WASHINGTON - The Gallaudet University women's swimming team hosted an Atlantic East Conference double-dual meet here Saturday in the Field House Pool as the Bison welcomed Marymount (Va.) University and Cedar Crest College.
Gallaudet (0-4, 0-1 Atlantic East) lost a close meet to Cedar Crest, 91-90, and lost 131-59 to the Saints. Marymount (2-1, 2-0 Atlantic East) defeated Cedar Crest (1-4, 1-1 Atlantic East) by 75 points, 125-50.
The Saints won 10 of the 11 events while Cedar Crest finished with one first-place finish.
A fairly new team, many of the Bison swimmers found themselves in the GU competition pool for the first time this season.
Thea Wrenn, a first year from Anchorage, Alaska, improved her own personal record (PR) by an astounding 18.66 seconds, placing third in the 200-yard freestyle (2:44.84). Wrenn also landed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (1:14.79).
Mara Land (Dell Rapids, S.D.) began their first 1,000-yard freestyle with no previously recorded seed time. Nevertheless, the second-year swimmer secured a second-place finish with a time of 15:03.29, completing the race behind Marymount's Sydney Runk (11:51.94).
Of note, a myriad of Bison swimmers achieved third-place finishes, as well. The 200-yard medley relay team consisting of first year
Anita Makhnyk (Mississauga, Ontario), first year
Elizabeth Peterson (Snellville, Ga.), sophomore
Sam Michaelson (Southwick, Mass.) and first year
Danielle Fisher (Pittsburgh, Pa.) posted a time of 2:53.07.
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of junior
Molly Headrick (Vista, Calif.), Land, Wrenn and Peterson finished with a time of 2:23.10.
Other GU third-place finishers included Makhnyk with a new PR in the 50-yard freestyle (28.49) and Headrick in her first 100-yard backstroke (1:22.60). Headrick also placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (30.98), just behind her teammate (Makhnyk).
BISON TRACKS
- Joy Watkins (Hockley, Texas), Jaelynn King (Springfield, Pa.), Priya Masilamany (Brampton, Ontario) and Melany Salcedo Benavides (Woodbridge, Va.) were fourth in the 200-yard medley relay (3:52.45).
- Kathe Wilken-Yoder (Oviedo, Fla.) was fourth in her first 1,000 yard freestyle (17:46.32)Â
- Michealson was fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:38.72) and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (8:47.20)
- Tiadra Vang (Kansas City, Kan.) was fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:55.70) and fifth in the 100-yard backstroke, besting her own personal record by 18 seconds (2:02.97)
- King was fifth in the 100-yard butterfly (2:02.54) and seventh in the 200-yard IM (3:42.00)
- Talia Boren (Fair Oaks, Calif.) was fifth in the 500-yard freestyle (9:26.58)
- Watkins was sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (1:39.43)
- Salcedo Benavides was sixth in the 50-yard freestyle (49.86)
- Priyanthi was seventh in the 50-yard freestyle (51.45)
UP NEXT
GU will travel to Frederick, Md., this Friday, Nov. 8, for a 2 p.m. meet at Hood College.
