Women's Swim & Dive to Host 2023 Patriot League Championships

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Women's Swim & Dive to Host 2023 Patriot League Championships

2/14/2023 10:12:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving

2023 Patriot League Championships
When: Wednesday, Feb. 15 to Saturday, Feb. 18
Where: Kinney Natatorium – Lewisburg, Pa.
Event Website: PatriotLeague.org
Online Video: ESPN+
Live Results
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_SWIMDV

ESPN+ Individual Session Streams
• Wednesday
• Thursday Morning
• Thursday Afternoon
• Thursday Evening
• Friday Morning
• Friday Afternoon
• Friday Evening
• Saturday Morning
• Saturday Afternoon
• Saturday Evening

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), 2019 (3rd), 2020 (2nd), 2022 (2nd)
- Number of each finish: 1st (4), 2nd (13), 3rd (7), 4th (5), 5th (2)

Returning All-Patriot League Honorees:
- Catherine Craig – 2022 (First Team, All-Academic), 2020 (Second Team)
- Abby Doss – 2022 (First Team)
- Sabrina Vumbacco – 2022 (First Team, All-Academic), 2020 (Second Team)
- Sophia Donati – 2022 (Second Team)
- Esme Hinter – 2022 (Second Team)

2022 Patriot League Medalists:
Gold:
500 freestyle – Maddie Hartigan (4:45.85)
1,650 freestyle – Maddie Hartigan (16.37.48)

Silver:
800 freestyle relay – Maddie Hartigan, Kayla Lichtner, Caroline McGann, Sabrina Vumbacco (7:18.70)
400 IM – Abby Doss (4:20.32)
1,650 freestyle – Sabrina Vumbacco (16:38.74)
400 freestyle relay – Maddie Hartigan, Sophia Donati, Kayla Lichtner, Esme Hunter (3:22.02)

Bronze:
500 freestyle – Sabrina Vumbacco (4:48.90)
200 freestyle – Maddie Hartigan (1:48.17)
400 IM – Catherine Craig (4:20.66)
200 breaststroke – Abby Doss (2:13.56)

Additions to Bucknell's Top-10 List in 2022-23:
- Jennifer Bolden – 5th in 100 freestyle (50.90)
- Abby Doss – 7th in 200 freestyle (1:50.48)
- Jennifer Bolden – 9th in 200 freestyle (1:50.68)
- Claire Kehley – 10th in 1650 freestyle (17:07.88)
- Emma Feld – 10th in 200 backstroke (2:00.95)
- Alexandra Ritorto – 4th in 100 breaststroke (1:03.20)
- Jennifer Bolden, Sophia Donati, Alexandra Ritorto, Esme Hunter – 1st in 200 freestyle relay (1:32.97)
- Jennifer Bolden, Sophia Donati, Kayla Lichtner, Esme Hunter – 3rd in 400 freestyle relay (3:23.70)
- Sabrina Vumbacco, Sophia Donati, Jennifer Bolden, Caroline McGann – 10th in 800 freestyle relay (7:28.76)

Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell wrapped up its 2022-23 dual meet schedule with a 6-2 (5-2 PL) record, concluding with a 181-109 victory over Lehigh. The Bison also put together a strong showing at the Bison Invite on Jan. 28.
• Bucknell is 36-5 (28-5 PL) in dual meets dating back to the 2018-19 season. Four of its five losses over that stretch have been to Navy.
• The Bison posted a 9-1 (7-1 PL) record during the 2021-22 season. They finished second at the 2022 Patriot League Championships, winning 10 medals and collecting 577.5 points. Bucknell also took second at the previous championships in 2019-20 and have now been the runner-up 13 times in program history.
• Bucknell returned five of its six All-Patriot League honorees: Catherine Craig (1st in 2022, 2nd in 2020), Abby Doss (1st in 2022), Sabrina Vumbacco (1st in 2022, 2nd in 2020), Sophia Donati (2nd in 2022), Esme Hunter (2nd in 2022).
• Vumbacco was named the Patriot League Female Swimmer of the Week back on Jan. 24.
• The Bison set a new program record in the 200 freestyle relay this season and made nine additions to the all-time top 10 lists overall.
• Bucknell added seven student-athletes to its program ahead of the 2022-23 campaign. The newcomers hail from seven different states: California, Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.