ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Cedar Crest College swimming team won 10 total events en route to a 154-97 victory over John Jay College in its home opener on Saturday at the Rodale Aquatic Center. With the win, the Falcons improve to 3-0 in dual meets on the season, marking the program's best start to a season since 2018-19.

First-year Emily Yadron (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) led Cedar Crest with three individual event wins. She touched first in the 50-yard backstroke in a program record 30.17 seconds. Yadron also finished first in the 50-yard freestyle (27.02 seconds) and 100-yard freestyle (1:00.82).

First-year Ashley Frey (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon) added a pair of victories. She was the first to finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:26.75 and the 100-yard backstroke (1:14.70).

Senior Rylie Heusner (Scranton, Pa./Holy Cross) won both the 50-yard breaststroke and 100-yard breaststroke events, recording times of 32.82 seconds and 1:13.11, respectively.

Sophomore Nyasia Fernandez (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) registered a first-place finish in the 50-yard butterfly, clocking a time of 33.82 seconds.

The Falcons also claimed wins in both relay events.

The team of Frey, Heusner, Fernandez, and first-year Lalaina Kwiatkowski (Buffalo, N.Y./West Seneca West Senior) took first in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 2:11.99.

Cedar Crest then closed the meet out when sophomore Maria Aragon (Albuquerque, N.M./Rio Grande), Frey, Heusner, and Yadron touched first in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:53.30).

Additionally, the Falcons posted six second-place finishes.

Aragon placed second in the 1000-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 13:59.97, and in the 500-yard freestyle (6:51.00).

Fernandez collected two second-place finishes in the 100-yard butterfly (1:20.56) and the 200-yard individual medley (3:00.96).

Kwiatkowski and first-year Sidney Cray (Girardville, Pa./North Schuylkill Junior Senior) each added a second-place finish. Kwiatkowski was second in the 200-yard freestyle, touching in 2:43.92, while Cray touched second in the 50-yard butterfly.

Cedar Crest (3-0 overall) next hosts Marymount University and Gallaudet University on Saturday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m. to open up Atlantic East Conference action. John Jay (1-2 overall) returns to action at Brooklyn College on Thursday, November 12 at 6:00 p.m.