VESTAL, N.Y. - Seniors Christopher Egan and Amanda McGraw qualified for NCAA Zones, highlighting Binghamton's home-opening meet against Niagara and Siena on Saturday at the Saunders Aquatic Center. The Bearcat men beat the Purple Eagles 219-79 but the women were defeated 160-140. Against Siena, however, Binghamton's women's team was victorious 230-70.

McGraw swept the women's one- and three-meter diving events with scores of 279.53 and 261.08 respectively. The NCAA Zone qualification in the one-meter event is 265.00. Egan, meanwhile, won the men's one meter competition with a score of 312.3. The NCAA Zone qualification standard in the one-meter event is 300.00.

Freshman Elijah Lanfear was a triple winner in the men's meet. He captured the 50 free (21.19), 100 free (47.57), and the 100 butterfly (50.37). In addition, he was also a part of the first-place 200 medley relay that included fellow freshman Keegan Chatham, sophomore Ziaoyu Lin, and junior Justin Meyn that clocked in at a time of 1:33.88.

Binghamton had four other double winners during the meet. On the men's side, sophomore Jake Vecchio took the 100 backstroke (52.66) and the 200 backstroke (1:58.14) while Lin captured the 100 breaststroke (56.88) and the 200 breaststroke (2:07.10). For the women, sophomore Courtney Moane took top honors in the the 100 breaststroke (1:06.53) and the 200 breaststroke (2:25.17). She was also a part of the winning 200 medley relay team that consisted of sophomores Kandice Chandra, Lara Geelen, and Molly Greeley that came in with a time of 1:48.95.

Other winners on the men's side included junior Zach Ciriaco in the 1000 free (9:50.74), sophomore Liam Murphy in the 500 free (4:48.35), Meyn in the 200 IM (1:58.48) and junior Ryan Cohn in the three-meter diving competition (297.00). 

Also on the women's side, sophomore Maddie Hoover took first in the 200 free with a time of 1:57.73.

The men also won the 400 free relay which can be accredited to Murphy, and sophomore Travis Phillips, junior Ryan Maierle, as well as senior Benjamin Beldner.

The Bearcats will be back in action on October 23 as they head to Bucknell.