ROANOKE, Va. – The Sweet Briar College swim team (2-6, 1-6 ODAC) saw success in Saturday's meet at Hollins University (4-4) along with the Guilford College Quakers (1-5). The Vixens fell to hosts Hollins by a score of 159-100 but took down the Quakers 127-83.
First-year
Geneva Seitz (Havre de Grace, Md.) took second in the 1650-yard freestyle to kick things off for Sweet Briar.
The duo of sophomore
Amara Clancey (Harrisonburg, Va.) and first-year
Emily Carter (Beckley, W. Va.) followed that showing up with third and fifth place, respectively, in the 200-yard freestyle.
Senior
Mary Catherine Warner (Virginia Beach, Va.) took the Vixens' first victory of the day thanks to her time of 1:08.92 in the 100-yard backstroke. First-year
Carlee Minyard (Jacksonville, Fla.) also saw action in the race and placed fifth.
Also taking a victory over the weekend was senior
Jillian Lewis (Ellicott City, Md.) who clocked in a time of 1:18.47 in the 100-yard breaststroke. Sophomore
Ella Scherrer's (Simpsonville, S.C.) time of 1:34.58 put her in fourth.
A new personal-best time of 2:41.18 in the 200-yard backstroke saw Warner climb to the top step of that event as well while Lewis earned her second victory with a 2:49.77 in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Seitz placed third in the 100-yard butterfly after touching the wall at the 1:41.53 mark and Lewis saw second in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:37.78.
The meet wrapped up with a second-place showing for the relay team of Warner, Clancey, Seitz and Scherrer in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Highlights
- Clancey set a new personal-best time in the 200-yard freestyle.
- Warner also captured a victory in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 27.6.
What's Next
The Vixens will head to the Yellow Jacket Mid-Season Invite, Nov. 22nd – 24th.
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