CALIFORNIA, Pa.- The Frostburg State Men's and Women's Swimming teams competed at Cal U on Saturday afternoon, with the women beating the Vulcans 144-116 and also defeating Davis & Elkins 193-67, while the men narrowly lost to the Senators 139-123.
 
The women started out strong, with sophomores Liz Perry and Cali Kobasiar combining with freshmen Kendall Hooper and Lydia Nebiolo to win the 200-yard medley relay by four seconds. Nebiolo impressed again after being named MEC women's swimmer of the week this past week, picking up victories in both the 1000- and 500-yard freestyle events. Hooper also won a pair of individual events, taking the 200-yard butterfly and IM, while earning a top-three finish in the 200-yard backstroke, one place behind freshman Amanda Soustek. Kobasiar added a win in the 100-yard breaststroke and Perry had a pair of top-three finishes in the 100-yard backstroke and butterfly events. Rounding out the day for the women, Perry and Nebiolo paired with sophomore Francesca Crevoiserat and freshman Amaya Burke to win the 200-yard freestyle relay for a clean sweep of the relay events.
 
For the men, freshman Nate Canapp earned the first victory of the day, winning the 1000-yard freestyle by an astonishing 20 seconds. He later added a top-three finish in the 200-yard breaststroke. Sophomore Noah Loper added a pair of wins for the Bobcats, winning the 200-yard IM and the 500-yard freestyle, while falling just short of a third victory, coming in second by .14 seconds in the 200-yard freestyle. The men ended the day on a high note, with the team of Loper, sophomore PJ Emrich, and freshmen Steven Wilfing and Mikkel Leblanc defeating D & E by .09 seconds in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
 
The wins improve the women to 3-1 on the year, while the men fall to 1-1. Both teams will return to the pool Saturday, October 30 as they travel to face Elizabethtown (Pa.) for a 1 p.m. meet. For information and updates stay tuned at frostburgsports.com.