Results: CSUEB 156, MILLS 78 - F

HAYWARD, Calif. – Cal State East Bay swimming earned a 156-78 victory over Mills College in the team's official season debut at Pioneer Pool on Friday afternoon. Hannah Cutts, Mariam Lowe, and Sierra MacIntyre each won multiple individual events in doubling up the Cyclones.

"We all felt really strong coming into today. Our very first meet is always an exciting time," said Cutts. "We always open (the season) with Mills and are very friendly with (the Mills team)," she added about Friday's atmosphere.

Cutts won both distance freestyle events taking the 500-yard (5:14.88) and the 1,000-yard (10:53.74) races. She swam nearly one mile of competitive yards and entered the meet following strenuous early-season workouts.

"We had a hard week of practice before this meet. (Coach Ben Loorz) told us we should be sore, but it's just the beginning of the season," said Cutts with a smile. "I felt really good about my times today and feel like I'm going to get to where I want to be at conference (championships)."

MacIntyre was the swimmer of the meet winning three individual events. She managed to edge out teammate Madison Hauanio at the wall by one one-hundredth in the 50 free (24.54). MacIntyre was also victorious in the 100 fly (1:00.68) and 100 free (54.10).

Lowe took care of the 200 butterfly (2:17.73) and 200 backstroke (2:11.29). She was one of eight different Pioneers to earn an individual event victory in the meet. That list includes freshman Claire Beaty who earned her first event victory as a collegiate athlete in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:29.41).

Cal State East Bay (1-0) will reconnect with Mills when the team travels to the Trefethen Aquatic Center in Oakland, Calif., to take part in the Bay Area Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 18.

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