performance from
Kendall Underdown in the 1,000-yard freestyle proved to be the highlight of the sweep.
Underdown touched the wall in 11:39.76 to win the 1,000 freestyle and set a new Randolph school record. Her time knocked nearly three seconds off of the previous mark of 11:42.70, set by Brittney Jones on Nov. 17, 2007. Underdown also captured first place in the 500 freestyle, finishing in 5:50.07.
The women's team tallied several other standout performances throughout the meet.
Katelyn Spuchesi opened her individual events with a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle, touching the wall in 2:07.01. She later placed second in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:27.97 and earned another first place finish in the 50 backstroke (30.49), recording a personal best in the event.
Evy Cobean led the way with three individual victories. She won the 100 freestyle in 58.57, the 100 breaststroke in 1:12.40, and the 50 breaststroke in 33.98.
Keelyn Underdown added a second-place finish in the 100 freestyle (1:00.84) and placed third in the 50 freestyle (27.65).
Randolph also saw strong efforts in the sprint events.
Ashlyn Milani finished second in the 50 freestyle with a season-best time of 27.59 and added a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly (1:12.52).
Kaitlyn Heckman placed second in the 50 butterfly (31.33), while
Rio Bucy followed in third with a personal-best time of 31.99. Heckman also finished third in the 100 butterfly (1:12.54).
In the distance events,
Maddie Dyl placed third in both the 200 freestyle (2:26.05) and 500 freestyle (6:37.55).
Kherrington Latona added a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke (1:09.67), while
Kendall Underdown finished fourth in the event (1:11.32).
On the men's side, Josh Vogl led the WildCats with three individual victories. He won the 200 freestyle in 1:59.25, the 50 freestyle in 22.43, and the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.24.
Malachi McAllister also turned in a strong performance, capturing first place in both the 50 butterfly (25.85) and 100 butterfly (57.68). McAllister added a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:05.31.
Marshall Howard collected three event victories of his own, winning the 100 backstroke in 1:01.15, the 200 individual medley in 2:13.92, and the 500 freestyle in 5:34.02. Howard's 200 IM was a season-best performance.
Conner Fulcher paced Randolph in the 1,000 freestyle, earning first place with a personal-best time of 13:48.59. He later finished third in the 500 freestyle in 6:48.93.
Bennett Goodman added a victory in the 100 freestyle, touching the wall in 54.57, a season-best time.
Brandon Fountain also contributed a first-place finish in the 50 breaststroke, recording a time of 35.55. He added runner-up finishes in the 50 butterfly (26.13) and 100 butterfly (1:01.71). Samuel Kieffer recorded a personal-best time of 24.69 to place third in the 50 freestyle and finished third in both the 200 individual medley (2:22.38) and 100 breaststroke (1:13.08).
Randolph closed out the meet with a pair of strong relay performances. The women's 200-yard freestyle relay team took first place in 1:51.75, while the men's team finished second in 1:40.58, just behind William Peace's winning time of 1:40.11.
The 'Cats return to action on Saturday, Nov. 7 in a dual against Greensboro College. That event is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. in Greensboro, N.C.