Three swimmers earn honors – Grove City College Athletics

GROVE CITY, Pa. — Three Grove City College swimmers earned Presidents’ Athletic Conference weekly recognition Tuesday afternoon after their respective performances final Friday night time towards Saint Vincent.

Grove City swept this week’s awards on the lads’s aspect as senior Caleb Einolf (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown) earned Swimmer of the Week and freshman Patrick Cratty (Latrobe, Pa./Latrobe) captured Newcomer of the Week.

Freshman Abigail Vance (Butler, Pa./Butler) secured Women’s Swimmer of the Week distinction.

Einolf gained the 50 free in a time of 20.93 seconds, then captured the 100 free in 46.71 seconds Friday night time in Grove City’s 182-80 victory over Saint Vincent. He additionally contributed to Wolverine wins within the 200 medley relay (1:32.70) and 200 free relay (1:27.12).

Cratty gained the 200 free with a time of 1:48.99 towards Saint Vincent. That time ranks No. 3 within the convention this season. He additionally touched fourth within the 100 free (50.09) throughout the meet. 

Vance swept the breaststroke Friday night time in Grove City’s 239-48 win over Saint Vincent. She gained the 100 in 1:08.75 after which recorded a successful time of two:31.95 within the 200 breaststroke.

Vance additionally contributed to a successful time of 1:42.95 within the 200 free relay after which positioned second within the 1000 (11:30.14). She ranks first within the convention in each breaststroke occasions. Her 1000 freestyle time ranks fourth.

The Grove City swimming and diving groups will host Wooster at 1 p.m. Saturday in a non-conference doubleheader at James E. Longnecker Pool.