MONTERREY PARK, Calif.—Sophomore Sam LoCurto helped post three top-10 marks in program history for men's swimming, to help lead Lewis & Clark College swimming on Day Two of the Winter Collegiate Swim Invite. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
 
Three men earned spots in the Finals on Saturday night and both Lewis & Clark men's relay teams posted top-10 marks in program history on the second of three days at the Winter Collegiate Swim Invite. Senior Aniqah Gaffoor and junior Angie Cummings each posted top-30 showings to lead the women's team. 
 
MEN'S RECAP 
 
LoCurto notched the fifth-fastest mark in program history in the 100 Fly and was a member of both relay teams who cracked the top-10 list for men's swimming. 
 
The 200 Medley Relay team led off the meet program on Saturday night and recorded the fifth-fastest time in school history. The quartet of LoCurto and seniors Zach Martin, Michael Spicer and Ezra Billings combined for a time of 1:37.48. Their time was a season-best by 10.82 seconds and helped them finish 14^th overall. The River Otters second relay team of sophomore Isaiah Frei, junior Colin Ziegler, first year Reid McAllister and junior Aidan Beatty took 20^th place with a time of 1:47.50. 
 
Lewis & Clark swam the 800 Free Relay for the first time this season. Billings, Spicer, LoCurto and Martin teamed up once again and posted the 10^th-fastest mark in program history. They recorded a time of 7:09.84 to finish 12^th overall. 
 
LoCurto and Billings each made the Finals in the 100 Fly. Billings, who owns the program record in the event, swam a season-best time of 49.88 to finish fifth out of 55 swimmers. LoCurto joined him in the Finals by notching a PR time of 51.40 to move up from sixth to fifth all-time. In the Finals, Billings placed seventh overall with a mark of 50.36. LoCurto registered the second-fastest time of his career (51.67) to place 16^th. Spicer finished 30^th during prelims with a season-best mark of 52.79. McAllister added a collegiate-best time of 56.60 to place 47^th. 
 
Martin was the third River Otter to qualify for the Finals. He led five Lewis & Clark men in the 200 Free. Martin notched a huge season-best time of 1:44.84 to place 20^th overall. He finished 21^st in the Finals with a time of 1:45.37. LoCurto placed second on the team and 36^th overall in the event with a career-best time of 1:47.73. Spicer registered a season-best time of 1:48.99 to place 40^th overall. McAllister (1:55.03) and Beatty (2:00.06) each posted career-best times to place 49^th and 50^th.
 
Billings and Ziegler represented Lewis & Clark in the 100 Breaststroke. Billings registered a season-best time of 1:00.95 to finish 29^th. Ziegler added a season-best mark of his own (1:07.54) to place 39^th. 
 
Frei led Lewis & Clark in the 100 Backstroke. The sophomore notched a season-best time of 57.24 to place 34^th. Beatty touched the wall in 1:05.42 to post a career-best time and finish in 42^nd place. First year Max Zuberbuhler took 43^rd place with a collegiate-best mark of 1:07.61. 
 
WOMEN'S RECAP 
 
The women's team notched a slew of season, collegiate and career-bests on Saturday.
 
Gaffoor was the lone Lewis & Clark swimmer to compete in the 100 Fly. She finished 29^th out of 68 competitors with a season-best time of 58.96. 
 
Cummings led four River Otters in the 100 Backstroke. The junior beat her season-best mark by nearly a second with a time of 1:00.58 to finish in 29^th place. First years Emily McAnally (1:11.11) and senior Kyra Milner (1:13.32) each notched collegiate-best times to place 54^th and 56^th. Junior Ainsley Rios beat her season-best time by over eight seconds to finish 58^th with a mark of 1:23.55. 
 
Senior Elise Barton led five Lewis & Clark swimmers in the 200 Free. Barton placed 40^th overall with a season-best time of 1:59.54. Cummings came in second on the team and 54^th overall with a season-best time of 2:02.06. Junior Sophie Justus notched a career-best time of 2:06.41 to take 68^th place. Sophomore Claire Hurty (2:10.59) and McAnally (2:14.78) each turned in season-best times to finish in 73^rd and 76^th overall. 
 
Senior Ella Gimon led the River Otters in the 100 Breastroke. Gimon touched the wall in a season-best time of 1:20.48 to finish in 53^rd place. 
 
Lewis & Clark entered two relay teams in the 200 Medley Relay. The top team of Cummings, Barton, Gaffoor and Justus combined for a time of 1:52.49 to place 22^nd. Their time was a season-best mark by 2.42 seconds. The River Otters second team of McAnally, Gimon, Hurty and Milner finished in 2:04.72 to place 26^th. 
 
Lewis & Clark competed in the 800 Free Relay for the first time this season. The quartet of Cummings, Hurty, Justus and Barton came in 19^th place with a time of 8:19.76. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS 

• Billings, LoCurto and Spicer all posted "would-be" top-10 marks in program history in the 100 Fly. Billings' time (49.88) would rank third all-time but he already owns the program record (49.25). LoCurto moved from sixth (51.71) to fifth in the event (51.30). Spicer's time of 52.79 would put him into a tie for 10^th all-time – if not for his collegiate PR of 51.78 (seventh all-time). 
• Gaffoor posted her fastest-time in the 100 Fly (58.96) since her first season when she set the program record (57.84). The senior's time on Saturday would rank fifth in program history. 
• Martin's time in the 200 Free (1:44.84) was not only a season-best time but would put him eighth all-time in the event. The senior currently sits second all-time in school history (1:42.03) in the 200 Free. 
• Cummings also posted a "would-be" top-six mark in school history. Her time in the 100 Backstroke (1:00.58) was 0.87 seconds off her collegiate-best time of 59.71. She currently sits fourth all-time in the event. 
• LoCurto's top-five performance in the 100 Fly is the first top-five individual mark of his collegiate career. As a first year, he helped set the program record in the 200, 400 and 800 Free Relays. 

WHAT'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will close out the Winter Collegiate Swim Invite on Sunday with the Prelims beginning at 9 a.m. and the Finals starting at 5 p.m. Sunday will be the River Otters final day of competition until mid-January when the team resumes their dual meet schedule.