Ithaca Girls’s Swimming & Diving Shine Towards WPI and William Smith

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College girls’s swimming and diving crew hosted each WPI and William Smith on Saturday afternoon inside Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium. The Bombers have been in a position to win each the opening and shutting relay races and scored a 253-47 win over the Herons and a 211-83 victory over WPI to enhance to 4-0 on the season.
 
Sydney Koehler who was acknowledged because the Liberty League Swimmer of the Week, continued her sturdy begin to her season profitable each the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.57) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:31.74). Teammate Kathleen Papiernik additionally had a robust meet as she was second within the 200-yard breaststroke with a time 2:33.81 as she would win an occasion within the 200-yard butterfly the place she recorded a time of two:19.26. Papiernik would cap off her meet with one other particular person win as she simply out touched WPI’s Mallory Lapointe within the 200-yard IM as they put collectively instances of two:15.10 and a pair of:15.24.
 
First yr Charlotte Barton was speedy within the 50-yard freestyle as she not solely improved upon her time from per week in the past but additionally led the Bombers to a one-two end within the occasion. Barton recorded a finals time of 25.14 and proper behind her was Emma Kidd who recorded a time of 25.31. Barton would win her second occasion of the afternoon within the 100-yard freestyle as she clocked a time of 54.57, which was over a second quicker than WPI’s Mallory Lapointe (55.76).
 
Naomi Fry swam a season-best time of 5:26.11, shaving over three seconds off her time from per week in the past to win the 500-yard freestyle. Joining in and profitable the 100-yard butterfly was sophomore Elizabeth Bodie who swam a finals time of 59.14.
 
In diving motion, the Bombers had an excellent exhibiting on the 1-meter boards. Eliza Salus put collectively a season-best of 258.90 to win the occasion and was adopted intently by teammates Maya Hathorn (244.65) and Grace O’Malley (240.65) who completed second and third, respectively. Anastasia Albornoz and Hathorn went backwards and forwards on the 3-meter boards earlier than Abornoz squeaked out the win with a finals rating of 238.15.
 
200-yard medley relay:
1. Elizabeth Bodie, Sydney Koehler, Kathleen Papiernik and Samantha Bender– 1:49.86
 
1000-yard freestyle:
3. Paige Simon– 11:23.25
 
200-yard freestyle:
2. Samantha Bender– 2:00.03
 
3. Naomi Fry– 2:01.55
 
100-yard backstroke:
2. Ainsley Lappas-Ford– 1:00.24
 
3. Elizabeth Bodie– 1:01.24
 
100-yard breaststroke:
1. Sydney Koehler– 1:08.57
 
3. Emma Kidd– 1:11.52
 
200-yard butterfly:
1. Kathleen Papiernik– 2:19.26
 
2. Emily Eichinger– 2:20.86
 
50-yard freestyle:
1. Charlotte Barton– 25.14
 
2. Emma Kidd– 25.31
 
1-meter diving:
1. Eliza Salus– 258.90
 
2. Maya Hathorn– 244.65
 
3. Grace O’Malley– 240.65
 
100-yard freestyle:
1. Charlotte Barton– 54.57
 
3. Spencer Carroll– 56.12
 
200-yard backstroke:
1. Samantha Bender– 2:09.54
 
3. Ainsley Lappas-Ford– 2:11.04
 
200-yard breaststroke:
1. Sydney Koehler– 2:31.74
 
2. Kathleen Papiernik– 2:33.81
 
500-yard freestyle:
1. Naomi Fry– 5:26.11
 
3. Ava Palfreyman– 5:29.31
 
100-yard butterfly:
1. Elizabeth Bodie– 59.14
 
3. Molly Wilson– 1:02.46
 
3-meter diving:
1. Anastasia Albornoz– 238.15
 
2. Maya Hathorn– 237.75
 
3. Eliza Salus– 229.60
 
200-yard IM:
1. Kathleen Papiernik– 2:15.10
  
3. Elizabeth Bodie– 2:20.02
 
400-yard Freestyle Relay:
1. Samantha Bender, Spencer Carroll, Jillian Wedding and Charlotte Barton– 3:40.89
 
Next up, Ithaca College (4-0) will hit the street for its first away twin at RPI, which is slated for Saturday, November 1 at 2 p.m.