COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Dickinson first-year
Isabel McGovern won twice, while senior
Caroline Wasielevski bested the field once as the Red and White fell short of knocking off the host Ursinus College by a score of 116-82 on Saturday afternoon in conference action.
In the first event of the day the 200-yard medley relay the group of
Sydney Farling,
Emma Johnston,
Tori May and Wasielevski clocked in at 1:57.03 for second, while the unit of
Bella Gerkin,
Sarah McHenry,
Molly Tate and
Norah Wilson landed in third a second back (1:58.40).
Caroline Christianson finished second during the 1000-yard freestyle clocking in at 11:16.39.
McGovern got her first win of the meet in the 200-yard freestyle hitting the wall in 1:57.50 three seconds better than the Bears Katie Barlow (2:00.36). Gerkin also competed taking fourth with a 2:16.94.
The Devils took a pair of podium slots within the 50-yard freestyle as Wasielevski won the event in 25.48, while Wilson claimed third at 26.17. Tate rounded out the field in fifth (27.73).
A pair of Devils were involved in the 400-yard individual medley with Johnston claiming second at 4:46.88, followed by May (4:50.25).
The next event was the 100-yard butterfly and that was where McGovern grabbed win number two with a 58.66.
Sarah Mulcahy landed in fourth thanks to a 1:05.16, followed by
Margie Winter at 1:08.35.
Wasielevski seized a second-place result during the 100-yard freestyle by posting a 56.72. First-years Farling and
Annelyse Warner did enough to take fourth (59.02) and sixth (1:03.98) respectively.
May landed on the podium for the 100-yard backstroke as she clocked in at 1:02.21 for second. McHenry hit the wall with a 1:04.25 for fourth, while Isobell O'Connell landed in fifth (1:08.16).
Two DC swimmers were involved in the 500-yard freestyle with Johnston claiming second with a 5:23.67 and Christianson hitting the wall in 5:35.48 for fourth.
Dickinson held down third through fifth for the 100-yard breaststroke led by Farling with a 1:13.60, followed by Gerkin (1:14.60) and Mulcahy (1:17.01).
The team of Christianson, McGovern, O'Connell and Wilson posted a time of 3:47.22 for second during the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Next on the Pool Deck
Dickinson will now have some time before they return to action on Thursday, February 16th for day one of the Centennial Conference Championship at Gettysburg College.
