[Swimming & Diving] Swimmers easily take home dual with Coe

St. Ambrose cruised to dual victories over Coe Friday night at the Davenport Central Natatorium. The men won 187-34 while the women won 172-41.

Eight different Bee men combined to win nine individual swimming events. Juan Gomez was the lone two-time winner as he claimed both the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.81) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:44.29). Leo Edwards finished second in both events and Ryan Joehl placed third in the 200 free. 

SAU dominated the freestyle events. Bees took the top 12 positions in the men's 50-yard freestyle. Brett Jones won in a time of 21.72 seconds. Caleb Heiar, Victor Del Rio Foces, Ryan Warrick and Zac Robinson rounded out the top five.

To go with his second-place finish, Heiar won the 100-yard freestyle in 48.04 seconds. Edwards, Warrick, Devon Gaber and Grant Nelson followed him to the wall. Nelson took first in the 1650-yard freestyle in 17:48.20, with Truitt Landolt and Anthony Erramouspe coming in second and third, respectively.

Egoitz Munoz's time of 55.05 seconds was enough to win the 100-yard backstroke. Joehl, Del Rio Foces and Garret Sims took second, third and fourth, respectively.

St. Ambrose earned the top-three finishes in the 100-yard butterfly. Mikhi Hassim was the winner in 52.68, edging Gomez and Rais Hassim.

SAU also had first- and third-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley. Jaden Dydell took the 100 breast in 1:01.35 with Gabe Carlson placing third. Rais Hassim won the 200 IM in 2:00.49 with Isaac Garcia taking third.

The Bees also took the top-three spots in both relays. Quincy Walker, Rais Hassim, Mikhi Hassim and Jones took the 200-yard medley relay in 1:35.86 and the team of Jones, Del Rio Foces, Warrick and Heiar won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:26.01.

Bram Mess won both the 1-meter (190.15) and 3-meter (147.45) diving competitions. A feat matched by Andrea Adam on the women's side. Adam had scores of 237.90 in the 1-meter and 171.85 in the 3-meter.

The SAU women won seven other individual events, led by Lauren Williams and Leyre Antonanzas.

Williams won both the 100-yard freestyle (55.84 seconds) and the 1650-yard freestyle (19:05.13). Antonanzas also won two events, taking the 100-yard backstroke in 1:00.15 and the 200-yard freestyle in 2:00.10.

The Bees took the top-three spots in the 100 free with Marin Powell and Lily Barraza finishing behind Williams. St. Ambrose also finished 1-2-3 in the 200 free (Antonanzas, Kelly Baughman, Powell) and the 100 back (Antonanzas, Bethany Anderson, Sydney Branson).

Amber Warak was runner-up to Williams in the 1650 free and added a second-place effort in the 500-yard freestyle. Emily Hartman won the event in a time of 5:57.80.

Much like the men, the Bee women dominated the 50-yard freestyle. Molly Duehr was the champion in 25.63 seconds. Shraddha Sudhir, Megan Johnson, Barraza and Branson rounded out the top five as St. Ambrose recorded 12 of the top 13 times.

Valentina Espinosa was the other SAU winner, taking the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:16.64. Johnson and Victoria Thorne were second and third.

Hartman and Anderson were second and third in the 200-yard individual medley, while Baughman and Hartman finished 2-3 in the 100-yard butterfly.

Antonanzas, Duehr, Anderson and Baughman combined to win the 200-yard medley relay in 1:55.39, and Duehr, Sudhir, Williams and Audra Shoop won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:45.23. The Bees had the top three teams in the 200 free relay.

St. Ambrose will compete in the Truman State Invitational next Friday.