Meet Results | Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Time Trial

EWING, N.J.—Junior Hannah Lawson (Portland, Ore./Pacific Crest Community School) became the program's first swimmer to record a potential NCAA Division III Championships qualifying time to lead Sarah Lawrence College women's swimming on the third and final day of The College of New Jersey Lions Invitational at TCNJ Aquatic Center on Sunday. Lawson posted NCAA B-Cut qualifying times in both the 100 yard breaststroke (1:05.25) and 200 breaststroke (2:20.70), putting the Gryphon on a potential path to the national championships in Texas in March.

IN SHORT
1. The College of New Jersey - 953 points
2. East Stroudsburg University - 896 points
3. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy - 467 points
4. University of Bridgeport [two days] - 418 points
5. Sarah Lawrence College - 406 points
6. West Chester University [diving only] - 71 points
7. Army West Point [1650 only] – 37 points

LAWSON'S MEMORABLE DAY
Lawson began the day by qualifying for the afternoon's 200 yard breaststroke final with a preliminary time of 2:22.06, the first NCAA qualifying time in Sarah Lawrence women's swimming history. Just 10 minutes later, the junior returned to the pool in a 100 breaststroke time trial, bettering her own school record with 1:05.25, also an NCAA B Cut qualifying time. In Sunday afternoon's 200 breaststroke final, Lawson took her top qualifying spot and parlayed it into a new Sarah Lawrence record of 2:20.70, breaking the Gryphon into the top 15 of Division III student-athletes this season.

The time puts Lawson on the bubble to receive a ticket to the NCAA championships in March, as last year's qualifying time was 2:20.69. *see note* Each spring, slots are allotted based on a distribution across all swimming events, so Lawson and her team will not know until the end of the regular season whether her time will be sufficiently fast enough to earn her a spot in the meet.

FREESTYLE RELAY RECORD
In the team's final race of the three-day invitational, the Gryphons put together a team-record swim in the 400 yard freestyle relay. Lawson led off with a personal-best 56.10, followed by sophomore Devon Peal (Springfield, Va./West Springfield), senior Gabrielle Risica (Narragansett, R.I./Narragansett) and rookie Naima Joy Mackrel (Woodstock, N.Y./Kingston). The quartet completed their relay in 3:46.81, more than six seconds faster than the team's previous best.

NOTABLE SWIMS
In addition to Lawson, nine other Gryphons scored points for their performances in individual events. Peal finished seventh in the 1650 freestyle with a season-best 19:17.20, including a season-best 1000-yard split of 11:38.45. Senior Jacqueline Quirk (Millburn, N.J./Millburn) won her final heat of the 200 yard breaststroke, placing ninth in a season-best of 2:47.03. Senior Lydia Mullan (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) also won her final heat, earning a ninth-place finish in the 200 butterfly with her season-best of 3:04.67

Three other Gryphons scored points in the 200 breaststroke, as Quirk was followed by rookie Sarah Blanche Klein (Locust, N.J./Ranney School) who earned 10th in a personal-best 2:55.73. Junior Rachel Barkowitz (Fleming Island, Fla./Dedham (Mass.)) placed 11th with a personal-best 2:56.72, and senior Sky Mihaylo (Albany, Ore./West Albany) was 12th, touching the wall in a personal-best 3:05.42.

In the 200 backstroke, junior Elizabeth Kroll (Sacramento, Calif./The Met Sacramento) earned points for 12th place after swimming a personal best of 2:26.93. Rookie Kaitie Dilan (Tolland, Conn./Tolland) also scored in the event, placing 16th in 2:52.05.

Mackrel rounded out the scoring with a 16th-place finish in the 100 freestyle (58.97), and Barkowitz added a personal-best in the event (1:07.84).

SEASON BESTS
Myrtil – 100 Freestyle – 1:06.77
Risica – 100 Freestyle – 59.09

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence returns home for the team's final meet of the season. The Gryphons ' Senior Day meet will feature U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Purchase College on Saturday, December 10.

** Editor's Note: Official NCAA documents contain a discrepancy as to the 2015-16 qualifying time in the women's 200 yard breaststroke, among other events. This editor has chosen to recognize the 2015-16 Official Psych Sheet as the most-accurate source. -Pb

MEET SUMMARY

* Relay point values do not necessarily match the team's finish due to non-scoring entries.
 

Event	Swimmer(s)	Time	Finish	Points *
50 Freestyle	Mackrel	25.47	8th	11
100 Freestyle	Mackrel	58.97	16th	1
200 Freestyle	Kroll	2:18.17	12th	5
200 Freestyle	Dilan	2:33.89	15th	2
500 Freestyle	Peal	5:28.94	9th	9	SLC Record
1650 Freestyle	Peal	19:17.20	7th	12
100 Backstroke	Mackrel	1:00.45	1st	20
100 Backstroke	Peal	1:02.40	8th	11
100 Backstroke	Risica	1:03.56	13th	4
200 Backstroke	Kroll	2:26.93	12th	5
200 Backstroke	Dilan	2:52.05	16th	1
100 Breaststroke	Lawson	1:05.92	1st	20
100 Breaststroke	Lawson	1:05.25	-	-	SLC Record, Time Trial, NCAA B Cut
100 Breaststroke	Quirk	1:17.77	15th	2
200 Breaststroke	Lawson	2:20.70	1st	20	SLC Record, NCAA B Cut
200 Breaststroke	Quirk	2:47.03	9th	9
200 Breaststroke	Klein	2:55.73	10th	7
200 Breaststroke	Barkowitz	2:56.72	11th	6
200 Breaststroke	Mihaylo	3:05.42	12th	5
100 Butterfly	Mackrel	1:01.67	-	-	SLC Record, Preliminaries
100 Butterfly	Mackrel	1:04.66	8th	11
200 Butterfly	Mullan	3:04.67	9th	9
200 Indiv. Medley	Lawson	2:12.54	4th	15	SLC Record
400 Indiv. Medley	Peal	5:02.25	6th	13	SLC Record
200 Medley Relay	Peal, Lawson, Risica, Mackrel	1:54.97	8th	24	SLC Record
200 Medley Relay	Kroll, Quirk, Adler, Myrtil	2:09.61	11th	18
400 Medley Relay	Peal, Lawson, Mackrel, Quirk	4:11.68	7th	24	SLC Record
400 Medley Relay	Myrtil, Klein, Risica, Kroll	4:46.00	11th	14
200 Freestyle Relay	Risica, Myrtil, Adler, Kroll	1:55.24	8th	24
200 Freestyle Relay	Barkowitz, Mullan, Mihaylo, Dilan	2:07.05	10th	18
400 Freestyle Relay	Lawson, Peal, Risica, Mackrel	3:46.81	3rd	32	SLC Record
400 Freestyle Relay	Quirk, Myrtil, Adler, Kroll	4:20.23	10th	22
800 Freestyle Relay	Lawson, Mackrel, Quirk, Peal	8:23.98	3rd	32	SLC Record
		TOTAL	5th	406