Women’s Swimming Shines at Kutztown Tri-Meet on Saturday

Women’s Swimming | 11/1/2025 9:25:00 PM

KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Bloomsburg ladies’s swimming group turned in a powerful efficiency Saturday afternoon at Kutztown University, accumulating a number of occasion victories and PSAC-qualifying instances in a tri-meet with Kutztown and Edinboro.

The Huskies opened sturdy with a runner-up end within the 200-yard medley relay, as Maddie Fletcher (Wrightstown, N.J./Northern Burlington County), Vanesa Valli (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk), Ashley Martin (Middletown, N.Y./Pine Bush), and Samantha Linsey (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff) mixed for a season-best 1:50.73, simply behind Edinboro’s profitable mark. Grace McBlain (Aldan, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) led a robust displaying within the 100-yard butterfly, taking first in 1:00.40, narrowly edging teammate Martin (1:00.61) as each hit PSAC-qualifying marks.

Senior Rachel Cunningham (Hanover, Pa./South Western) continued her regular senior marketing campaign with prime finishes in a number of occasions, together with second place within the 200 freestyle (1:58.47, PSAC) and fourth within the 100 backstroke (1:03.26). Morgan Keefer (Lewisberry, Pa./Northern York) (1:59.92, PSAC) and Sidney Beers (DeBois, Pa./DuBois Area) (2:01.98, PSAC) adopted intently behind within the 200 free, giving Bloomsburg three of the highest six instances. Keefer later returned to win the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.42, narrowly out-touching teammate Valli (1:07.54), because the Huskies swept the highest two positions.

Morgan Holmes (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) as soon as once more anchored Bloomsburg’s dash group, taking second within the 50 free (24.67, PSAC) and profitable the 100 free in 53.81, pacing a 1-4-6 end that included Sarah Pickel (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon) (55.44, PSAC) and Olivia Igou (Flourtown, Pa./Springfield Township) (56.90).

The Huskies capped the meet with an exhilarating end within the 200 freestyle relay, as Igou, Pickel, Beers, and Cunningham clocked 1:39.11, simply three-hundredths of a second behind Edinboro’s profitable group.

Bloomsburg posted greater than a dozen PSAC marks within the meet, displaying balanced depth throughout all occasions below head coach Bridget Hilferty.

The Huskies will return to the pool in two weeks after they journey to Clarion for a PSAC meet on Friday, November 14.