THE FACTS
Gettysburg competes at Franklin & Marshall Invite
What: Franklin & Marshall Spring Invitational in women's swimming action
When: Saturday, Feb. 8
Where: Lancaster, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had one final tuneup before the conference championship in two weeks, traveling to Franklin & Marshall – the site of the championship – for the Diplomats' Spring Invitational.
THE REST OF THE STORY:
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Mia Yancey (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) and
Grace Tyler (North Granby, Conn./Westminster School) competed in the 500 free, finishing 1-2 with times of 5:13.78 and 5:29.43, respectively.
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Caitlyn Evans (Belford, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) and
Gracie Spataro (Darien, Conn./Darien) were 1-2 in the 200 with times of 2:19.58 and 2:21.03, respectively.
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Maya Knoller (Bernardsville, N.J./Newark Academy) led a run of top four finishers in the 50 free with a time of 24.21 seconds. Gettysburg had 11 of the 12 competitors in the event.
Ava Collin (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) was second with a time of 24.36.
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Bramley Hawkins (Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill) paced a 1-2-3 finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 59.03 seconds.
Hillary Roth (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) and
Olivia Pyott (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Twp.) finished second (1:01.57) and third (1:03.13), respectively.
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Emma Anderson (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset) led the way in the 200 free, finishing second with a time of 1:58.07.
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Audrey Csokmay (Potomac, Md./Richard Montgomery) touched first in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:08.26.
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Lanie McKenzie (Wilmington, Del./Charter School of Wilmington) and
Delaney Reck (Pawcatuck, Conn./Stonington) went 1-2 in the 100 backstroke with times of 58.17 seconds and 59.56 seconds, respectively. McKenzie's time ranks seventh in program history.
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Lindsay Blake (Chester Springs, Pa./Downingtown East) led the way in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:11.71 to place second.
• Tyler won the 100 free with a time of 55.04 seconds.
• Pyott touched first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:26.69 while Anderson was second (2:28.82).
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Kristen Racicot (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) and Roth went 1-2 in the 200 fly with times of 2:11.67 and 2:19.27, respectively.
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Ava Berry (Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson) won the 1650 free with a time of 17:18.99 while
Paige McKim (Robesonia, Pa./The King's Academy) was second with a time of 18:24.69. Berry's time ranks third in program history.
• Csokmay, Knoller, Hawkins and
Valerie Lawton (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.61. The time is 10th in program history.
• The 400 free relay of Yancey, Collin, Knoller and Lawton posted the best time of the season with a mark of 3:30.60, which if fifth in program history.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Centennial Conference championship hosted by Franklin & Marshall, beginning on Thursday, Feb. 20. The first of seven sessions begins at 7 p.m.
