'Cats Earn Wins vs. Catawba, UNC Asheville - Davidson College Athletics

Friday, October 30

Davidson, NC

5:30 p.m.

Davidson College Athletics

185

107

Catawba

Results

Davidson takes on Duke in non-conference swimming and diving action at Cannon Natatorium on Friday, October 02, 2026 in Davidson, North Carolina. Credit - Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com

10/30/2026 11:32:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Swimming & Diving

Results Davidson Photos

DAVIDSON — Cannon Pool was full of energy Friday night as the Davidson swimmers and divers faced off with Catawba and UNC Asheville in the Wildcats' second home meet of the season.

The Davidson men earned a 185-107 win over Catawba, while the women had split results, taking a 232-67 victory against UNCA and a 152-140 loss to Catawba.

The Wildcat men won nine events, while the women won five overall events against competitors from both Catawba and UNCA.

For the women, diver Elle Jacobsen swept the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions with scores of 278.85 and 285.15, respectively. Nora Ratmeyer touched first in the 200 fly (2:07.07), McKenna Smith won the 50 free (23.86) and Sophia Parker won the 100 fly (54.99).

Henry Shoemaker, Grady Gospodarek and Elliott Darr won two events apiece for the men. Shoemaker swam out front in the 500 free (4:31.39) and 1,000 free (9:19.08), while Darr swept the 100 back (50.20) and 200 back (1:49.28). Gospodarek touched first in the 100 fly and 200 fly in 49.15 and 1:49.19, respectively. Nathan Widman added a win in the 200 breast (2:02.80).

The Wildcats added two relay wins, as Darr, Widman, Phelim Crowley and Mitch McClain won the 200 medley (1:30.38) and Shoemaker, McClain, Liam Thomas and Matthew Shnowske won the 400 free (3:03.78).

Against UNCA
The Wildcat women added victories in their head-to-head meet with UNCA as well, including two apiece by Ann Thompson and Bea Turrettini.

Thompson won the 100 back (56.16) and 200 back (2:01.98), while Turrettini won the 500 free (4:59.89) and 1,000 free (10:18.15).

Other wins came from Lizzy Palmer (100 breast, 1:05.25), Caroline Furbay (100 free, 52.57), Martha Kyle Bates (200 IM, 2:07.66) and Ginny Thorsen (200 free, 1:52.16). Alice Lake, Palmer, Smith and Furbay won the 200 medley relay (1:42.87), while Parker, Thorsen, Lake and Smith won the 400 free relay (3:28.38).

Up Next
The Wildcats will compete at the Bucknell Invitational Dec. 4-6.