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Men's Swimming & Diving Brianna LaBrecque, Communications Specialist

Women's Swimming & Diving Defeats Union; Men Finish Second

Full Results

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Jessica Sauve won two individual events and was the member of a winning relay team to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's swimming & diving team to a 126-116 win over Union on Friday evening at Alumni Gymnasium Pool. On the men's side, Adam Kalish won the 100 butterfly and was second in the 50 freestyle, but the Engineer men fell to the Dutchmen, 139-104.

Sauve won the 200 freestyle in 1:59.96, and the 500 freestyle in a time of 5:23.26. She anchored the 200 medley relay team along with Michaela Yamashita, Siena Sara, and Ellen Tomljanovic that was victorious in a time of 1:55.17. Twin sister Danielle Sauve was also an individual winner, touching first in the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.61. Sara was second in that event, finishing in 1:12.67.

Shanny Lin was also a multiple winner for the Engineers, touching the wall in in the 200 IM in 2:12.88, and the 100 butterfly in 1:00.39. 

Off the diving board, Maggie Cullather won the 1-meter competition with a total score of 258.97, while teammate Maddie Miller was the runner up in the event, scoring 246.21 points.

Kalish was the lone individual winner for the RPI men, as he touched first in the 100 butterfly in a time of 52.63. He finished second in the 50 free in 22.18. Kalish was was also a member of the victorious 200 free relay team, which finished in 1:28.91, along with AJ Schick, Spencer Marquardt, and Andrew Klobucher.

Klobucher finished second in the 100 freestyle in 49.27. Ben Anderson recorded two second place finishes, in the 500 freestyle (5:50.82) and the 1000 freestyle (10:38.84). Colin Lendhoff was second in the 100 backstroke (55.91), while Brian Polo was the runner up in the 200 IM (2:04.10).

The Engineers will return to action on Saturday, as they host the 2015 Kumpf Invitational at Robison Pool, starting at 12 pm. RPI will welcome Clarkson, Cobleskill, Cortland State, Ithaca, Skidmore, and William Smith. Union will also hit the pool again on Saturday, as they host Middlebury in a dual meet.
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Players Mentioned

Adam Kalish

Adam Kalish

FLY/FR
5' 10"
Senior
Andrew Klobucher

Andrew Klobucher

FR
6' 3"
Sophomore
Brian Polo

Brian Polo

BR/IM
5' 6"
Junior
AJ Schick

AJ Schick

BK/FR
6' 0"
Junior
Ben Anderson

Ben Anderson

FR
Freshman
Spencer Marquardt

Spencer Marquardt

IM
Freshman
Maggie Cullather

Maggie Cullather

DIVE
5' 6"
Junior
Maddie Miller

Maddie Miller

DIVE
5' 5"
Junior
Siena Sara

Siena Sara

BR/FR
5' 7"
Sophomore
Ellen Tomljanovic

Ellen Tomljanovic

BR/IM
5' 10"
Senior
Shanny Lin

Shanny Lin

FLY
5' 0"
Freshman
Danielle Sauve

Danielle Sauve

FR
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Adam Kalish

Adam Kalish

5' 10"
Senior
FLY/FR
Andrew Klobucher

Andrew Klobucher

6' 3"
Sophomore
FR
Brian Polo

Brian Polo

5' 6"
Junior
BR/IM
AJ Schick

AJ Schick

6' 0"
Junior
BK/FR
Ben Anderson

Ben Anderson

Freshman
FR
Spencer Marquardt

Spencer Marquardt

Freshman
IM
Maggie Cullather

Maggie Cullather

5' 6"
Junior
DIVE
Maddie Miller

Maddie Miller

5' 5"
Junior
DIVE
Siena Sara

Siena Sara

5' 7"
Sophomore
BR/FR
Ellen Tomljanovic

Ellen Tomljanovic

5' 10"
Senior
BR/IM
Shanny Lin

Shanny Lin

5' 0"
Freshman
FLY
Danielle Sauve

Danielle Sauve

5' 9"
Freshman
FR