First-Place Efforts Spread Among Eight Swimmers
TOWSON, Md. — Eight different Goucher swimmers placed first in the eight individual events that the Gophers produced the winner during today's 111-71 victory over Gallaudet in the von Borries Pool.
TOWSON, Md. — Eight different Goucher swimmers placed first in the eight individual events that the Gophers produced the winner during today's 111-71 victory over Gallaudet in the von Borries Pool.
The Gophers owned an 11-6 lead over the Bison (2-7) following the 200-yard medley relay, but Sydney Patterson (Dallas, Texas/Woodrow Wilson) quickly turned that into a 20-6 advantage as she was uncontested in the 1000 freestyle, which she completed in 12:43.91.
Nicole Craver (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove Area) secured another nine points for Goucher by touching first in the 200 free (2:10.82), and Rachel Kieffer (Granada Hills, Calif./Reseda) did the same in the 50 free (:28.06). Alexis Regopolous (Fitchburg, Mass./North Middlesex Regional) led a 1-2-3 finish for the Gophers (4-4) in the 200 individual medley as she was clocked at 2:26.36.
Kellyn Brower (Glen Ridge, N.J./Glen Ridge) claimed first place and the nine points that went with it in the 100 butterfly, completing the event in 1:11.94.
The remaining first-place performances for Goucher came from Kyanna Cadwallader (Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville) in the 100 free (:58.25), Lizzy Hannifin (Denver, Colo./East) in the 100 backstroke (1:09.46) and Marykate Malone (Gales Ferry, Conn./Ledyard) in the 500 free (6:15.87).
The only individual event in which a Gallaudet swimmer posted the fastest time was the 100 breaststroke, which was won by Katie Giles (1:19.57). Malone (1:23.34) was the runner-up.
Goucher's victorious entry in the 200 medley relay was composed of Craver, Nicole Lynch (Stockholm, Sweden/SSHL), Brower and Cadwallader. The combined time of the four swimmers in the event was 2:12.33.
The Gophers will attempt to raise their record above .500 when they welcome Notre Dame (Md.) to the von Borries Pool on Wednesday. The meet is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
