LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI men's and women's swimming and diving teams split a meet with visiting Southern Virginia University Friday evening in Clark King Pool. The Keydet men cruised to a 215-71 win to improve to 3-0 while the women dropped a heartbreaker to the Knights 143-142.

Sophomore Jack Sheehan earned victories in the 100 breast (1:00.19), 200 breast (2:15.01) and the 200 IM (1:58.94), while sophomore Connor Doyle was a double winner in the 200 free in 1:49.32 and 500 free in 5:06.28. Bridger Thurston won the 1 meter (194.50) and 3 meter (180.97) diving competitions.

Zach Emerson won the 100 backstroke in 53.71 and the 200 back in 1:56.77. Collin Marks had the top time of 10:30.93 in the 1000-yard freestyle as did Dalton Cosner in the 50 free (22.38). Chino Vera won the 100 free in 48.48 and Thomas Muldowney captured the 100 fly in 55.18. The 200-medley relay team of Emerson, Sheehan, Muldowney and Vera won the event in 1:37.60 while Vera, Cosner, Anno Kong and Emerson won the 200-freestyle relay in 1:27.04.

Sarah Liebenow, Sophie Svoboda and London Yerasimides each won two individual events for the VMI women's team. Liebenow won the 1000 free in 12:13.86 and the 500 free in 5:55.29, while Svoboda was first in the 50 free (25.50) and 100 free (56.44). Yerasimides scored 169.30 in the 1 meter dive and 200.55 in the 3 meter dive. Rukshana Sarkari earned a victory in the 100 back in 1:04.64.

Izzy DeCosta, Ellie Pickford, Rachel Ahumada and Svoboda swam a 1:48.11 to win the 200-freestyle relay.
 
The Keydets will host Mount St. Mary's University (Md.) next Saturday at 11 a.m. in Clark King Pool.