(photo by Travis Bernhard)
Keaton Lemieux earned a pair of individual victories to lead the Fredonia State men's swimming and diving team in a tri-meet Saturday against Allegheny and Baldwin Wallace.
The Blue Devils were defeated by Allegheny, 163-85, and Baldwin Wallace, 134-104, in the team standings.
Lemieux paced Fredonia with wins in both distance freestyle events. He touched first in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:58.48 and added another victory in the 500 freestyle in 5:20.40.
Fredonia also received a pair of strong runner-up performances from Eli Noecker, who placed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.97) and the 100 individual medley (1:01.81). Matthew Kowalski finished third in the 200 freestyle (2:05.02) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (56.52), while Tyler Chamberlain added third place finishes in both the 50-yard backstroke (33.17) and 100 backstroke (1:13.40).
In diving, Zachary St. Juste placed third on the 1-meter board with a score of 96.95.
The Blue Devils closed the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay, as Kowalski, Lemieux, Alex Wright, and Noecker combined for a time of 1:41.87.
