LEWISTON, Maine -- Two Bobcats set pool records and the Bates men's swimming and diving team captured the CBB title on Senior Day with a win over rival Bowdoin Saturday at Tarbell Pool. The Bates women came up just short as Bates split the dual meet with the Polar Bears. 

The men out-scored Bowdoin 173-114 on the afternoon while the women lost a tight contest by a count of 147-141. 

"I'm really proud of the team today," Bates head coach Peter Casares said. "The men were on fire and the women worked hard to overcome Bowdoin's stars, as the meet came down to the final relay for them. Our depth will help at NESCACs for both teams and we have plenty of reasons to keep 'sharpening the blade' as we tackle these final weeks!" 

Bates Men's Highlights

• Juniors Nathan Berry (Augusta, Maine), Nate Sommer (Terre Haute, Ind.), Edmond Giang (Wayland, Mass.), and John Marcolina (Mystic, Conn.) won the 200 yard medley relay in 1:31.29. 
• Sophomore Mark Gregory (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) won the 1000 yard freestyle in 10:05.53 and the 500 yard freestyle in 4:49.83.
• Senior captain Pieter Cory (Dublin, Calif.) won the 200 yard freestyle in 1:44.89 and broke the pool record in the 100 yard freestyle, winning in 46.54. 
• Berry broke the pool record in the 100 yard backstroke, winning in 50.24. 
• Senior Andrew Hall (Little Silver, N.J.) and Giang took 1-2 in the 200 yard butterfly, with Hall winning in 1:55.35.
• Marcolina won the 50 yard freestyle in 21.52. 
• Giang and Hall took 1-2 in the 100 yard butterfly, with Giang winning in 51.33.
• Sophomore Connor Sahs (Miami, Fla.) won 3-meter diving with 102.14 points.
• Cory, Berry, Sommer, and Hall won the 400 yard freestyle relay in 3:08.15.

Bates Women's Highlights

• Senior Maya Reynoso Williams (Somerville, Mass.) won the 1000 yard freestyle in 10:46.30.
• Sophomore Grace Wenger (Hanover, N.H.) won the 200 yard freestyle in 1:52.69.
• First-year Sophie Cassily (Rye, N.H.) won the 100 yard backstroke in 57.70.
• Sophomore Natalie Young (Windham, N.H.) won the 200 yard butterfly in 2:12.34.
• Cassily and first-year Sophia Carrai (Eugene, Ore.) took 1-2 in the 200 yard backstroke, with Cassily winning in 2:05.82.
• Wenger and first-year Stephanie Tropper (Solon, Ohio) took 1-2 in the 500 yard freestyle, with Wenger winning in 5:11.73.

The Bobcats honored 17 seniors on Saturday before the meet. This year's senior class consists of team captain Cory, Chris Draper (Armonk, N.Y.), team captain Virginia Guanci (Melrose, Mass.), Jesse Hagy (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.), Hall, team captain Jack Johnson (Brewster, Mass.), Kyle Jorgensen (Lawrenceville, N.J.), Isabel Mohammadi-Hall (Saratoga, Calif.), Olivia Piacentini (Topsfield, Mass.), Reynoso Williams, Suzy Ryckman (Riverside, Conn.), Alex Stigall (Berwyn, Conn.), team captain Caroline Sweeney (New Canaan, Conn.), team captain Kaley Swintak (Barrington, R.I.), Calvin Tuttle (Columbia, Md.), Dan Waterland (Chadds Ford, Pa.) and Saskia Wong-Smith (Los Angeles, Calif.).

Bates is back in action at the WPI Invitational next Saturday.