Women's Swimming Defeats Cobleskill in Season's First Dual

Meet Results

COBLESKILL, N.Y.—Winning 9 of 11 events, Sarah Lawrence College women's swimming picked up a victory in the team's first dual meet of the season, coming away with a 125-71 win against non-conference opponent SUNY Cobleskill at Bouck Hall Natatorium on Saturday.

IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence (1-0) def. Cobleskill (0-3), 125-71.

VICTORIOUS GRYPHONS
The Gryphons swam to victory in the first race of the day, earning first place in the 400 yard medley relay. Sophomore Devon Peal (Springfield, Va./West Springfield), junior Hannah Lawson (Portland, Ore./Pacific Crest Community School), first year Naima Joy Mackrel (Woodstock, N.Y./Kingston) and senior Jacqueline Quirk (Millburn, N.J./Millburn) combined for a winning time of 4:21.93, missing the team record in the event by three seconds.

Mackrel, Peal and Lawson went on to combine for six of the team's eight individual-event victories. Sprinter Mackrel triumphed in the 50 freestyle (26.31) and 100 freestyle (58.93). Peal found success with wins in the 200 butterfly (2:34.44) and the 500 freestyle (6:01.51). For her part, Lawson swam to first place in the 200 freestyle (2:06.64) and with a season-best time in the 200 breaststroke (2:30.68). The trio of Gryphons scored 65 points in the meet, nearly as many as the squad of Fighting Tigers.

Junior Rachel Barkowitz (Fleming Island, Fla./Dedham (Mass.)) swam to victory in the 1000 freestyle in her first-ever swim in the event. Her time of 14:12.60 was 10 seconds faster than her closest opponent. She also had a runner-up swim in the 200 individual medley with a season-best effort of 2:53.02. Senior Gabrielle Risica (Narragansett, R.I./Narragansett) also earned a victory, winning the 200 backstroke (2:28.09). She also swam to third place in the 50 freestyle with a season-best of 28.00 seconds.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
Quirk finished among the top three in both of her individual races, taking second place in the 200 freestyle (2:15.57) and swimming a season-best in the 200 breaststroke (2:53.13). Distance specialist Kaitie Dilan (Tolland, Conn./Tolland) also had a pair of top-three swims as the rookie touched the wall second in the 500 freestyle (7:02.23) and third in the 1000 freestyle (14:26.56).

Junior Elizabeth Kroll (Sacramento, Calif./The Met Sacramento) posted a pair of third-place performances after competing in the 200 freestyle (2:21.09) and the 200 backstroke (2:33.01). Rookie Sarah Blanche Klein (Locust, N.J./Ranney School) bettered her collegiate bests with her third-place time in the 200 individual medley (2:56.29) and fourth-place mark in the 100 freestyle (1:10.12).

Senior Lydia Mullan (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) placed third in the 200 butterfly (3:08.74) and swam a personal best in the 200 backstroke (2:51.93). Junior Leah Myrtil (Boston, Mass./Elizabeth Seton Academy) earned fourth place in the 50 freestyle (28.59).

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence next competes at Mount Saint Mary College on Saturday, November 12. The Gryphons return to their home pool for a Skyline double-dual on November 19.