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Women's Swimming

Gettysburg opens season with three wins

THE FACTS
No. 18 Johns Hopkins (4-0, 4-0 CC) 150.5, No. 22 Gettysburg (3-1, 3-1 CC) 105.5
No. 22 Gettysburg (3-1, 3-1 CC) 212, Washington (Md.) (2-2, 2-2 CC) 42
No. 22 Gettysburg (3-1, 3-1 CC) 215, Bryn Mawr (1-3, 1-3 CC) 41
No. 22 Gettysburg (3-1, 3-1 CC) 215, McDaniel (0-4, 0-4 CC) 40
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's swimming quad
When: Saturday, Oct. 25
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked 22nd, won five events to post a 3-1 day at the season-opening Centennial Conference quad. No. 18 Johns Hopkins went 4-0 in its first action in the conference, defeating the Bullets, 150.5-105.5. The Bullets defeated Washington (212-42), Bryn Mawr (215-41) and McDaniel (215-40) easily to round out the day.

THE LEADERS
Valerie Lawton (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) led the Bullets with an individual win in the 50 free with a time of 24.47 seconds. She also was part of the 200 medley relay that opened the meet with a win and placed second in the 100 free (53.48).

FOR THE FOES
• Kennedy Lee was the only Blue Jay to win multiple individual events, touching first in the 100 back (57.15 seconds) and 200 back (2:03.30).

THE REST OF THE STORY
Lanie McKenzie (Wilmington, Del./Charter School of Wilmington), Maya Knoller (Bernardsville, N.J./Newark Academy) and Bramley Hawkins (Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill) joined Valerie Lawton to win the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:45.92, which ranks seventh in program history.
Emily Brown (Madison, N.J./Madison) – in her first collegiate individual race – won the 1000 free with a time of 11:01.54, outdistancing the competition by 12.49 seconds.
• Hawkins added a victory in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.81 seconds. She also tied for third place in the 50 free (24.59).
• McKenzie rounded out four individual wins, touching first the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.29. She also added a third-place finish in the 100 back (58.96 seconds) and fifth-place showing in the 200 back (2:06.73).
Mia Morreale (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) touched second in the 200 free with a time of 1:55.79. She was also right behind Lawton in the 50 free (24.57 seconds) and placed second in the 200 back (2:06.73).
• Knoller was second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:08.00 and sixth in the 100 free (54.48).
Kristen Racicot (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) posted a time of 2:11.54 to place second in the 200 butterfly.
Jolina Widders (Munster, Germany/Immanuel Kant Gymnasium) placed third in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:29.94 while Morgan Puckett (Healdsburg, Calif./Cardinal Newman) was third in the 100 butterfly (59.29 seconds).
• Morreale, Hawkins, Knoller and Lawton combined to finish second in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:38.84.

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Franklin & Marshall on Friday. Meet time is 5:30 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Bramley Hawkins

Bramley Hawkins

Free/Fly
5' 7"
Senior
Maya Knoller

Maya Knoller

Free/Breast
5' 9"
Senior
Valerie Lawton

Valerie Lawton

Free
5' 9"
Senior
Lanie McKenzie

Lanie McKenzie

Free/Back/IM
5' 7"
Junior
Mia Morreale

Mia Morreale

Free/Back/IM
5' 7"
Senior
Kristen Racicot

Kristen Racicot

Fly
5' 7"
Sophomore
Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Free
5' 4"
Freshman
Morgan Puckett

Morgan Puckett

Fly/IM
5' 5"
Freshman
Jolina Widders

Jolina Widders

Free/Breast
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bramley Hawkins

Bramley Hawkins

5' 7"
Senior
Free/Fly
Maya Knoller

Maya Knoller

5' 9"
Senior
Free/Breast
Valerie Lawton

Valerie Lawton

5' 9"
Senior
Free
Lanie McKenzie

Lanie McKenzie

5' 7"
Junior
Free/Back/IM
Mia Morreale

Mia Morreale

5' 7"
Senior
Free/Back/IM
Kristen Racicot

Kristen Racicot

5' 7"
Sophomore
Fly
Emily Brown

Emily Brown

5' 4"
Freshman
Free
Morgan Puckett

Morgan Puckett

5' 5"
Freshman
Fly/IM
Jolina Widders

Jolina Widders

5' 8"
Freshman
Free/Breast