Bucknell University
ECAC Championships
Women's Swim & Dive in Second Place After Opening Day of ECAC Championships
3/1/2024 8:09:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Bucknell women's swimming and diving team earned a trio of top-three finishes, and seven Bison reached the A finals in individual events, as Bucknell sits in second place after the first day of the 2024 ECAC Championships. The Bison racked up 181 points at Lejeune Hall and trail first-place Navy, which leads the field of 16 with 255.5 points.
RESULTS
Reggie Frias posted the highest individual finish of the day by taking second in the 3-meter dive. A week after earning a bronze medal in the event at the Patriot League Championships, Frias finished only behind Navy's Mackenzie Kim with a 257.5. Coming in just behind Frias in third place was teammate Meghan Catherwood with a 253.15. Catherwood posted a strong showing in the afternoon prelims, recording the second-best score among the field with a 276.10. Senior Kate Gottwald placed sixth in the event.
The 200 freestyle relay team of Sara Ketron, Megan Leyden, Ashley Piacentino and Stephanie Walsh posted Bucknell's other runner-up finish on Friday. Their 1:35.61 trailed only the Mids (1:34.34) and collected 34 points for the Bison.
Three Bison finished among the top eight in the 200 IM, with first-year Kelly Byrne leading the way in fifth with a 2:04.42. She was followed closely by Skye Sunderhauf in sixth (2:05.34) and Rylie Giles in eighth (2:06.46). Gillian Camperlengo won the 200 IM B final, and Walsh placed 11th, as the Bison added 53 points to their team total in that event alone.
Three more Bison scored in the 50 freestyle, with Kyla Kelly's seventh-place finish highlighting the event. She registered a 23.67, and her prelim time of 23.62 was just outside a program top-10 mark. Esme Hunter finished 10th in the 50 freestyle with a 23.89, and Jennifer Bolden went 14th with a 24.02 in the finals.
The Bison ended the evening with a sixth-place finish in the 400 medley relay. Talia Bugel, Liz Dokina, Gillian Camperlengo and Kelly combined to swim a 3:53.16.
Day two of the ECAC Championships begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday with the 200 medley relay prelims.
2nd Place:
3-Meter Dive – Reggie Frias (257.50)
200 Freestyle Relay – Sara Ketron, Megan Leyden, Ashley Piacentino, Stephanie Walsh (1:35.61)
3rd Place:
3-Meter Dive – Meghan Catherwood (253.15)
5th Place:
200 IM – Kelly Byrne (2:04.42)
6th Place:
3-Meter Dive – Kate Gottwald (214.45)
200 IM – Skye Sunderhauf (2:05.34)
400 Medley Relay – Talia Bugel, Liz Dokina, Gillian Camperlengo, Kyla Kelly (3:53.16)
7th Place:
50 Freestyle – Kyla Kelly (23.67)
8th Place:
200 IM – Rylie Giles (2:06.46)
9th Place:
200 IM – Gillian Camperlengo (2:06.38)
10th Place:
50 Freestyle – Esme Hunter (23.89)
11th Place:
200 IM – Stephanie Walsh (2:07.25)
14th Place:
50 Freestyle – Jennifer Bolden (24.02)
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