The New College of Florida men's and women's swimming and diving teams will continue their second season Saturday, Oct. 17, against Ave Maria at the FGCU Aquatic Center in Fort Myers, Fla. The meet's start time has yet to be announced.
The Mighty Banyans enter their second meet under head coach Emily Davis after opening the season at NCAA Division II Rollins on Oct. 10. NCF recorded four individual runner-up finishes on the women's side and introduced 11 newcomers across both teams.
MEET NOTES
A LOOK BACK: New College opened its season at Rollins, with the women falling 151-40 and the men dropping a 170-34 decision. The meet marked Davis' NCF coaching debut and the beginning of the program's second season.
NEMECHEK SETS THE PACE: Returning All-American Mya Nemechek placed second in the women's 100-yard breaststroke in 1:11.48. She also finished third in the 200 freestyle in 2:02.35, just 0.18 seconds behind second place.
FRESHMEN MAKE AN IMPACT: Saydee Herrera, Isabella Chandler and Anna Tittel each earned a runner-up finish in their collegiate debuts. Herrera took second in the 100 freestyle in 56.59 and third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:23.26. Chandler finished second in the 100 backstroke in 1:13.03, third in the 50 backstroke in 33.46 and fourth in the 50 freestyle in 29.03. Tittel placed second in the 50 butterfly in 28.23 and fifth in the 100 freestyle in 57.77.
MORE FROM THE WOMEN'S OPENER: Nicole Angelova finished third in the 50 butterfly in 28.58 and fourth in the 100 butterfly in 1:07.19. Amy Barcena placed fourth in the 100 individual medley in 1:19.68, fifth in the 200 freestyle in 2:25.10 and fifth in the 100 butterfly in 1:17.20.
MACGREGOR AND RADITIC MEHALSO LEAD NEWCOMERS: Benjamin Macgregor earned third in the men's 100 breaststroke in 1:02.73 and added fourth-place finishes in the 200 freestyle in 1:50.94 and 100 butterfly in 54.81. Sidney Raditic Mehalso placed third in the 100 backstroke in 55.33, fourth in the 100 individual medley in 57.05 and fifth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.54.
SIPAKI RETURNS TO COMPETITION: Zsombi Sipaki, the men's lone returner from the inaugural season, finished third in the 50 backstroke in 25.21 and fifth in the 100 individual medley in 57.61. Newcomer Ashton Miguel Juarez added a third-place finish in the 50 butterfly in 25.63 and took fifth in the 100 butterfly in 56.46.
MEN'S FREESTYLE MARKS: Omar Khatter led NCF in the 50 freestyle with a fourth-place finish in 22.57 and placed fifth in the 50 backstroke in 27.01. Eduardo Perez Villalba finished fourth in the 100 freestyle in 54.71, fifth in the 50 freestyle in 24.80 and sixth in the 50 backstroke in 29.60. Carlos Alberto Heredia Garcia placed fifth in the 200 freestyle in 2:04.96, 100 freestyle in 56.56 and 50 butterfly in 28.08.
RELAY RECAP: Nemechek, Tittel, Angelova and Herrera combined for third in the women's 200 freestyle relay in 1:43.89. Nemechek, Herrera, Angelova and Tittel placed fourth in the 200 medley relay in 1:56.68. On the men's side, Sipaki, Macgregor, Juarez and Khatter finished third in the 200 medley relay in 1:39.61. Sipaki, Heredia Garcia, Juarez and Khatter took fourth in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:33.80.
UP NEXT: The Mighty Banyans will face St. Thomas and Ave Maria on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. at the FGCU Aquatic Center in Fort Myers.
