Gallaudet women's swimming begins season with win over Sweet Briar

WASHINGTON - The Gallaudet University women's swimming and diving team opened up the 2016-17 season here Saturday with a 108-87 victory over Sweet Briar College in the Field House pool.

Freshman Julia Miller-Notestone (Medford, Ore.) led the Bison with first-place finishes in the 100-yard butterfly (1:18:41) and the 500 freestyle (5:54:32). Miller-Notestone finished second in the 200 IM (2:32:47).

Junior Jana Kiefer (Leander, Texas) finished first in the 1,000 freestyle (14:16:25) and placed second in the 100 butterfly (1:22:34) and the 500 freestyle (7:00:67). Nine different Bison set personal record(s) during the meet.

The victory gives the Bison great confidence as they begin the new season.

BISON TRACKS

Freshman Jackie Perkins (Hampton, Va.) finished first in the 200 freestyle (2:35:49)
GU won four out of the 11 events
Gallaudet wore special pink swim caps to show its support for Breast Cancer Awareness month

GALLAUDET PERSONAL RECORDS

Women's Team
Event	Name	Old Time	New Time
50 backstroke	Hannah Mehner	50.17	49.09
50 breaststroke	Jackie Perkins	39.11	35.25
50 freestyle	Meagan Thorp	34.87	33.37
50 freestyle	Carmel Smolik	41.98	38.51
100 backstroke	Meagan Thorp	1:27.12	1:21.58
100 backstroke	Taylor Mickelson	1:33.84	1:29.34
100 backstroke	Hannah Mehner	1:46.17	1:43.50
100 breaststroke	Jackie Perkins	1:23.84	1:17.20
100 breaststroke	Rochelle Carty-Bauman	1:47.59	1:43.33
100 freestyle	Rochelle Carty-Bauman	1:29.56	1:26.34
100 freestyle	Carmel Smolik	1:38.52	1:35.33
200 freestyle	Hannah Mehner	2:42.10	2:35.49
200 freestyle	Paige-Cecily Ramos	2:47.03	2:39.87
200 IM	Julia Miller-Notestone	2:34.07	2:32.47
200 IM	Taylor Mickelson	3:27.67	3:13.74
200 IM	Katelynn Jewett	3:45.34	3:24.26