Several Cougars Shine As Both Teams Post Wins

Bridgewater, Mass. – The Clark University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams took first-place in 20 of the 26 events in their dual meet with host Bridgewater State and the squads posted a pair of victories on Saturday evening at Moriarty Pool.

The men, now 1-1 overall, registered a 126-77 win, while the women topped the Bears 154-77 to move to 2-0.

For the women, Mollie Kleyboecker (Albuquerque, N.M.), Erin Smith (Carrollton, Texas) and Eileen Garcia (New York, N.Y.) all won a pair of individual events for the Cougars, while freshmen Emily Kates (North Hampton, N.H.) and Natalie Omary (New York, N.Y.) each took first place as well.

Kleyboecker touched the wall first in the 1,650-yard freestyle (19:04.23) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:17.84) and was also a part of the first-place 400-yard medley relay.

Smith, meanwhile had her wins come in the 200-yard freestyle (2:09.62) and the 100-yard freestyle (59.56).

Garcia swept both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events, posting a score of 257.45 on the lower board and then a mark of 294.15.

Kates, who was fourth in the 100-yard freestyle last week against Babson, won her first-ever individual event in the 500-yard freestyle (5:52.06). Omary, who tasted victory last week, was again first, this time in the 200-yard butterfly (2:21.67).

On the men’s side, freshman Jack Hall (McLean, Va.) and senior Josh Yocum (Rocky Hill, Conn.) led the Cougars in the pool, as both collected a pair of wins.

Hall finished first in the 200-yard freestyle (2:01.17) and the 100-yard freestyle (53.15), while Yocum recorded wins in both the 1,650-yard freestyle (19:30.48) and the 200-yard butterfly (2:20.35).

Freshman Alex Baez (New York, N.Y.) also won both diving events, taking first place in the 1-meter (163.75) and the 3-meter (158.85).

Both Clark squads will be back in action on Tuesday when they take part in the Ted Mullin Hour of Power to honor Former Carleton College swimmer Edward H. "Ted" Mullin who passed away from synovial sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer, in September 2006.