WHEELING, W.Va.---The Wheeling Jesuit women's and men's swimming teams improved to 2-1 after defeating West Virginia Wesleyan College on the road in Buckhannon, W.Va. The Cardinals' recorded several outstanding swims as the women posted a 123-72 victory, and the men swam to a 110-95 finish.
 
The women secured eight first place finishes, and the men followed with four. Both teams opened the meet with wins in the 200-yard medley relay. The women's team of Paige Carpenetti, Lydia Kidd, Maria Palmquist and Vanessa Gibson flew to a 1:58.02 time, while the men's team of Henrique Fructuozo, Jandre Strauss, Patrick Chadowski and Thomas Smith stopped the timer at 1:39.19.
 
Alexis Anderson won the 1000-yard freestyle event with a time of 11:43.79, and Vanessa Gipson won the 200 Free with a time of 2:05.23. Following two second place touches by Chris Munster and Strauss, Thomas Smith posted the men's second win in the 50 Free with a time of 21.40.
 
Meghan Ebbert continued the women's dominant ways with a 2:18.20 win in the 200-yard individual medley, and Kidd took second at 2:22.66. Emily Martin and Palmquist used the 11^th event, 100-yard butterfly, for a back-to-back finishes. Martin touched first with a time of 1:03.25, and Palmquist finished at 1:03.88.
 
After the Lady Cats won the 100-yard freestyle, their first win of the day, Taylor Ulisse, Kati DiCola and Colleen Millett swept the 100-yard backstroke with times of 1:06.82, 1:08.52 and 1:08.94, respectively. Anderson earned her second win of the day in the 500 Free (5:43.37) and completed the hat trick as the women's 200 Free relay team of Anderson, Ebbert, Kidd and Taylor Susteric clocked in at 1:48.00.
 
The men also won the 200 Free relay as Phillip Mueller, Peter Scharf, Strauss and Chadowski posted a time of 1:30.78. Chaowski rounded out the Cardinals' winning ways with a first place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:00.90.
 
“The women swam an amazing meet, and the men showed their true grit with a come from behind effort to win,” Head Coach Mike Meyers remarked. “I am happy with the early season speed and the competitive attitude both teams have displayed.”
 
The WJU swimmers will travel to Indiana, Pa. and defend their men's title at the 3-day Pidgeon Memorial Invitational, beginning on Thursday, Nov. 15 at Indiana University of Pa.