Mahwah, NJ: The Ramapo College women's swimming team opened the 2026-27 season with a 148-106 victory over Baruch College today. The Roadrunners captured eight individual first-place finishes along with one relay victory.

Madison Benefield led the Roadrunners with three individual first-place finishes. She won the 200-yard freestyle (2:09.82), 200-yard butterfly (2:18.02) and 500-yard freestyle (5:50.09). Sovy Taylor added two victories in the 50-yard freestyle (25.71) and 100-yard freestyle (59.05), while Mairin Huston swept the backstroke events, winning the 100-yard (1:07.95) and 200-yard (2:29.42) races. Claudia Rapisarda rounded out the individual winners with a first-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:27.14). The Roadrunners also captured first place in the 200-yard medley relay as Huston, Vlasia Vlasiadu, Benefield and Taylor combined for a winning time of 2:02.57.

The Roadrunners return to action on Oct. 24th when they travel to Hartwick College for a Tri-Meet beginning at 1:00 PM.