The Billikens delivered a decisive home sweep of Rockhurst on Saturday afternoon at Simon Recreation Center, with the Saint Louis women winning 164-54 and the men taking a 150-73 result. Both teams controlled the meet from start to finish, winning 10 events apiece in a strong all-round performance.
Sarah Ramos leads the way for the Billikens
Sarah Ramos was one of the standout performers for Saint Louis, winning the 100 free and the 200 free while also helping a relay to victory. Her day reflected the kind of depth the Billikens had across both meets, with individual success feeding into the team totals.
Other strong results followed throughout the afternoon. On the women’s side, Hanna Whitney and Anya Brueggemann won the IM in 53.22 and 1:55.47, while Meghan Eng and Marissa Williams took the same discipline in 3:31.76. Izabel Schmidt added a win in 1:46.01, and Emmy Barrett finished third in 24.31.
Strong depth across both meets
The women’s lineup also produced wins from Sasha Jancekova in 211.95, Tierney Kohl in 4:35.64, and Hailey Eriksen in 2:06.18. The relay group of Sarah Ramos, Hanna Whitney, Anya Brueggemann and Meghan Eng then added another victory in 5:09.08, underlining how complete the Saint Louis effort was.
On the men’s side, Nolan Kohl and Brandon Suliga won in 2:26.49 and 317.78, while Drayton Beber and Evan Crim were successful in 4:09.82 and 9:54.65. Cole Wergley and Tyler Williams also picked up wins in 1:48.64 and 20.86, before Michael Stumpf and Kyle Algrim claimed relay success in 1:31.94.
A clean sweep at home
There was still more for the Billikens to celebrate, with Lenny DeMartinowinning in 3:06.83 and Patrick Rhatigan adding another result in 1:44.45. Tyler Williams also featured again in 1:55.29, while Hayden Barnes closed out the men’s highlights with a win in 4:50.20.
For Saint Louis, the takeaway was simple: the Billikens handled the home meet with authority. Winning both the women’s and men’s competitions by comfortable margins, and claiming 10 events in each, made this a statement afternoon against Rockhurst.
