MOSCOW, Idaho — Seattle University women’s swimming opened its 2026-27 season Friday against Idaho, with the Redhawks falling to the Vandals, 232-62.
“I’m proud of the way we raced this afternoon after a long bus ride out east,” said Assistant Coach Jack Neton. “This group has great energy and has been focused since our first practice. We had great front ends, team attitude, and raced hard. As we’ve only been back training full time for 29 days, there’s a lot to be excited about. The girls are walking away from this afternoon’s session focused on what can be improved upon going forward.”
The Redhawks turned in several strong individual performances, highlighted by Samantha Cazares and Amanda Miller finishing first and second, respectively, in the 100-yard butterfly. Cazares touched the wall first in 57.73, followed closely by Miller in 58.03. Miller also placed second in the 50-yard freestyle in 24.80, while Mia David finished fourth in 24.96.
Molly Magnuson led Seattle U in the backstroke events, placing third in the 100-yard backstroke in 58.93 before narrowly missing the top spot in the 200-yard backstroke. Magnuson finished second in 2:06.07, just 0.51 seconds behind Idaho’s Katy Foley.
In the breaststroke, Ruth Magnotti paced the Redhawks with a third-place finish in the 100-yard event, clocking 1:06.87. Delaney Johns added a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:26.49, while Kaitlyn Mero finished sixth in 2:29.05.
Seattle U also found success in the distance and individual medley events. Mero took third in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:48.87 and added another third-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley, touching in 2:10.24. Lila McGeachy placed fifth in both the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:53.44) and 500-yard freestyle (5:24.57).
The Redhawks opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The quartet of Magnuson, Magnotti, Miller and David posted a time of 1:47.73, finishing 1.56 seconds behind Idaho’s winning team.
Seattle U closed the meet with a third-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Miller, David, Adeline Bennett and Giselle Hollis recorded a time of 3:39.22, finishing behind Idaho’s A and B squads.
“We’re looking forward to building on this momentum for both tomorrow and into the rest of the season,” Neton added.
The Redhawks will have a quick turnaround as they travel across the border to face Washington State in Pullman on Saturday, Oct. 10. The meet against the Cougars is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. PT.
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