MIT

Colby swam MIT for the second time this season on Saturday. To start the meet off, the women's 400 medley relay team of Jess Blais '12, Chelsea Heneghan '11, Rosie Wennberg '13, and Kathryn Lee '13 took second place in 4:12.90. In the 1000, Mandy Ferguson '12 took second with a 10:55.06, in a ten second drop from her previous season best. Heather Cronin '13 was right behind her, also with a season best by two seconds. Heneghan returned to win by a substantial margin in the 200 free with a time of 1:56.86, another season best. Ferguson also bounced back with speed to spare, coming in second with a 2:00.42. Jenny Reiner '12 and Charlotte Veazie '12 came in 5th and 6th in the event, both with season bests. In the 50 back, Colby was led by Sarah Nalven '13 coming in 2nd and Jess Blais in 3rd, with Kayleigh Monahan- and yet another season best- in 5th. In the 50 breaststroke, Josie Bazemore '13 was the top finisher for the Mules, coming in 4th in a season best 34.65. Martha Mesna '14 was 6th in 36.65. The 200 butterfly proved to be a strong event for the women, with Kathryn Lee, Erin Schnettler '11, Hana Haver '11, and Leah Walpuck '13 all marking season bests in the event, and taking 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th. Sarah Hansen '12 was the top sprinter for Colby in the 50 free, finishing in a season best 26.27, good enough for 3rd place.
In the 100 free, Chelsea Heneghan and Kayleigh Monahan teamed up to take 2nd and 4th with times of 54.56 and 57.31, season bests for both (and second place by just .01 for Heneghan). In the 200 back, Blais, Patricia Kelly '14, and Schnettler all had season bests and finished 4th, 5th, and 8th. Heneghan picked up another 2nd place finish in the 200 breast in 2:32.21, with Josie Bazemore finishing in 4th in 2:36.66. Mandy Ferguson had a three second time drop and victorious finish in her second distance vent of the day, going a 5:21.02 in the 500. Heather Cronin '13, finished third in 5:33.26, Leigh Carey '11 finished 5th with a 5 second drop, and Annie Bacher '14 finished 7th with a 2 second time drop. In the 50 fly, Rosie Wennberg and Kathryn Lee finished 3rd and 4th, and Hana Haver and Leah Walpuck finished 6th and 7th in season bests. Minutes later, Lee and Walpuck took second and 7th in the 400 IM, with season bests and 5th and 6th place finished from Charlotte Veazie and Josie Bazemore. In the final event of the day, the 400 free relay, Colby's A relay of Jenna Mahaffie, Monahan, Wennberg, and Ferguson took second in 3:52.24.
In the men's 1000, Charlie Wulff '11 had a 14 second season best time and finished 5th. In the men's 200, Ray Rieling was the top finisher for Colby, finishing 3rd in 1:51.75 (a one and a half second season best). In the 50 breast, Mason Roberts '12 had a season best and finished 3rd, and Adam Spierer '13 finished 5th in 30.15, also a season best. In the men's 200 fly, Colin McLaughlin '14 took 5th place and had a two second season best, while Ryan Trafton '12 took 6th with a four second season best in 2:09.71 and 2:17.27, respectively. In the 50 free, James Hootsmans '13, Ray Rieling, Tom Hurley '12, and Ben Lewis '14 went took 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th, with season bests for Rieling and Hurley. In the 100 free, Andy Peterson '14, Hootsmans, Wulff, and Lewis took 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. In the 200 breast, Ryan Fischer '12 took 3rd in 2:22.29. McLaughlin, Roberts, and Spierer all had season bests in 2:26.22, 2:28.71, and 2:32.01. In the men's 500, Ray Rieling had an eight second season best and finished 4th in 5:11.95. Ryan Trafton had a season best in the 50 fly, finishing in 5th in 25.33. John Madeira '14 and McLaughlin swam the last individual event of the day, the 400 IM, finishing 6th and 7th, with a 8 second season best for McLaughlin.
Overall, the day was a strong one for the Mules. Despite the speed and size of MIT's team, Colby was able to have a large number of season bests and some very exciting races on both sides.