RECAP: Girls’s Swimming wraps three-day weekend at F&M

By: Bill Morgal, sports activities data director

The Shippensburg University ladies’s swimming group accomplished its weekend Sunday on the Franklin & Marshall Invitational by advancing 5 swimmers into night finals in motion on the McGinness Pool contained in the Kunkel Aquatic Center.
 
For the second straight day, Shippensburg recorded 13 particular person performances that happy the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships qualifying requirements.
 
Olivia Carver had the highest time from the morning session within the 1,650-yard freestyle and ended up seventh general with a time of 17:57.07 that’s simply 10 seconds off her collegiate greatest. Alyssa Brown (18:59.11) and Olivia Sitkowski (19:03.46) additionally achieved PSAC cuts with new PRs.
 
SU’s prime swim within the night session got here from freshman Bria Burkholder, who received the pre-consolation ‘C’ ultimate of the 200-yard butterfly with a time of two:16.79. Burkholder exceeded her time from morning prelims by 1.5 seconds.
 
Makennah Fickett earned an Eleventh-place end within the 200-yard backstroke with a time of two:09.96. Michelle Kubiak and Caroline Schweigert additionally delivered convention cuts within the 200-yard backstroke; Kubiak touched the wall in 2:14.84 whereas Schweigert was simply .03 seconds behind.
 
Charlee Shaw was a Sixteenth-place finisher within the 200-yard breaststroke – her morning prelim time within the occasion was 2:29.93. Carver took Sixteenth within the 100-yard freestyle with a finals time of 54.62 seconds after swimming a PR of 54.18 seconds throughout prelims. Ella Nick completed twenty first with a time of 54.55 seconds – an enchancment of .25 seconds from her morning prelim.
 
Zoë Midura and Kubiak each achieved PSAC cuts within the 100-yard freestyle with respective occasions of 54.99 seconds and 55.36 seconds. Midura’s time marks a brand new private greatest.
 
Elyse Arnold time-trialed the 100-yard butterfly and earned a PSAC minimize with a time of 1:01.22.
 
Shippensburg returns to motion after Thanksgiving when it travels December 5-6 to Gettysburg for a weekend invitational.
 
200 Back
11. Makennah Fickett 2:09.96 (2:10.65q) (PSAC)
Michelle Kubiak 2:14.84 (PSAC)
Caroline Schweigert 2:14.87 (PSAC)
Ann Secord 2:20.20
Madelyn Stoops 2:23.82
 
100 Free
16. Olivia Carver 54.62 (54.18q) (PSAC)
21. Ella Nick 54.55 (54.80q) (PSAC)
Zoe Midura 54.99 (PSAC)
Michelle Kubiak 55.36 (PSAC)
Elyse Arnold 56.07
Ann Secord 56.07
Emma Gerlinski 57.75
Olivia Sitkowski 58.25
Mackenzie Beerman 59.91
Brea Fennick 1:01.00
 
200 Breast
16. Charlee Shaw 2:32.17 (2:29.93q) (PSAC)
Paige Bensinger 2:37.49
Izzy Ketterer 2:43.13
 
200 Fly
17. Bria Burkholder 2:16.79 (2:18.33q) (PSAC)
Jenna Ober 2:22.53
Carol Fabian 2:25.82
 
1650 Free
7. Olivia Carver 17:57.07 (PSAC)
Alyssa Brown 18:59.11 (PSAC)
Olivia Sitkowski 19:03.46 (PSAC)
 
Time Trial: 100 Fly
Elyse Arnold 1:01.22 (PSAC)
Mackenzie Beerman 1:04.87
 
400 Free Relay
Ella Nick, Olivia Carver, Zoe Midura, Makennah Fickett 3:39.76
Ann Secord, Elyse Arnold, Emma Gerlinski, Michelle Kubiak 3:42.43