Results | Team Scores
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Messiah women's swimming split a double dual against the Gettysburg Bullets and the Susquehanna River Hawks in Gettysburg on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons topped the River Hawks by a final score of 132-128 and fell to the Bullets by a 147-113 final. Top finishes in the 400 Free Relay (3:44.0) and 200 Medley Relay (1:51.59) highlighted the team effort for Messiah.
How It Happened
In addition to the two relay victories, the Falcons also claimed a trio of individual victories with
Kaylee Hollenbach winning the 100 Back (59.91) and 200 Back (2:10.61) while
Cassie Cotton took first in the 100 Fly in a time of 1:00.10.
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In addition to her victory in the 100 Fly, Cotton finished second in the 50 Free with a time of 25.28. Her time was less than a second behind the winner, Kate Crilly's (Gettysburg)mark of 24.45.
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Freshman
Nancie Ziegler had a strong day in the pool, turning in the top time in the conference in the 1000 Free (10:56.20) while finishing fourth in the event. She was less than four seconds behind the leader, Gettysburg's Megan Wojnar (10:52.24). The 1000 Free was not even the best finish of the day for Ziegler, who took third-place in the 500 Free in a time of 5:24.29.
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Maelyn Elder turned in strong showings in the 100 Fly and 200 IM with second and third-place finishes, respectively. Elder took second in the 100 Fly behind teammate
Cassie Cotton in a time of 1:01.61 and then in the very next event finished in third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:19.81.
From the Team
"My favorite part of the meet today was cheering on my teammates! We had some really good swims today and it was fun to be there for them," said
Brittany Pond of Messiah's double dual on Saturday.
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What's Up Next
Messiah will off for a little over two weeks before getting back in the pool on Nov. 27 at Dickinson at 7:00 p.m. for a dual with the Red Devils.
