Buckhannon, WV -- West Virginia Wesleyan Swimming opened their season on Saturday afternoon, hosting in-state foes Alderson Broaddus and WVU Tech for a three-team meet. The Wesleyan Women swept their opponents, defeating Alderson Broaddus 154.00-16.00, and WVU Tech 147.00-23.00. The Men easily took care of Alderson Broaddus 134.00-4.00, but did not fare as well against WVU Tech, falling 106.00-61.00. 

Wesleyan put meet-leading times all over the scoreboard, winning ten individual events, and two team events. The Lady Bobcats B Relay team, made up of Amanda Schlor, Alyssa Serrano, Gigi Fusco, and Lillie Archer, won the 200-Yard Medley Relay with a time of 2:00.92. In the Women's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay, the Lady Bobcats A team, made up of Morgan Choffin, Kay Lange, Jordan Miller, and Morgan Bennet won with a time of 1:51.37.

The individual event winners were as follows:

Women 200-Yard Freestyle: Lillie Archer (2:12.00)
Women 50-Yard Freestyle: Morgan Choffin (26.46)
Men 50-Yard Freestyle: Arthur Assfeld (21.41)
Women 200-Yard IM: Amanda Schlor (2:22.40)
Women 100-Yard Butterfly: Gigi Fusco (1:06.14)
Women 100-Yard Freestyle: Morgan Choffin (57.32)
Women 100-Yard Backstroke: Ashton Cole (1:05.93)
Men 100-Yard Backstroke: Luke Feldhake (1:02.56)
Women 500-Yard Freestyle: Kay Lange (5:37.39)
Women 100-Yard Breaststroke: Amanda Schlor (1:16.78)

Saturday was a very impressive performance from the Lady Bobcat swimmers, especially Freshman Amanda Schlor and Sophomore Morgan Choffin. Each won two individual events, and Schlor was a member of the first-place 200-Yard Medley Relay team, and Choffin was a member of the first-place 200-Yard Freestyle Relay team. 

Next up for Wesleyan Swimming is a trip up to Morgantown on November 1st for the West Virginia State Games. After that, the Bobcats and Lady Bobcats will open up Mountain East Conference competition on November 9th when they host Frostburg State.