Bucknell University Athletics
Saturday, February 23
Lewisburg, Pa.
6 p.m.
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Patriot League Championships Finals
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Hartigan Wins Gold as Women's Swim & Dive Takes Third at PL Championships
2/23/2019 9:48:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Freshman Maddie Hartigan won a gold medal in the 1,650 freestyle to help the Bucknell women's swimming & diving team place third at the Patriot League Swimming & Diving Championships, which wrapped up on Saturday at Kinney Natatorium.
Bolstered by eight medal-winning performances, the Bison finished the four-day event with 482 points. Hartigan, who was also the runner-up in Thursday's 500 freestyle, was one of three Bison to medal in an individual event, joining Julie Byrne and Maggie Wyngowski. Byrne was second in Saturday's 200 backstroke and third in Thursday's 200 IM while Wyngowski swam to a runner-up showing in the 400 IM for the second year in a row on Friday.Â
Bucknell's relay teams excelled, earning bronze medals in the 200 medley, 400 medley and 800 freestyle relays over the course of the championship meet. Wyngowski was a member of two of those relay teams while Byrne and Hartigan were each a part of one.
Navy won its eighth-straight Patriot League title with 941 points. Bucknell was narrowly edged for second by Army West Point, which recorded 496 points. Lehigh (447) and Boston University (405) completed the top five.Â
Hartigan clocked a time of 16:44.99 to win the 1,650 freestyle, nearly five seconds faster than the second-place finisher and good for second in the Bison annals. She swam the first 1,000 in 10:06.57, also good for second in Bucknell's history. The freshman is the fourth Bison to win this event at the Patriot League Championships, joining Linda Fink (1993), Daniela Faas (2002) and Kelly Pontecorvo (2013). She is also Bucknell's first individual champion since 2016, when Emma Levendoski won both the 100 and 200 backstroke.
On Saturday, the Bison placed 15 individuals in the finals, including three in the 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly and 1-meter dive. In the 1,650 freestyle, Abby Merriman narrowly missed joining Hartigan on the podium, taking fourth.
Wyngowski added a fifth-place effort in the 200 breaststroke to her impressive resume while Emma Hadley (200 backstroke) and Abigail Rosenberg (100 freestyle) each touched the wall eighth in her respective event. Rosenberg shaved .01 of a second off her school record in the 100 freestyle during the preliminaries, timing in at 50.41.
In the 200 butterfly's 'B' finals, freshmen Meagan Hathaway (5th, 2:03.89) and Caroline Mayk (6th, 2:04.37) clocked program top-10 times.
The Bison's third-place showing is their best since 2015, when they were the runners-up. They return to the pool next weekend when they compete at the ECAC Championships in Annapolis, Md.
Saturday Point Scorers:
First Place:
Maddie Hartigan – 1,650 freestyle, 16:44.99 (2nd in school history) (1,000 split time of 10:06.57 2nd in school history)
Second Place:
Julie Byrne – 200 backstroke, 1:57.74 (prelim time of 1:57.11 2nd in school history)
Fourth Place:
Abby Merriman – 1,650 freestyle, 16:58.38
Abigail Rosenberg, Maddie Hartigan, Steph Boyd, Lindsay Smalec – 400 freestyle relay, 3:25.26 (3rd in school history)
Fifth Place:
Maggie Wyngowski – 200 breaststroke, 2:17.35
Eighth Place:
Emma Hadley – 200 backstroke, 1:59.86
Abigail Rosenberg – 100 freestyle, 50.96 (prelim time of 50.41 School Record)
Ninth Place:
Steph Boyd – 200 backstroke, 2:00.98
Tenth Place:
Meagan Hathaway – 200 butterfly, 2:03.89 (5th in school history)
Eleventh Place:
Jessica Hurlburt – 1-meter dive, 216.70        Â
Amanda Lauer – 1,650 freestyle, 17:15.66
Caroline Mayk – 200 butterfly, 2:04.37 (6th in school history)
Thirteenth Place:
Paige Schoelkopf – 1-meter dive, 213.75      Â
Lindsay Smalec – 200 butterfly, 2:04.65
Fourteenth Place:
Alaina Schumann – 3-meter dive, 212.20
Mary Weinstein – 200 breaststroke, 2:24.29
Overall Podium Finishers:
Gold Medalists:
Maddie Hartigan – 1,650 freestyle, 16:44.99
Silver Medalists:
Julie Byrne – 200 backstroke, 1:57.74Â
Maddie Hartigan – 500 freestyle, 4:49.16
Maggie Wyngowski – 400 IM, 4:19.95
Bronze Medalists:
Julie Byrne – 200 IM, 2:02.27
Emma Hadley, Maggie Wyngowski, Lindsay Smalec, Abigail Rosenberg – 200 medley relay, 1:42.39
Julie Byrne, Maggie Wyngowski, Lindsay Smalec, Abigail Rosenberg – 400 medley relay, 3:43.30
Abigail Rosenberg, Maddie Hartigan, Steph Boyd, Lindsay Smalec – 800 freestyle relay, 7:18.40
Overall School Records Set:
Maddie Hartigan – 500 freestyle, 4:49.16
Abigail Rosenberg – 100 freestyle, 50.41    Â
Emma Hadley, Maggie Wyngowski, Lindsay Smalec, Abigail Rosenberg – 200 medley relay, 1:42.39
Abigail Rosenberg, Maddie Hartigan, Steph Boyd, Lindsay Smalec – 800 freestyle relay, 7:18.40
Bolstered by eight medal-winning performances, the Bison finished the four-day event with 482 points. Hartigan, who was also the runner-up in Thursday's 500 freestyle, was one of three Bison to medal in an individual event, joining Julie Byrne and Maggie Wyngowski. Byrne was second in Saturday's 200 backstroke and third in Thursday's 200 IM while Wyngowski swam to a runner-up showing in the 400 IM for the second year in a row on Friday.Â
Bucknell's relay teams excelled, earning bronze medals in the 200 medley, 400 medley and 800 freestyle relays over the course of the championship meet. Wyngowski was a member of two of those relay teams while Byrne and Hartigan were each a part of one.
