NEWBERG, Ore. -- The George Fox swim program hosted their first dual meet of the season, taking on Lewis and Clark in 28 events across both the men's and women's programs. The women won their second meet of the season, 162.5-133.5 while the men lost, 144 - 171.

Top Performances
The Bruins first win of the meet came in the women's 1000 freestyle, where Kaylee Dicey took victory in 11:39.01. Abby Roche also raced a strong swim, clinching third place in 12:34.28. On the men's side, Micah Hugo led the Bruins with his third place in 10:59.84.

Laurel Knox picked up the next win for Fox in the women's 200 freestyle, clocking in at 2:04.06. Jesse Urback was right on her heels, securing second in 2:05.06. Wyatt Greene was the best finisher in the men's division, taking third place in 1:53.00.

Aries Valenzuela continued his solid run of form in the men's 100 backstroke, clocking in at 54.41 to secure second. 

Ellie Hoover followed suit with a strong race in the women's 100 breaststroke, claiming the win with her time of 1:14.69. On the men's side, Jared Gray also clinched victory for Fox, clocking in at 1:04.09.

Kaylee Dicey picked up yet another win for the meet in the next event, the women's 200 butterfly, after finishing in a time of 2:36.13. Cameron Alexander led the way on the men's side, clocking in with 2:07.01 to claim third.

In the women's 50 freestyle, Riley Parker clinched another podium for Fox, this time taking second place with her mark of 25.89. August Maberry impressed in the men's race with his mark of 23.17 — good enough for second place.

Mia Smith had a strong swim in the women's 100 freestyle, finishing second in 57.67. On the men's side, Aries Valenzuela was the best finisher, placing third with his time of 50.68.

In the women's 200 backstroke event Zoey Stapelman picked up a podium finish, clinching third in 2:27.21. On the men's side, Christopher McLellan was the top finisher, taking second in 2:12.66.

In the women's 200 breastroke, Ellie Hoover led the way, picking up the race win with her time of 2:44.69. Fox also picked up a second place finish on the men's side, as Strom Nordeng had a strong swim to clock in with 2:23.21.

In the women's 500 freestyle Jesse Urback and Laurel Knox impressed, securing first and second for the Bruins. Urback dominated the field with her time of 5:34.51, while Knox finished in 5:41.08.

Wyatt Greene was the best finisher in the men's event, clocking in at 5:11.11 to take home second place.

Ellie Hoover continued her strong swimming in the women's 100 butterfly, claiming second with her mark of 1:06.87. Cameron Alexander claimed third place on the men's side, clocking in with 56.13.

Riley Parker took home the next race victory for Fox with an impressive race in the women's 200 individual medley, winning with a time of 2:19.92 – five seconds ahead of teammate Kaylee Dicey, who took second place.

In the men's division Wyatt Greene was once again on top, clinching victory with his mark of 2:09.14.

The Bruins ended the meet with the 200 yard freestyle relay events. In the women's event Mia Smith, Heidi Gray, Laurel Knox and Laurel Urback finished the race in 1:46.84, finishing second place. In the men's division, Kadeen Oprea, Cameron Alexander, August Maberry and Aries Valenzuela also clinched second with their time of 1:32.08 to wrap up the competition.

It was an interesting meet for the Bruins, as the Puget Sound Loggers made the trip down to Newberg to compete — not against Fox, but the Pios. The Loggers defeated Lewis & Clark in the double dual; the Bruins will travel to Tacoma, Wash. to face the Loggers on Friday, January 17.

Coach's Thoughts
"Super happy with how we raced tonight," said Bruins head coach Natalie Turner. "Lewis and Clark was great competition for us and it was exciting to see our women come out on top. Our men's team also had some awesome races - they just got touched out in a couple of them, which was tough, but overall I'm super happy with how we raced. Having UPS here tonight was also lovely as they added great competition to a fun meet!" 

Up Next
George Fox will hit the pool next on Saturday, November 23rd, when they host the Bruin Invitational. The first race is set for 10:00 a.m. at the Chehalem Aquatic Center.