The Basics

Score: Men: Roanoke 103, William Peace 74 | Women: Roanoke 158, William Peace 6
Records: Roanoke 1-0 | William Peace 0-1
Location: Salem YMCA | Salem, Va.

The Lead:  The Roanoke Men's Swimming team earned a 103-74 victory over William Peace, while the women's team earned a 158-6 win over WPU as the programs swam its first meet after being revitalized after an over 30 year hiatus.

How It Happened:

• Nick McGrath picked up the first individual win of the day for the Maroons as he touched the wall first in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 22.23.
• McGrath then followed that up later in the day by taking the 100 yard free in a time of 49.78.
• Logan Cale picked up a big win for RC later in the meet when his 1:03.21 in the 100 yard backstroke was good for first-place and earned valuable points for the Maroons.
• Roanoke capped the day by taking the top two spots in the 200 yard freestyle relay. The team of McGrath, Ethan Gordon, Jorge Jara Lopez and Tanner Debord won in a time of 1:34.35. Jacob David, Patrick Cox, Cale and Jake Chandler followed behind with a time of 1:51.43 for a second-place finish.
• On the women's side, their 200 yard relay team opened the meet with a win. Reilly Bird, Sarah Virginia Scott, Tessa Kenney and Hannah Sells recorded a time of 1:58.03.
• Sells picked up the first individual win of the day, recording a time of 5:55.28 to take the top spot in the 500 yard free.
• Bird won the 50 yard free with a time of 25.84, while Maggie Riggan's time of 2:27.87 was tops in the 200 yard IM.
• Bird won in the 100 yard butterfly, before Sells touched the wall first in the 100 yard free style in a time of 1:01.81.
• Scott won the 100 IM with a time of 1:10.43 before taking the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:16.14.
• The 200 yard freestyle relay team of Bird, Kenney, Francisca Cifuentes and Sells closed the day with a victory with a time of 1:48.86.

Next Up: Roanoke will take part in the ODAC Relays at Washington and Lee on Oct. 14.