Navy won its eighth-straight Patriot League title with 941 points. Bucknell was narrowly edged for second by Army West Point, which recorded 496 points. Lehigh (447) and Boston University (405) completed the top five.Â
Hartigan clocked a time of 16:44.99 to win the 1,650 freestyle, nearly five seconds faster than the second-place finisher and good for second in the Bison annals. She swam the first 1,000 in 10:06.57, also good for second in Bucknell's history. The freshman is the fourth Bison to win this event at the Patriot League Championships, joining Linda Fink (1993), Daniela Faas (2002) and Kelly Pontecorvo (2013). She is also Bucknell's first individual champion since 2016, when Emma Levendoski won both the 100 and 200 backstroke.
In the 200 backstroke, Byrne earned a silver medal behind a blistering time of 1:57.74. The senior went even faster in the preliminaries, touching the wall in a NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:57.11 that slotted her second in school history.Maddie Hartigan is your @PatriotLeague 1,650 freestyle CHAMPION!
— Bucknell Athletics (@Bucknell_Bison) February 23, 2019
The first year clocked a time of 16:44.99, the second-fastest in school history, to win @Bucknell_SWIMDV's fourth ever 🥇 in this event. #rayBucknell pic.twitter.com/JSA7xFKmx2
On Saturday, the Bison placed 15 individuals in the finals, including three in the 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly and 1-meter dive. In the 1,650 freestyle, Abby Merriman narrowly missed joining Hartigan on the podium, taking fourth.
Wyngowski added a fifth-place effort in the 200 breaststroke to her impressive resume while Emma Hadley (200 backstroke) and Abigail Rosenberg (100 freestyle) each touched the wall eighth in her respective event. Rosenberg shaved .01 of a second off her school record in the 100 freestyle during the preliminaries, timing in at 50.41.
In the 200 butterfly's 'B' finals, freshmen Meagan Hathaway (5th, 2:03.89) and Caroline Mayk (6th, 2:04.37) clocked program top-10 times.
The Bison's third-place showing is their best since 2015, when they were the runners-up. They return to the pool next weekend when they compete at the ECAC Championships in Annapolis, Md.
Saturday Point Scorers:
First Place:
Maddie Hartigan – 1,650 freestyle, 16:44.99 (2nd in school history) (1,000 split time of 10:06.57 2nd in school history)
Second Place:
Julie Byrne – 200 backstroke, 1:57.74 (prelim time of 1:57.11 2nd in school history)
Fourth Place:
Abby Merriman – 1,650 freestyle, 16:58.38
Abigail Rosenberg, Maddie Hartigan, Steph Boyd, Lindsay Smalec – 400 freestyle relay, 3:25.26 (3rd in school history)
Fifth Place:
Maggie Wyngowski – 200 breaststroke, 2:17.35
Eighth Place:
Emma Hadley – 200 backstroke, 1:59.86
Abigail Rosenberg – 100 freestyle, 50.96 (prelim time of 50.41 School Record)
Ninth Place:
Steph Boyd – 200 backstroke, 2:00.98
Tenth Place:
Meagan Hathaway – 200 butterfly, 2:03.89 (5th in school history)
Eleventh Place:
Jessica Hurlburt – 1-meter dive, 216.70        Â
Amanda Lauer – 1,650 freestyle, 17:15.66
Caroline Mayk – 200 butterfly, 2:04.37 (6th in school history)
Thirteenth Place:
Paige Schoelkopf – 1-meter dive, 213.75      Â
Lindsay Smalec – 200 butterfly, 2:04.65
Fourteenth Place:
Alaina Schumann – 3-meter dive, 212.20
Mary Weinstein – 200 breaststroke, 2:24.29
Overall Podium Finishers:
Gold Medalists:
Maddie Hartigan – 1,650 freestyle, 16:44.99
Silver Medalists:
Julie Byrne – 200 backstroke, 1:57.74Â
Maddie Hartigan – 500 freestyle, 4:49.16
Maggie Wyngowski – 400 IM, 4:19.95
Bronze Medalists:
Julie Byrne – 200 IM, 2:02.27
Emma Hadley, Maggie Wyngowski, Lindsay Smalec, Abigail Rosenberg – 200 medley relay, 1:42.39
Julie Byrne, Maggie Wyngowski, Lindsay Smalec, Abigail Rosenberg – 400 medley relay, 3:43.30
Abigail Rosenberg, Maddie Hartigan, Steph Boyd, Lindsay Smalec – 800 freestyle relay, 7:18.40
Overall School Records Set:
Maddie Hartigan – 500 freestyle, 4:49.16
Abigail Rosenberg – 100 freestyle, 50.41    Â
Emma Hadley, Maggie Wyngowski, Lindsay Smalec, Abigail Rosenberg – 200 medley relay, 1:42.39
Abigail Rosenberg, Maddie Hartigan, Steph Boyd, Lindsay Smalec – 800 freestyle relay, 7:18.40
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