THE FACTS
No. 22 Gettysburg (4-1) 136, Franklin & Marshall (1-3) 64
What: Women's swimming action
When: Friday, Oct. 31
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked 22nd, won the first 10 events and etched seven new all-time top-10 marks into the record book, cruising to a 136-64 Halloween night win over Franklin & Marshall.
THE LEADERS
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Lanie McKenzie (Wilmington, Del./Charter School of Wilmington) led the Bullets with a program-record time of 56.47 seconds to win the 100 backstroke.
FOR THE FOES
• Madi Bickford, Delpphine Brown, Kala Zingle and Grace Kovach closed out the night with a victory in the 400 free relay, combining for a time of 3:35.37.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Lanie McKenzie joined
Maya Knoller (Bernardsville, N.J./Newark Academy),
Bramley Hawkins (Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill) and
Valerie Lawton (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) to win the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:43.95, which ranks second all-time and was just 0.7 seconds off the program record. The Bullets swept the top three spots in the relay, breaking 1:52 in all three.
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Emily Brown (Madison, N.J./Madison) made it two wins in two collegiate 1000 free races, bettering her time from last week by more than 20 seconds. Her time of 10:40.55 ranks fifth in program history.
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Mia Morreale (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) turned in the No. 2 time in program history to win the 200 free with a time of 1:51.73.
• Knoller added individual wins in the 50 free (24.32) and 100 breaststroke (1:04.84). Her breaststroke time was just 0.7 seconds off her own program record time.
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Caitlyn Evans (Belford, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) won the 400 IM with a time of 4:32.78, which ranks third in program history, leading a sweep of the top four finishers.
• Hawkins won the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.27 seconds, leading a trio of Bullets to the line.
Morgan Puckett (Healdsburg, Calif./Cardinal Newman) was right behind her with a time of 57.40, which is fourth in program history.
• Lawton chipped in an individual victory in the 100 free with a time of 52.79 seconds.
• McKenzie then posted her record-breaking time in the 100 backstroke, leading three swimmers under 59 seconds. Morreale was right behind McKenzie, registering a time of 56.77 seconds, which is just 0.04 seconds off her previous record, while
Kara Woods (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown Community) touched third in a time of 58.97 seconds – a mark that is ninth in program history.
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Grace Tyler (North Granby, Conn./Westminster School) rounded out the individual winners, recording a time of 5:12.55 in the 500 free.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg had at least two of the top three times in all 11 events, including the three fastest in six events.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Scranton on Saturday. Meet time is 1 p.m.