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PISCATAWAY, N.J.—A pair of relay records were broken, while two Gryphons earned all-conference accolades as Sarah Lawrence College women's swimming competed on day two of the 2017 Metropolitan Collegiate Swimming & Diving Conference Championships, hosted by Rutgers University at RU Aquatic Center on Saturday.

IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence – 237 points – 11th of 16 teams

GRYPHONS RELAYS
Both Sarah Lawrence relays succeeded in breaking team records in Saturday's action. In the day's first event, sophomore Devon Peal (Springfield, Va./West Springfield), junior Hannah Lawson (Portland, Ore./Pacific Crest Community School), senior Gabrielle Risica (Narragansett, R.I./Narragansett) and rookie Naima Joy Mackrel (Woodstock, N.Y./Kingston) took to the pool for the 200 yard medley relay. The quartet took 0.12 second off their previous record to finish their preliminary heat in 1:52.08, good for a spot in the evening's championship final. On Saturday night, they lowered their performance by 0.3 second, clocking in at 1:51.78 for eighth place overall.

Lawson and Mackrel joined senior Jacqueline Quirk (Millburn, N.J./Millburn) and Peal in the day's last event, the 800 yard freestyle relay. The Green and White squad lowered the Sarah Lawrence record by over nine seconds to earn eighth place with a mark of 8:14.17. In total, the two relay events garnered 88 points for the team.

LAWSON RUNNER-UP IN 100 BREASTSTROKE
Lawson collected the team's best individual finish of the first two days by finishing as runner-up in the 100 yard breaststroke. She earned her spot in the final with a preliminary time of 1:06.01. In the evening's championship, the junior Gryphon lowered her time to 1:05.67 to place second. Her effort was the best among NCAA Division III schools, as she was edged by a Division II opponent from LIU-Post. For her effort, Lawson was named to the Metropolitan Collegiate Swimming All-Conference team.

MACKREL SUCCEEDS IN BACKSTROKE
Mackrel was the Gryphons' other place-winner on day two of the meet. She qualified for the championship final of the 100 yard backstroke with a preliminary time of 59.90 seconds. The race marked her first time breaking the 1-minute barrier as a Gryphon and seeded her seventh for the evening. In the title race, the rookie slipped into eighth place with a time of 1:01.13. Mackrel received All-Conference accolades for her top-eight finish.

NOTABLE SWIMS
Caitie Adler (Pikesville, Md./Wilde Lake)
100 Butterfly – 1:12.10 – Career Best

Rachel Barkowitz (Fleming Island, Fla./Dedham (Mass.))
100 Breaststroke – 1:22.15 – Career Best

Kaitie Dilan (Tolland, Conn./Tolland)
200 Freestyle – 2:30.24 – Career Best

Elizabeth Kroll (Sacramento, Calif./The Met Sacramento)
100 Backstroke – 1:07.97 – Career Best

Lydia Mullan (Winchester, Mass./Winchester)
100 Butterfly – 1:18.20 – Season Best

Leah Myrtil (Boston, Mass./Elizabeth Seton Academy)
100 Backstroke – 1:07.97 – Career Best

Jacqueline Quirk (Millburn, N.J./Millburn)
100 Breaststroke – 1:16.37 – Career Best

UP NEXT
Action concludes on day three of the championships on Sunday. Preliminaries begin at 9:30 a.m. with finals scheduled to start at 5 p.m.