SALEM, Ore. – Linfield's women and men each prevailed in four individual races to highlight a productive afternoon of racing Saturday at Lewis & Clark's Zehntbauner Swimming Pavillion.
 
The Linfield men dealt Lewis & Clark a 121-64 setback while the Wildcat women toppled the Pioneer ladies 125-56. Both Linfield squads moved to 2-0 in dual meets. Southwestern Oregon Community College also participated in the meet but those results did not factor into the team scores.
 
WOMEN
Kate Walkup and Hannah Crocker went 1-2 in the 100 backstroke. Walkup reached the wall in 1:03.63 while Crocker timed 1:05.14. Walkup also placed second in the 400 individual medley (4:53.91).
 
Kirsti Keppo and Kalea Mullins were the leading finishers in the 500 freestyle. Keppo won the race in 5:29.92 while Mullins was close behind at 5:33.15.
 
Avery Campbell claimed victory in the 100 freestyle (55.91). Whitney Averill prevailed in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.50).
 
Sarah Arpag swam uncontested in the 100 butterfly, clocking 1:00.29.
 
The 200 freestyle relay, comprised of Arpag, Campbell, Lauren Bobo-Shisler and Maggie Kelley placed second in a time fo 1:42.85.
 
In the 200 medley relay, Campbell, Averill, Arpag and Kelley were runners-up (1:53.00).
 
MEN
Edan Donaldson sprinted to a first-place finish in the 100 freestyle (48.45).
 
Ben Simpson was a narrow winner in the 200 freestyle, edging Southwestern Oregon's Adam Geddis 1:46.87 to 1:47.05.
 
Jack Gallo turned in a winning time in the 500 freestyle (5:01.04), winning the event by more than six-second margin.
 
Gavin Smith and Gallo secured the top two places in the 400 individual medley. Smith edged Gallo by just over a second, 4:30.80 to 4:32.04.
 
In the 200 freestyle relay, the foursome of Donaldson, Simpson, Garrett Sutton and Daniel Olson finished in second place (1:27.90), a split second behind Southwestern Oregon's winning quartet (1:27.59).
 
The 200 medley relay saw a newly formed Linfield squad made of up Donaldson, Simpson, Sutton and Rocco Velie complete the race in second place (1:39.00).
 
NEXT
Linfield is idle next weekend before heading to Pacific Lutheran for a key NWC dual meet with Pacific Lutheran on Nov. 18. A day later, the Wildcats are scheduled to battle neighboring George Fox in their home opener at 1 p.m.