Bucknell University
Patriot League Championships
Women's Swim & Dive In Third Place Through Two Days of PL Championships
2/16/2023 10:54:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Sabrina Vumbacco, who was part of two third-place relays on Wednesday, earned another medal by placing second in the 500 freestyle finals on the second day of the 2023 Patriot League Swimming & Diving Championships. She, along with Kayla Lichtner, added to Bucknell's all-time top-10 lists, and the Bison remain in third place following Thursday's events.
Vumbacco already held the second-best 500 freestyle time in program history, but she improved on that mark Thursday with a 4:48.23 to finish just behind champion Molly Webber of Army.
Lichtner swam a 23.56 in the 50 freestyle prelims, placing her eighth all-time in the Bucknell annals. She went on to take seventh in the finals.
Bucknell's 400 medley team, consisting of Esme Hunter, Alexandra Ritorto, Vumbacco and Jennifer Bolden, scored 28 points for the Bison with a fifth-place finish.
Caroline McGann (8th, 500 freestyle, Meghan Catherwood (7th, one-meter dive), and Gina Hinthorn (8th, one-meter dive) each posted top-eight finishes as well.
Bucknell has collected 180 points through two days of the meet and trails second-place Army (246) and first-place Navy (268.5).
The Patriot League Championships continue Friday morning with the 100 butterfly prelims beginning at 10 a.m.
New Top-10 Times:
50 freestyle – Kayla Lichtner (23.56) (swam in prelims) – 8th in school history
500 freestyle – Sabrina Vumbacco (4:48.23) – 2nd in school history
Point Scorers:
Second Place:
500 freestyle – Sabrina Vumbacco (4:48.23) – 2nd in school history
Fifth Place:
400 medley relay – Esme Hunter, Alexandra Ritorto, Sabrina Vumbacco, Jennifer Bolden (3:46.47)
Seventh Place:
50 freestyle – Kayla Lichtner (23.61)
One-meter dive – Meghan Catherwood (255.65)
Eighth Place:
500 freestyle – Caroline McGann (4:58.33)
One-meter dive – Gina Hinthorn (255.25)
Eleventh Place:
One-meter dive – Reggie Frias (255.00)
Twelfth Place:
50 freestyle – Alexandra Ritorto (23.58)
Thirteenth Place:
500 freestyle – Emma Feld (5:00.36)
Fourteenth Place:
200 IM – Abby Doss (2:04.48)
Fifteenth Place:
200 IM – Kyla Kelly (2:04.66)
50 freestyle – Sophia Donati (23.67)
One-meter dive – Naomi Douek (238.70)
Sixteenth Place:
200 IM – Esme Hunter (2:07.38)
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