WORCESTER, Mass. – The Ithaca College men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed against Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Springfield College on Saturday. The Bombers fell to WPI, 160.5-135.5, but earned a commanding 216.5-83.5 victory over Springfield.

The women's team opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay, as Samantha Bender, Sydney Koehler, Kathleen Papiernik and Spencer Carroll combined for a time of 1:50.01. Ithaca's 'B' relay also placed third in 1:53.98. On the men's side, Ithaca's 'A' relay finished second in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:36.78.

Ithaca continued to find success in the distance and freestyle events. Paige Simon placed third in the women's 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:23.00, while Jack True and James Kissel finished second and third, respectively, in the men's 1,000-yard freestyle. Bender claimed first in the women's 200-yard freestyle in 1:59.12, followed by Charlotte Barton in third at 2:01.03. Bennett Molitor-Kirsch added a second-place finish in the men's 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:46.57.

The Bombers also turned in strong performances in the backstroke and breaststroke events. Riley Hauber won the women's 100-yard backstroke in 59.47 seconds, with Kelsey Graham placing third in 1:01.19. Koehler won the women's 100-yard breaststroke in 1:07.56, while Claire Weppler finished third in 1:12.16. In the men's 100-yard breaststroke, Mateo Graff and Will Stanczewski placed second and third, respectively, with times of 1:00.57 and 1:00.83.

Ithaca swept the top three spots in the women's 200-yard butterfly, led by Elizabeth Bodie's first-place time of 2:15.05. Penelope English followed in second at 2:15.58, and Lexi Henry took third in 2:19.32. Carroll won the women's 50-yard freestyle in 24.86 seconds, while Sadie Plut and Molly Wilson finished second and third, respectively. Barton later won the women's 100-yard freestyle in 55.41 seconds, with Plut adding a second-place finish in 55.54.

The Bombers continued their success in the diving events. Madison Morris, Grace O'Malley and Eve Weatherhead swept the top three places in women's one-meter diving, with Morris scoring 258.50 points. O'Malley later won the women's three-meter diving event with 256.25 points, followed by Lillian Schick in second and Emily Provost in third. Quinten DeVillez captured the men's one-meter diving title with 234.10 points and added a third-place finish in three-meter diving.

In the later swimming events, Hauber won the women's 200-yard backstroke in 2:08.88, while Koehler claimed the women's 200-yard breaststroke in 2:28.58. Papiernik won the women's 200-yard individual medley in 2:17.47, and Ben Lajoie captured the men's 200-yard individual medley in 2:00.36. True added a second-place finish in the men's 500-yard freestyle in 4:58.33, with Luke Rechtin placing third in 5:01.87.

Ithaca closed the meet with strong relay performances. The women's 'A' and 'B' relays finished first and second in the 400-yard freestyle relay, posting times of 3:42.82 and 3:45.32, respectively. The men's 'A' relay, featuring Stanczewski, Spencer Alderson, Molitor-Kirsch and Alec Kutsner, secured first place in 3:11.89.

Ithaca will return to the Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium on Saturday, Oct. 31, to host Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at 2 p.m.