JAMESTOWN, NY - Jamestown Community College's (JCC) swimming and diving teams return from break with a splash. The ladies team won the Jamestown Invite, while the men finished second. As a team, JCC brought home first overall.
"Overall it was a great meet for us. I think we all know we can do better, but after a long winter break, it was good to get back into competitive mode. We now know where our training is and what we need to do and focus on as we head into the stretch run," said head coach Todd Conklin.
Starting with the ladies, Desiree Putt continued her fantastic freshman season by winning the 50 back over six seconds, the 200 back, the 200 IM, and the 400 free relay while helping the Jayhawks finish second in the 400 medley relay.
Emily Swan brought home three wins, including the 200 free, which she won by almost six seconds, the 100 free, and the 400 free relay. She joined Putt in second on the 400 medley relay and was second in the 50 free.
Not to be outdone, Anna Jones also claimed three firsts. She claimed the top spot in the 1,000 free, dropping almost three seconds from her best time, 50 fly, and 400 free relay. She was also second in the 400 medley relay and 100 individual medley.
Haleigha Hardy earned a first in the 200 breast while claiming second in the 400 medley relay, 50 breast, and 200 individual relay. She also took fourth in the 400 free relay.
Teammate Addison Lawson earned a pair of wins in the 400 medley relay and 500 free. She was also second in the 1,000 free and fourth in the 400 free relay.
Freshman Sophia Gervasio was part of the 400 medley relay win. She also brought home a second in the 200 back, thirds in the 1,000 free and 50 back, and fourth in the 400 free relay.
Jalyn Linton was part of the winning teams in the 400 medley relay and 400 free relay. Individually, she was second in the 50 free, third in the 100 individual medley, and fourth in the 200 free.
Lastly, Ashlynn Swan continued her dominance in the diving well by winning the 1-meter dive by almost 30 points. She was also part of the 400 medley relay winning team. The sophomore also finished fourth in the 400 free relay.
On the men's side, Kyle Dean bagged four first-place finishes, including the 50 back winning by just over four seconds, 50 free by less than two-tenths of a second, 200 back, and 400 free relay. He was also part of the 400 medley relay team that captured second.
South African Zach Johnson earned a pair of wins and three second-place finishes. He won the 50 breast by edging out his opponent by just under a second, and 200 breast. The seconds came in the 400 medley relay, 100 individual medley, and 400 free relay.
Newcomer Christian Merrill had a trio of seconds and a pair of thirds. The second-place finishes were in the 400 back, 400 free relay, and 400 medley relay. His thirds were for the 50 back and 200 individual medley.
In the diving waters, Cameron Milewski flipped, spun, and twisted to a second-place point total. He also finished second in the 400 medley relay and the 400 free relay. He won the 50 fly.
Owen Slojkowski claimed second in the 500 free, third in the 1,000 free, and fifth in both the 400 medley relay and 400 free relay.
Baseball player turned swimmer Kyle Camp was part of both the fifth-place-finishing 400 medley relay and 400 free relay teams.
Noah Mile captured second in the 200 free and was also part of the fifth-place finishing 400 medley relay and 400 free relay teams.
Rounding out the fifth-place finishing 400 medley relay and 400 free relay teams was sophomore Randall Hall.
"Next our focus will be on the last WYNAC meet on Wednesday, where we will try and wrap up another league title; then we will put all of our focus on the regional championships and nationals. It starts daily with great attitudes and phenomenal practices, and we have the swimmers to finish strong," added Conklin.
It's a quick turnaround for the Jayhawks, who are back in the water on Wednesday at 6:00 PM for the Genesee Conference Meet.
