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Lanie McKenzie reacts to her record-setting time
David Sinclair

Women's Swimming

Gettysburg scary fast in win over Franklin & Marshall

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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
 
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Players Mentioned

Caitlyn Evans

Caitlyn Evans

IM/Distance
5' 7"
Sophomore
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
Grace Tyler

Grace Tyler

Free
5' 5"
Sophomore
Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Free
5' 4"
Freshman
Morgan Puckett

Morgan Puckett

Fly/IM
5' 5"
Freshman
Kara Woods

Kara Woods

Fly/Back
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Caitlyn Evans

Caitlyn Evans

5' 7"
Sophomore
IM/Distance
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
Grace Tyler

Grace Tyler

5' 5"
Sophomore
Free
Emily Brown

Emily Brown

5' 4"
Freshman
Free
Morgan Puckett

Morgan Puckett

5' 5"
Freshman
Fly/IM
Kara Woods

Kara Woods

5' 8"
Freshman
Fly/Back