Nanooks Defeat Loggers in Friday Afternoon Twin Meet

FAIRBANKS – The Alaska Nanooks swimming staff picked up a twin win over the Puget Sound Loggers on Friday afternoon on the Patty Center Pool, profitable 10 out of 11 occasions and incomes a 141-63 victory. Dorka Dancsok and McKenzie Fazio each notched two particular person wins on the day to assist the ‘Nooks to victory.

The meet started with the 400-yard medley relay, the place Talia Wentz, Giorgia Merlo, Mariia Sirotinskaia and Fazio led the best way, ending over eight seconds forward of second place with a 4:05.67. Kitti Marton placed on one other sturdy displaying within the 1650-yard freestyle, finishing her race in 18:29.52 to place her 45 seconds in entrance of the remainder of the pack. Merlo (2:01.32) and Sirotinskaia (2:01.77) completed 1-2 within the 200-yard freestyle, whereas Fazio led the best way within the 50-yard freestyle with a 26.21. Puget Sound’s Daphne Khong took first within the 200-yard IM after posting a 2:16.97, with Cosima Schmiedel coming inside .03 seconds of Khong in first place. Dancsok picked up her first of two wins on the afternoon, claiming first place within the 100-yard butterfly. Her time of 59.52 put her simply exterior the top-10 in program historical past for the occasion. However, later within the meet, Dancsok would crack the highest 10 within the 100-yard breaststroke, as her 1:06.96 is eighth-best in program historical past.

Fazio additionally earned her second win of the day, swimming to a 56.38 within the 100-yard freestyle. Charisma Watkins (1:02.84) led the best way within the 100-yard backstroke, whereas Sirotinskaia (5:28.69), Ali Pecore (5:30.68) and Schmiedel (5:37.63) locked out the highest three within the 500-yard freestyle.

The meet concluded with the 400-yard freestyle relay, during which each Alaska groups completed 1-2. Wentz, Merlo, Schmiedel and Fazio posted a 3:16.80 to take first place. Pecore, Sirotinskaia, Marton and Dancsok adopted in second place to present the ‘Nooks the highest two leads to the occasion.

The Nanooks are again within the pool tomorrow for one more twin meet in opposition to Puget Sound. The meet begins at 10 a.m. and might be livestreamed on the GNAC Network.

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