VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s swimming started its title defense with two wins in one afternoon.
The Seahawks swept a double-dual meet at Batten University on Friday, Oct. 23, beating the host team 141-115 and Randolph College 143-118 to open the 2026-27 season at 2-0. Batten dropped to 3-1 and Randolph to 1-3.
St. Mary’s comes into the season as the two-time defending conference champion after it repeated as Atlantic East champions in February. The opener spread the scoring across a deep lineup, including two swimmers from Southern Maryland high schools.
Local swimmers deliver
Junior Addison Willey of Lexington Park, a Great Mills High School graduate, won the 50-yard freestyle in 26.68 seconds. She also finished fourth in the 500 freestyle in 5:54.11 and fifth in the 200 freestyle in 2:11.17, and swam a leg on the second-place 400 medley relay.
Junior Mandy Cartwright of Waldorf, a Thomas Stone High School graduate, was second in the 200 freestyle in 2:07.84 and third in the 500 freestyle in 5:52.04. She also swam on the third-place 400 freestyle relay.
Event winners and top finishes
Junior Jesse Slingluff of Crownsville (Old Mill) won the 200 butterfly in 2:34.45 and was second in the 200 individual medley in 2:30.75. Sophomore Liv Macaluso of Killingworth, Connecticut (Haddam-Killingworth), won the 100 butterfly in 1:06.96 and was third in the 100 backstroke in 1:11.10.
Swimmer Event Place Time Addison Willey 50 free 1st 26.68 Jesse Slingluff 200 fly 1st 2:34.45 Liv Macaluso 100 fly 1st 1:06.96 Jesse Slingluff 200 IM 2nd 2:30.75 Mandy Cartwright 200 free 2nd 2:07.84 Elliot Post-Kulisiewicz 100 back 2nd 1:10.31 Natalie Canham 200 breast 2nd 2:49.93 Bianco, Canham, Macaluso, Willey 400 medley relay 2nd 4:29.55 Mandy Cartwright 500 free 3rd 5:52.04 Liv Macaluso 100 back 3rd 1:11.10 Natalie Canham 100 breast 3rd 1:17.15 Lauren Goulet 1000 free 3rd 12:20.14 Lauren Goulet 50 free 3rd 28.13 Maddy Van Patten 100 free 3rd 59.67 Cartwright, Macaluso, Goulet, Bianco 400 free relay 3rd 4:10.25 Natalie Canham 200 IM 4th 2:32.46 Kaitlyn Soldon 200 back 4th 2:37.79
Senior captain Natalie Canham of Berlin (Stephen Decatur) placed in three individual events, led by a second-place 200 breaststroke. Junior Elliot Post-Kulisiewicz of York, Pennsylvania (Dallastown), was second in the 100 backstroke in 1:10.31.
Junior Lauren Goulet of Annapolis (Annapolis High) took third in both the 1,000 freestyle and the 50 freestyle. First-year Maddy Van Patten of Ellicott City (Mt. Hebron) led the Seahawks in the 100 freestyle with a third-place 59.67. Senior captain Kaitlyn Soldon of Warrenton, Virginia (Kettle Run), was fourth in the 200 backstroke in 2:37.79. Junior Isa Bianco of Catonsville swam on both relays.
Up next
The Seahawks open their home schedule with two meets in two days at the Aquatic Center at the Michael P. O’Brien Athletics and Recreation Center in St. Mary’s City. They host Randolph-Macon (0-1) at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and Stevenson (0-0) at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.
