Girls’s Swimming and Diving Finishes Third at Three-Day Bucknell Invitational

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell ladies’s swimming and diving group completed a strong third out of seven groups after Sunday’s finals to cap off the three-day Bucknell Invitational on the Kinney Natatorium.

The Bison completed with 977 factors behind Brown (1,926) and Delaware (1,390). Fordham took fourth (876.5) adopted by Davidson (661), UMBC (597) and Seton Hall (401.50).

Bucknell’s spotlight of the day was a fifth-place end within the 400 free relay from Tori Castro, Kyla Kelly, Sara Ketron and Jennifer Bolden that marked a brand new top-10 time. Their time of three:23.73 was good for seventh of the top-10 listing and earned the Bison 40 factors within the occasion.

Clara Renner and Sydney Dettmann each took top-five finishes within the 200 fly. Renner earned 28 factors with a second-place end in 1:59.39. Dettmann collected 25 factors with a fifth-place end in 2:02.73.

The day began off with the 1,650 free, and Emma Briganti took a seventh-place end in 17:21.38 to earn 23 factors. Tessa Feld adopted her up within the B-final, in the end ending thirteenth with a time of 18:00.04 to take 14 factors.

Alivia Wainwright was Bucknell’s greatest finisher within the 200 again in tenth place. She took a time of two:01.18 to take second within the B-final and earn 17 factors. Sophia Burns completed thirteenth within the occasion with a time of two:04.04 and Emma Feld took 14th with a time of two:04.27. Talia Bugel and Sam Benzija took the highest two spots of the C-final, ending in 2:02.52 and a pair of:06.60 respectively.

Bolden took eighth within the 100 free with a time of 51.15 to earn 22 factors. Castro took thirteenth swimming within the B-final with a time of 51.13. Ketron swam a time of 52.00 and Virginia Hastings adopted with a time of 52.31.

In the 200 breast, Kelly Byrne swam a time of two:16.26 to take fourth and acquire 26 factors. Her time was 0.21 seconds off of her top-10 time. Benzija completed thirteenth general within the occasion with a time of two:21.48.

Bucknell is again in motion once more after the winter break, touring to Army for a twin meet on Saturday, January 10 at 12 p.m.