GETTYSBURG – Gettysburg swimming managed to pick up wins against Susquehanna and Messiah College.
Gettysburg Press Release
Senior Jason Potter (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) contributed to four victories while classmate Mike Harmon had a hand in three first-place finishes, leading the Gettysburg College men’s swimming team to a sweep of Messiah College and Susquehanna University in a non-conference tri-meet on Saturday at the Gettysburg College Bullets Pool.
Gettysburg improved to 4-0 on the season and has now won its last 16 dual meets, dating back to Feb. 2, 2013. The Bullet defeated Messiah 173-85 and topped Susquehanna 145-114.
Potter won both the 50-freestyle (21.12) and the 100-freestyle (47.56). He also anchored the winning 200-medley relay (1:36.30) that also consisted of Harmon, freshman Tyler Dougherty (West Chester, Pa./Salesianum School [Del.]), and junior Tyler Gould (Darien, Conn./Darien), and he led off the victorious 200-medley relay (1:26.98) that also included senior Ashton Leyens (Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin), junior Zach Moser (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing), and Dougherty.
Harmon touched first in the 100-backstroke (54.35) and the 200-IM (2:00.61).
Also picking up an individual an individual victory was freshman Madison Jaulin (Matthews, N.C./Charlotte Latin School), who captured the 200-backstroke in 1:59.92.
The Gettysburg College women’s swimming team pushed its record to 5-0 on the season with a sweep of Messiah College and Susquehanna University in a non-conference dual meet on Saturday at the Gettysburg College Bullets Pool.
The Bullets topped Messiah 142-119 and clipped Susquehanna 147-114.
Gettysburg won five events on the day, including four individual victories. Sophomore Caroline Moyer (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) was the team’s lone double-winner, capturing both the the 100-breaststroke (1:08.05) and the 200-breaststroke (2:29.47). Senior Haley Weaver (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) touched first in the 200-freestyle (1:57.24) as did freshman Savannah Llewellyn (Plainfield, N.J./Plainfield) in the 100-backstroke (1:01.16) and sophomore Maddie Tulp (Franklin Lakes, N.J./Indian Hills) in the 200-backstroke (2:13.90).
The Bullets also came away victorious in the 200-medley relay, as sophomore Sydney Boswell (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional), Moyer, Llewellyn, and Weaver teamed up for 1:52.15 clocking.
Gettysburg continues its season with a big dual meet next Saturday, when it hosts defending Centennial Conference champion Ursinus College at 1 p.m.
Susquehanna Press Release
The Susquehanna men’s swimming & diving team placed second at Saturday’s tri-meet hosted at Gettysburg College. The Crusaders finished ahead of Messiah and behind the host Bullets.
SU finished first in six individual events and took second place in the two relay events. Bill Crumrine (Beaver, Pa./Beaver Area) and Jourdan Stewart (Danbury, Conn./Danbury) won two events apiece with Crumrine winning the 200 free (1:47.88) and the 500 free (5:00.41) and Stewart taking the top spot in the 100 fly (53.82) and the 200 fly (2:02.53).
Stewart and Crumrine also finished fourth and fifth in the 100 free with respective times of 49.16 and 49.77.
Danny Csakai (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) finished first in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:00.57 while Sam Calhoun (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg) touched the wall first in the 200 breaststroke in 2:16.26, just ahead of Csakai (2:17.89).
Eric Lawrence (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) added runner-up finishes in the 100 back (55.26), 200 back (2:00.07) and 200 individual medley (2:01.89). Calhoun was just behind Lawrence in the IM with a third-place time of 2:04.74.
Freshman Henry Chang (Audobon, Pa./Methacton) continued a strong first season by placing fourth in both the 1000 freestyle (10:40.21) and the 200 butterfly (2:04.74). David Miller (Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca) also added a third-place finish in the 200 free with a time of 1:50.57.
The Crusaders bookended the tri-meet with runner-up finishes in both relay events as the foursome of Miller, Csakai, Lawrence and Duncan Frazier (Montgomery, Pa./Williamsport Area) began the day in the 200 medley relay by posting a 1:39.53 time. The team of Stewart, Csakai, Miller and Frazier later combined to take second in the 200 free relay in 1:29.14.
