Bucknell University Athletics
Women's Swim & Dive Hosts PL Championships at Kinney Natatorium
2/17/2019 12:00:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. – For the ninth time since the facility opened in 2003, Bucknell's Kinney Natatorium will serve as the host facility for the Patriot League Swimming & Diving Championships this week.
The four-day event begins Wednesday, Feb. 20 and runs through Saturday, Feb. 23. Preliminaries are slated for 10 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with finals scheduled for 6 p.m. each day.
2019 Patriot League Championships
When: Wednesday, Feb. 20 to Saturday, Feb. 23
Where: Kinney Natatorium – Lewisburg, Pa.
Event Website: PatriotLeague.org
Online Video: Patriot League Network
Live Results: BucknellBison.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_SWIMDV
Bucknell's All-Time Patriot League Championships Results: 1991 (2nd), 1992 (2nd), 1993 (2nd), 1994 (3rd), 1995 (2nd), 1996 (4th), 1997 (5th), 1998 (3rd), 1999 (4th), 2000 (4th), 2001 (2nd), 2002 (2nd), 2003 (1st), 2004 (1st), 2005 (1st), 2006 (1st), 2007 (2nd), 2008 (3rd), 2009 (3rd), 2010 (2nd), 2011 (3rd), 2012 (3rd), 2013 (2nd), 2014 (2nd), 2015 (2nd), 2016 (4th), 2017 (5th), 2018 (4th)
- Number of each finish: 1st (4), 2nd (11), 3rd (6), 4th (5), 5th (2)
Returning All-Patriot League Honorees:
-      Emma Hadley – 2017 (1st Team), 2018 (2nd Team)
-      Abigail Rosenberg – 2017 (1st Team)
-      Maggie Wyngowski – 2018 (1st Team, Rookie of the Meet)
-      Julie Byrne – 2017 (2nd Team)
-      Lindsay Smalec – 2018 (2nd Team)
Returning Patriot League Championships Scorers:
- Steph Boyd
2016: 11th in 100 backstroke, 11th in 200 backstroke
2017: 9th in 200 backstroke, 10th in 200 backstroke, 14th in 100 backstroke
- Julie Byrne
2016: 5th in 200 backstroke, 9th in 100 backstroke
2017: 6th in 200 backstroke, 7th in 200 IM, 10th in 100 backstroke
2018: 5th in 200 backstroke, 10th in 100 backstroke, 15th in 200 IM
- Emily Gorham
2018: 16th in 50 freestyle
- Emma Hadley
2017: 2nd in 100 backstroke, 4th in 200 backstroke, 10th in 100 butterfly
2018: 2nd in 200 backstroke, t-4th in 100 backstroke, 14th in 100 butterfly
- Amanda Lauer
2018: 12th in 1,650 freestyle
- Abby Merriman
2017: 5th in 1,650 freestyle, 11th in 500 freestyle
2018: 8th in 1,650 freestyle, 14th in 500 freestyle
- Katherine O'Shea
2018: 15th in 200 freestyle
- Abigail Rosenberg
2016: 8th in 100 freestyle, 10th in 200 freestyle
2017: 3rd in 100 freestyle, 5th in 200 freestyle, 10th in 50 freestyle
2018: 4th in 100 freestyle, 7th in 200 freestyle
- Lindsay Smalec
2016: 9th in 100 butterfly, 14th in 200 butterfly
2017: 8th in 100 butterfly, 10th in 200 butterfly, 13th in 200 IM
2018: 6th in 100 butterfly, 7th in 200 IM, 8th in 200 butterflyÂ
- Mary Weinstein
2016: 15th in 200 breaststroke
2017: 7th in 200 breaststroke, 10th in 100 breaststroke
2018: 12th in 100 breaststroke
- Maggie Wyngowski
2018: 2nd in 400 IM, 4th in 200 breaststroke, 4th in 200 IM
Additions to Bucknell's Top-10 List in 2018-19:
-       Maddie Hartigan – 2nd in 500 freestyle (4:50.28), 3rd in 200 freestyle (1:49.41), 3rd in the 1,650 freestyle (16:50.52), 5th in the 1,000 freestyle (10:14.51)
-      Paige Schoelkopf – 2nd in 3-meter dive (273.25)
-      Alaina Schumann – 3rd in 3-meter dive (266.35)
-       Julie Byrne – 4th in 200 backstroke (1:58.58)
-      Jessica Hurlburt – 4th in 1-meter dive (263.30)
-       Alexis Faria – 5th in 200 butterfly (2:04.40), 8th in 100 butterfly (56.42)
-    Meghan Taner – 6th in 100 backstroke (55.83)
-     Meagan Hathaway – 7th in 400 IM (4:24.96), 10th in the 200 butterfly (2:05.52)
-    Emma Hadley, Maggie Wyngowski, Lindsay Smalec, Abigail Rosenberg – 8th in the 400 medley relay (3:46.25)
Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell finished dual competition with an 8-1 (6-1 Patriot League) record. With their Senior Day triumph over rival Lehigh, the Bison reached the eight-win threshold for the first time since the 2013-14 campaign, when they went 8-2 (6-0 Patriot League).
• The Bison hosted all eight of their 2018-19 dual meets at Kinney Natatorium. Their dual meet against Wagner, which was scheduled for Jan. 20 at Columbia's Percy Uris Natatorium, was canceled due to the snowstorm that hit the Northeast. It would have been their first, and only, dual meet on the road this season. Â
• In 2017-18, the Bison went 6-3 (4-2 Patriot League) in dual meets. Bucknell went on to place fourth (423 points) at the 10-team Patriot League Championships and third (309 points) at the 24-team ECAC Championships.
• Maggie Wyngowski (1st), Julianna Foss (1st), Emma Hadley (2nd) and Lindsay Smalec (2nd) were Bucknell's 2018 All-Patriot League honorees. In addition, Wyngowski became the second Bison to be named the Rookie of the Patriot League Championships.
• Of Bucknell's 2018 All-Patriot League selections, only Foss was lost to graduation. The Bison also returned 2017 All-Patriot League picks Abigail Rosenberg (1st), Hadley (1st) and Julie Byrne (2nd).
• Two school-record holders are on the 2018-19 roster: Rosenberg (100 freestyle, 50.42; 200 freestyle, 1:48.29) and Wyngowski (200 breaststroke, 2:14.98; 400 IM, 4:17.80).
• Returnees Byrne (200 medley), Emily Gorham (200 freestyle, 800 freestyle), Hadley (400 medley), Smalec (400 medley, 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle) and Rosenberg (400 medley, 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle) were members of school record setting relay teams.
• The program welcomed 11 newcomers in 2018-19. They hail from nine different states: Pennsylvania (3), Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Virginia.
A Look Ahead
• The Bison next attend the ECAC Championships on Friday, March 1 through Sunday, March 3.
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