Generals swim well in opener

BATAVIA, NY – In the Generals first swim meet of the season, the men placed fourth overall (98 points) and the women placed third overall (146 points).
Herkimer participated in 11 of 22 events on Saturday against SUNY Delhi, Jamestown Community College and Genesee Community College. The men swam in five events, while the women swam in six events. The men's lone first-place finish was in the backstroke relay, which had David Stanley (Bronx, NY) and Brandon Paul (Gloversville, NY) post a time of 2:29.49. The women had two second-place finishes in the 200 yard medley and 300 yard freestyle relay. In the 200, Herkimer was led by Kristina Reynolds(Sherburne-Earlville, NY), Tianderah Twichell (West Winfield, NY) Erin Hutchison (Macedon, NY) and Kaitlin Winnie (Accord, NY). Together they posted a time of 2:23.91. In the 300, 3:30.00 was posted by Twichell, Cathryn McCormick (Staten Island, NY), Reynolds and Winnie.
Results are as follows:
Men
- 300 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd place 3:04.61)
- 3X100 Yard Medley Relay (4th place 4:09.82); Austin Davis (Frankfort, NY), Stanley and Paul
- 2X100 Yard Backstroke Relay (1st place 2:29.49); Stanley and Paul
- 500 Yard Freestyle Relay (4th place 5:54.92)
- 2X100 Breaststroke Relay (6th place 3:07.27); Davis and Paul
Women
- 200 Yard Medley (2nd place 2:23.91); Reynolds, Twichell, Hutchison and Winnie
- 1000 Yard Freestyle Relay (3rd place 13:00.00); McCormick, Winnie, Reynolds and Hutchison
- 300 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd place 3:30.00); Twichell, McCormick, Reynolds and Winnie
- 2X100 Yard Backstroke (3rd place 2:29.59); Reynolds and Hutchison
- 2X100 Yard Breaststroke Relay (Inc. 5:54.92)
- 2X200 Yard Freestyle Relay (4th place; 5:03.31); Twichell, Reynolds, Hutchison and Winnie
The Generals next meet is on Saturday, November 9th. Herkimer will travel to Cazenovia with a 1 p.m. start.