The College of Wooster women’s swimming and diving team won the second edition of the Veale Classic, besting Case Western Reserve University 132-105 in Saturday’s championship meet, while the host Spartans turned the table in the men’s competition, as they knocked off the Fighting Scots 161-76. On Friday, both Wooster teams easily advanced to the championship by defeating another northeast Ohio school, John Carroll University, by tallies of 138-64 (women) and 162-75 (men).

The Scot women, who now hold a 4-1 dual-meet record, kicked off Saturday’s action with a key victory, as the 400 medley relay team of Meggie Edwards, Syd Kelly, Melissa Haug, and Molly Bittner beat Case’s top foursome by less than a second (4:10.86 to 4:11.63). The meet remained close, with Wooster’s Sarah Rudawsky, Tamari Farquharson, and Melissa Haug finishing first in the 1000 freestyle (11:11.37), the 50 freestyle (25.69), and the 200 individual medley, respectively, to counter individual wins by the Spartans in the 200 freestyle and the one-meter diving event.

Wooster increased its lead by picking up three consecutive individual event victories. Alice Case touched the wall first in the 200 butterfly (2:20.75), Bittner led the field to the wall in the 100 freestyle (55.60), and Priscilla Haug was victorious in the 200 backstroke (2:16.70). The Spartans took the next three events, but the foursome of Case, Bittner, May Tobar, and Farquharson sealed the victory in the 400 freestyle relay (3:48.05).

During the men’s championship meet, Case jumped out to an lead with victories in the first five events before Scot diver Luke Knezevic’s one-meter victory (423.70) notched Wooster’s first event win. Eric Babbitt and Logan LaBerge drew Wooster closer as they stopped the clock first in two of the next three events. Babbitt posted the best time in the 200 butterfly (2:00.39), and LaBerge was first in the 200 backstroke (2:00.10). 

Knezevic added his second win besting the competitors in the three-meter diving competition (372.65), but Case proved to be too deep taking four of the final events with Knezevic’s win serving as the lone victory during that stretch for Wooster, which slipped to 2-3 on the season.

The women’s rout of John Carroll showcased Wooster’s depth as not one swimmer picked up more than one individual victory. Event wins came from Kristine Mann in the 1650 freestyle (19:11.91), Bittner in the 200 freestyle (2:02.29), Farquharson in the 50 freestyle (25.61), Priscilla Haug in the 400 individual medley (4:52.21), Melissa Haug in the 100 butterfly (1:01.22), Edwards in the 100 free (56.04), Tobar in the 100 backstroke (1:03.34), and Case in the 500 freestyle (5:30.24).

The men’s win over the Blue Streaks saw the Scots’ pick up individual wins from Ryan Radtke in the 1650 freestyle (18:28.47), LaBerge in the 200 freestyle (1:50.69) and 500 freestyle (5:08.84), Babbitt in the 50 free (22.20) and 100 butterfly (54.10), Adel El-Adawy in 400 individual medley (4:33.59), Brett Dawson in the 100 backstroke (59.18), Tyler Hartley-Shepherd in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.55) and Knezevic in both the one-meter (255.00) and three-meter diving events (242.35).

The Scots go back to regular dual action next Saturday when they play host Westminster (Pa.) College at 1 p.m. inside Timken Natatorium.