The College of Wooster swimming & diving teams were back in the water Saturday afternoon in the ONU Sports Center natatorium against non-conference foe Ohio Northern University, with the Fighting Scot women easily handling the Polar Bears in a 176.5-119.5 victory, while the Scot men were edged by a 127-166 score. The victory improves the Scot women to 2-1 in dual meet action this season, while the men fall to 2-1 overall.

On the women’s side, Syd Kelly, Tamari Farquharson, and Amanda Bailey were a part of two individual event victories. Kelly touched first in the 100 breast (1:12.13), and captured the 200 breast in 2:36.05. Fahquharson beat the field to the wall in the 50 free (25.69) and tied Ohio Northern’s Cassandra Fennell to pick up 6.5 points in the 100 back (1:04.66). Bailey was victorious in both the 200 free and the 400 individual medley, stopping the clock with times of 2:04.96 and 5:00.41, respectively. 

Also earning top finishes for the Wooster was Alice Case, who won the 100 fly with a time of 1:01.15, Molly Bittner in the 100 free in a time of 55.97, and Elaine Coladarci in the 200 fly in 2:27.60.

In addition, both Scot relay teams placed first, with the 400 medley team of Kelly, Bittner, Farquharson and May Tobar clocking in at 4:13.64, while the 400 free relay team of Farquharson, Bittner, Tobar and Case touched first with a time of 3:46.30.

Scot diver Caitlin McNulty was crowned the victor in the three-meter board event, posting a score of 177.00.

Leading the Wooster men with individual wins were Logan LeBerge, Brendan Horgan and Ryan Radtke. LaBerge picked up a victory in the 100 back (56.17), Horgan swam to a first-place showing in the 100 fly with a time of 54.85, while Radtke touched first in the 400 individual medley, clocking in at 4:34.29. Wooster also picked up a relay event victory, as the quartet of Horgan, Michael Saltzman, Kyle Oaks and Ted Polley edged the competition in the 400 free in a time of 3:19.39.

The Scots are back in action next Friday and Saturday, when they take part in the Veale Classic. Wooster squares off against John Carroll University at 5 p.m. on Friday, while Case Western Reserve University and Oberlin College will compete at 7 p.m. The consolation meet will take place on Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m., and the championship match is scheduled for 1 p.m.