Siena Swimming and Diving took to Iona University in New Rochelle, NY, for its 2025-26 season opener Saturday afternoon. Despite an 181-113 dual meet loss to their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponent, the Saints mixed in a handful of individual and relay victories, some of which were headlined by the team's freshman class.
In the 17th event of the afternoon,
Mea Amedio won the 50 free in 25.30. She also took third in the 200 free earlier in the meet, clocking in at 1:59.00 - just under two seconds behind first. Amedio doubled down by winning the 200 IM later in the day, clocking in at 2:11.91.
Freshman
Clara Samko was just shy of a program top-10 performance time in her collegiate debut, winning the 100 free in 53.99. Later in the meet, Samko came five tenths of a second off another program top-10 performance time in the 100 fly, taking second in 58.89.
Gabrielle Rentosa and
Carsyn Ide finished two-three in the 100 back, Rentosa taking second in 1:00.36 and Ide third in 1:01.81. In the 200 fly, freshman
Skylar Ricard took second with a time of 2:16.11 before later coming in third in the 500 free with a mark of 5:32.87.
The Saints' 400 free relay squad of Samko,
Natalie Blume,
Julia Filiault, and Rentosa won the event after edging out a pair of Iona tandems in 3:39.67.
Siena took second and third in the 200 medley relay, with the freshman foursome of
Abby Clayton,
Kayla Lombardo,
Clara Samko, and Filiault placing second in 1:51.20, and Rentosa,
Leslie Dame,
Hope Ivanovich, and
Mea Amedio taking third in 1:51.28.
Later in the 200 back, Ide claimed another third-place showing with a mark of 2:14.82. Freshman
Julia Mihok also enjoyed third place in the 200 breast with a time of 2:30.88.
Claire Donlon took first on the 1m board with a finals score of 222.38, while
Sydney Murray placed third with a 181.28. Donlon took second on the 3m with a score of 216.68 - two points shy of first - and Murray placed third with a 198.98.
The Saints return to action at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, for their home opener against Rhode Island and Stonehill in a tri-meet at the Siena Swim Center.