The Susquehanna women’s swimming & diving team finished third behind Gettysburg and Messiah at Saturday’s tri-meet hosted by Gettysburg College.
Kelsey Lessard (Chestertown, Md./Queen Anne’s County) and Lexi Cole (Danville, Pa./Danville) claimed individual victories for the Crusaders in the 200 butterfly (2:16.79) and the 500 yard freestyle (5:22), respectively. Lessard’s mark was less than half a second off her personal best of 2:16.43, the fourth-fastest time in program history.
Lessard also added runner-up finishes in both the 200 breaststroke (2:33.79) and the 200 individual medley (2:15.71). Cole placed third in the 200 free with a time of 2:01.28.
In the first event of the afternoon, the 200 medley relay, the team of Annie Bruxelles (Hockessin, Del./Sanford School), Joann Butkus (Barnesville,Pa./Tamaqua Area), Ashlee Weingarten (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) and Jessica Jozefiak (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) finished third with a time of 1:53.26, only seven tenths of a second behind second place.
With the exception of Jozefiak, each member of the relay also finished second in an individual event; Butkus finished runner-up in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:10.85) while Weingarten placed second in the 100 fly in 1:00.02, over two seconds ahead of the next finisher. Weingarten also sprinted to a third-place result in the 50 free with a time of 25.81.
Bruxelles touched the wall second in the 100 backstroke (1:01.75) and the 200 backstroke (2:15.80) and was closely followed by Erin McElwee (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area), who finished fourth in both events with respective times of 1:03.43 and 2:16.63.
The Crusaders took the fourth and fifth spots in the 1000 free as Caroline Henderson (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) and Valerie Stearns (North Wales, Pa./North Penn) finished in 11:22.62 and 11:41.40.
SU was also just outside the top three in the 100 free as Cole and Kyle Seaman (Moreland Hills, Ohio/Orange) finished fourth and fifth in 57.03 and 57.19, respectively.
Susquehanna capped the afternoon as runner-up in the 200 free relay behind a strong performance from Butkus, Cole, Seaman and Weingarten in 1:41.73.
Messiah Press Release
The Falcons lost both duals against Gettysburg College (173-85) and Susquehanna University (167-92) to fall to 3-4 on the season.
The Falcons only won one of 14 events in today’s double-dual. The lone winner was Aaron Eckman who won the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 10:25.28. Eckman also swam well in the 500 yard freestyle finishing with a time of 5:02.95
The other second place finisher was Dakota Schmalz who finished with a time of 2:02.94 in the 200 yard butterfly.
Finishing third in his respective event was Nate Brown who finished with a time of 0:22.13 in the 50 yard Freestyle.
The Falcons will be back in action November 22, when they take on Albright College at Messiah.
The Falcons beat Susquehanna University 137-124 and lost to Gettysburg College 142-119 in the double-dual at Gettysburg College. The victory over Susquehanna was their first in program history.
The Falcons won five of 14 events in the double-dual. Leading the Falcons was Tara Freeman who won three events (50, 100 yard freestyle, and 100 yard butterfly). Freeman finished with a time of 0:24.65 in the 50 yard freestyle, 0:53.90 in the 100 yard freestyle, and 0:59.45 in the 100 yard butterfly.
Another first place finisher for the Falcons was Lauren Clune who won the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 11:08.40. Clune also finished second in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:25.39.
The Falcons had their final first place finish in the 200 yard freestyle relay. The team of Lindsey Perez, Mikaela Schell, Katie Wingert, and Tara Freeman finished with a time of 1:40.60 to capture the victory.
Other notable performers for the Falcons were Katie Wingert and Laura Penwell. Wingert finished second in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.93, while Penwell finished second in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 0:25.61.
Messiah turned in another solid performance in the 200 yard medley relay with the team of Caitlin Magaw, Sarah Woods, Laura Penwell, and Katie Wingert finishing second with a time of 1:53.19.
The Falcons will be back in action November 22, when they take on Albright College at Messiah.
Results: Gettysburg vs. Susquehanna vs. Messiah