GENEVA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College women's swimming and diving team defeated William Smith Tuesday evening, beating the Herons by an overall score of 157.5 - 82.5. The Bombers finished first in 9-of-13 events.

Michelle Heidgerken earned the first top spot for the Bombers, taking first in the  1000-yard freestyle. She finished in a time of 11:31.57, narrowly edging teammate Brenna Dowd who finished in a time of 11:33.39 for a second place finish. 

Heidgerken also helped the Bombers claim the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle relay. She combined with Cassie Papaleo, Lainey Cohen and Megan Zart to earn a first place finish in a time of 1:47.23.

Ithaca swept both diving events. Emily Warfle scored a 224.05 en route to winning the 1-meter dive, while teammate Nickie Griesemer took the top spot in the 3-meter dive with a score of 238.15.

Grace Ayer earned a first place finish in two events, taking the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle (2:01.02) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:01.92).

Other individual first place finishes included Miranda Wingfield in the 100-yard butterfly (1:03.61), Megan Buisman in the 100-yard freestyle (56.97) and Catherine Tompkins in the 500-yard freestyle (5:26.97).