Delhi, NY – Freshman Arthur Brooks (Morristown, N.J.) registered two career-low times for the Wells College men’s swimming team as the Express captured a second place finish at the SUNY Delhi Spring Invitational on Saturday. Earning 238 points on the afternoon, Wells edged the host Broncos from SUNY Delhi by only one point for second place.
 
Brooks competed in four events on the day, posting personal bests in the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:15.94) and the 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:47.69) – the latter time was the ninth-fastest in the team’s history. He also joined teammates Jordan Johnson (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Keith Davenport (Weedsport, N.Y.) and Austin Heil (Medina, N.Y.) in the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay, posting a time of 9:20.00 to capture second place.
 
Heil had a standout day for the Express, placing second out of 11 competitors in the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 2:03.20. His fourth place time in the 50 Yard Freestyle (24.52) was not only a career-low, but also the seventh-fastest time in program history. He also swam the 100 Yard Freestyle in 55.27 seconds, earning fourth place.
 
Davenport, competing in his first-ever 400 Yard Individual Medley event, earned second place with a time of 5:43.40. Classmate Lucas Donnenwirth (Frankfort, N.Y.) followed up with one of his team’s two first place finishes on the afternoon, completing the 500 Yard Freestyle in 6:17.59.
 
Sophomore Owen May (Warsaw, N.Y.) had the other first place finish for the Express, completing the 1,650 Yard Freestyle in 19:55.51. Despite that time not being a career-low for May, he finished a dominant 2:01.43 ahead of the second place finisher from Alfred State College.
 
The Express also saw a career-low time from sophomore Tyler Lewis (Chittenango, N.Y.) in the 50 Yard Freestyle (28.84).
 
Wells will return to action Friday, Feb. 12 as it competes at the NEAC Championships, held on the campus of Cazenovia College. More information about the three-day meet will be publicized in the coming week.
 
In Women’s Swimming freshman Courtney Cloutier (West Springfield, Mass.) of the Wells College women’s swimming program earned three podium finishes as her team captured second place out of five teams competing at the SUNY Delhi Spring Invitational on Saturday. Earning 253 points on the day, the Express have concluded its regular season of competition and will begin to focus on the upcoming NEAC Championships.
 
Cloutier earned her team’s lone first place finish on the day, recording a time of 2:33.34 in the 200 Yard Butterfly. Despite just falling short of her career-best time in the 100 Yard Butterfly with a time of 1:08.95, earning third place, she finished her first-ever 400 Yard Individual Medley attempt in second place (5:10.61).
 
Senior Quinn Griswold (Alpine, N.Y.) secured three career-low times for the Express, earning second place in the 200 Yard Freestyle (2:16.77) and the 200 Yard Backstroke (2:29.60). She touched the wall in 2:36.79 in the 200 Yard Individual Medley, collecting third place after her strong performance.
 
Her time in the 200 Yard Backstroke bettered her own personal best time of 2:29.75 which stands as the fourth-fastest by any Wells swimmer dating back to the program’s inception.
 
Sophomore Kaitlyn Schwend (San Marcos, Calif.) picked up two second place finishes for Wells, completing the 100 Yard Freestyle in 1:03.16 after touching the wall in the 200 Yard Butterfly in 2:34.23. Her 200 Yard Individual Medley time of 2:43.54 earned her fifth place in a crowded field.
 
Senior Nina Daniels (Pittsford, N.Y.) captured second place in the 500 Yard Freestyle (5:59.37), third place in the 200 Yard Freestyle (2:16.98) and fourth in the 50 Yard Freestyle (29.92).
 
Wells will return to action Friday, Feb. 12 as it competes at the NEAC Championships, held on the campus of Cazenovia College. More information about the three-day meet will be publicized in the coming week.

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