Bucknell University
Patriot League Championships
Women's Swim & Dive Places Third at 2023 PL Championships
2/19/2023 12:31:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Sabrina Vumbacco collected a gold medal in the 1,650 freestyle, and Bucknell added two more bronze medals en route to a third-place finish at the 2023 Patriot League Swimming & Diving Championships at Kinney Natatoirum Saturday. Bucknell also saw nine new additions to its all-time top-10 lists.
Results: Prelims | Finals
Bucknell's racked up 540.5 points, which were behind only second-place finisher Army (615.5) and 2023 champion Navy (799). The Bison totaled eight medals and set a new record in the 200 medley relay during the four-day event.
Vumbacco, who had previously won bronze and silver medals in the 1,650 as a freshman and as a junior, finished the event in 16:45.13 to earn her first gold medal. She also collected two bronze medals in relays on the opening day of the meet and won silver in the 500 freestyle on Thursday.
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Claire Kehley joined Vumbacco on the podium Saturday with a third-place finish in the 1650, finishing in 16:55.27 to rank sixth all-time in the event.
Bucknell's 400 freestyle relay team added one more medal in the final event of the meet, placing third with a 3:23.43. Jennifer Bolden, Sophia Donati, Kayla Lichtner and Esme Hunter's time is third in the Bucknell record book, eclipsing the mark they recorded earlier this year at the Bucknell Invite.
Bolden and Donati also posted top-five times in the 100 freestyle. Bolden's 50.73 ranks third, and Donati's 50.86 is tied for fourth.
On the boards, Meghan Catherwood registered a 282.45 in the three-meter dive for fifth place. The mark places her second all-time in the Bucknell annals, while Reggie Frias' 274.40 is good enough for third.
Caroline McGann (1650 freestyle) and Catherine Craig (200 breaststroke) added fifth place finishes for Bucknell as well.
Additional Top-10 Times:
200 backstroke – Emma Feld (2:00.17) – 7th in school history (prelims)
200 breaststroke – Ava Stallmeyer (2:18.27) – 7th in school history
1650 freestyle – Claire Kehley (16:55.27) – 6th in school history
1650 freestyle – Caroline McGann (17:03.69) – 10th in school history
100 freestyle – Jennifer Bolden (50.73) – 3rd in school history
100 freestyle – Sophia Donati (50.86) – t-4th in school history
Three-meter dive – Meghan Catherwood (282.45) – 2nd in school history
Three-meter dive – Reggie Frias (274.40) – 3rd in school history
400 freestyle relay – Jennifer Bolden, Sophia Donati, Kayla Lichtner, Esme Hunter (3:23.43) – 3rd in school history
Point Scorers:
First Place:
1650 freestyle – Sabrina Vumbacco (16:45.13)
Third Place:
1650 freestyle – Claire Kehley (16:55.27) – 6th in school history
400 freestyle relay – Jennifer Bolden, Sophia Donati, Kayla Lichtner, Esme Hunter (3:23.43) – 3rd in school history
Fifth Place:
1650 freestyle – Caroline McGann (17:03.69) – 10th in school history
100 freestyle – Jennifer Bolden (50.73) – 3rd in school history
200 breaststroke – Catherine Craig (2:16.07)
Three-meter dive – Meghan Catherwood (282.45) – 2nd in school history
Sixth Place:
200 backstroke – Esme Hunter (2:00.05)
Seventh Place:
200 backstroke – Emma Feld (2:00.68)
200 breaststroke – Abby Doss (2:17.13)
Three-meter dive – Gina Hinthorn (250.25)
Ninth Place:
100 freestyle – Sophia Donati (50.86) – t-4th in school history
200 breaststroke – Ava Stallmeyer (2:18.27) – 7th in school history
Tenth Place:
Three-meter dive – Reggie Frias (274.40) – 3rd in school history
Eleventh Place:
200 butterfly – Skye Sunderhauf (2:03.01)
Twelfth Place:
Three-meter dive – Kate Gottwald (2:52.30)
Thirteenth Place:
100 freestyle – Kayla Lichtner (51.62)
Fourteenth Place:
200 backstroke – Kyla Kelly (2:03.13)
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