KEENE, N.H. – Junior Kyle Dumais (Belmont, N.H.) placed third overall and set a school record as the Plymouth State University men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened the season at the Keene Sprint Pentathlon on Saturday.
 
Dumais posted a combined time of 2:46.30 to finish third, just under six seconds behind the winner. He won the 50-yard freestyle and set a school record in the 50-yard breaststroke.
 
The women were led by freshman Addison Herbert (Sun Prairie, Wis.), who placed 23rd in her collegiate debut. Seniors Laurel Bennett (Rindge, N.H.) and Gabby Gladu (Lewiston, Maine) also posted top-30 finishes for the Panthers.
 
Team scoring was not provided for the meet.
 
 
Men's Highlights:

• Dumais placed among the top seven in all five events. He won the 50-yard freestyle in 22.70 and placed second in both the 50-yard butterfly (25.06) and 50-yard breaststroke (28.93), setting a school record in the latter. He also finished fifth in the 100-yard individual medley (1:01.09) and seventh in the 50-yard backstroke (28.52).
• Senior Marco D'Addona (Torrington, Conn.) also competed for the Panthers, posting top-25 finishes in all five events. He recorded personal bests in the 50-yard backstroke (33.85), 50-yard breaststroke (34.40) and 100-yard individual medley (1:08.33). His combined 3:08.92 was good for 20th overall.

Women's Highlights:

• Herbert impressed in her collegiate debut, placing 23rd overall in 3:35.13. She finished 24th in the 100-yard individual medley (1:15.71), 26th in the 50-yard breaststroke (39.47) and 28th in the 50-yard butterfly (33.11).
• Bennett recorded personal bests in the 50-yard breaststroke (41.44), 50-yard butterfly (32.77) and 100-yard individual medley (1:18.52) to place 27th overall in 3:40.56.
• Gladu improved her 50-yard freestyle time from 30.72 in the individual event to 30.63 as the opening leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay. Both times were personal bests. She also placed 15th in the 50-yard breaststroke in 38.20, and finished 28th overall in 3:41.07.
• Senior Emma Hannigan (Huntington Station, N.Y.), Gladu, Bennett and freshman Ava Newell (Weare, N.H.) teamed up to finish eighth in the 200-yard medley relay in 2:16.88.
• Gladu, Newell, Bennett and Herbert placed ninth in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 2:01.28.

 
Up Next:

• Plymouth State hosts Regis College in its home opener on Oct. 30 at 4 p.m.