YORK, Pa. – On Friday evening, the Messiah University women's swimming team fell in a tight battle to the Spartans of York College, 104-101. The Falcons opened the dual with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay. The Falcons earned 15 top three finishes in the individual races, with three gold medals. The Falcons capped off the meet with a first and third-place finish in the 400 free relay.
Makayla Yellets led the Falcons with two gold medals and
Samantha Pennell added a gold medal.
Up next, the Falcons host Hood College, King's College (Pa.), and Widener University on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 12:00 p.m.
How it Happened
The Falcons opened the dual with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay. The team of
Kari Mindrebo,
Hailey Fegan,
Makayla Yellets, and
Rachel Sobkowiak touched the wall second with a time of 1:58.23.
The Falcons opened the individual races with a gold medal in the 1000 free.
Samantha Pennell earned the first-place finish with a time of 11:43.31. Pennell added a second-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:27.95.
In the next event, the Falcons earned second and third in the 200 free.
Lauren Edge earned the second-place finish with a time of 2:02.35 and
Kari Mindrebo finished third with a time of 2:05.54. Edge added a silver medal in the 500 free with a time 5:27.57.
The Falcons continued their strong start with a second and third-place finish in the 50 free.
Rachel Sobkowiak finished second with a time of 26.26 and
Elizabeth Chorba finished third with a time of 26.65. Sobkowiak also added a silver medal in the 100 free with a time of 58.79 and Chorba finished third in the 100 free with a time of 58.86.
Ava Gower added a bronze in the 200 IM with a time of 2:33.94.
The Falcons then added a gold and bronze medal in the 100 fly.
Makayla Yellets touched the wall first with a time of 1:03.69 and
Kylah Ward finished third with a time of 1:09.95. Yellets also earned the gold in the 100 breast with a time of 1:12.08.
In the next event,
Ava Smith touched the wall second in the 100 back with a time of 1:12.44.
Hailey Fegan added a third-place finish in the 100 breast with a time of 1:15.60.
In the final event of the meet, the Falcons finished first and third in the 400 free relay. The team of
Elizabeth Rhine,
Elizabeth Chorba,
Kari Mindrebo, and
Lauren Edge earned the gold with a time of 3:54.06. The team of
Kylah Ward,
McKinley Stokley,
Hailey Fegan, and
Samantha Pennell finished third with a time of 4:24.50.
Next
The Falcons host Hood College, King's College (Pa.), and Widener University on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 12:00 p.m.
