INDIANA, Pa. - The IUP men's and women's swimming & diving squads split a dual against Gannon Saturday afternoon at Pidgeon Natatorium. The IUP women beat the Lady Knights 197-103 while the men lost to Gannon 170-92.
The IUP women won 13 of their 16 events, including both relays and both diving events, as the Hawks tinkered with their lineups.
Paige Mikesell won both the 50 freestyle and 200 backstroke, while
Amber Baldani won the 500 back and 200 IM.
Allison Brownlee took first place in both 1-meter diving events.
The Crimson Hawks also tallied individual times that were good enough for PSAC qualifying standards.
Paige Mikesell, 1000 free, 11:02.80; 50 free, 24.50; 200 back, 2:10.58
Heather Hartmann, 200 free, 2:00.21; 500 free, 5:17.34
Rachel Johnson, 200 free, 1:59.08; 200 breast, 2:25.73
AB McCullough, 50 free, 24.65
Iliana Oikonomou, 100 free, 54.80
Allison Brownlee, 100 free, 56.34; 1-mtr (6); 1-mtr (11)
Amber Baldani, 200 back, 2:11.04; 200 IM, 2:18.26
Erin Moyer, 200 breast, 2:30.05
Rachel Blackburn, 200 breast, 2:33.34
Claire Mikesell, 200 IM, 2:15.40
On the men's side, the Hawks won three events with
Ryan Hartmann taking home top honors in the 50 butterfly and 50 breaststroke.
Thomas McGillan won the 50 freestyle. The men totaled 18 marks on Saturday that were good enough for PSAC qualifying times, including three each from
Luke Mikesell,
Kyle Thome, and
David McLean.
Luke Mikesell, 1000 free, 10:17.55; 200 fly, 2:04.65; 500 free, 5:01.63
Luke Emmerling, 1000 free, 10:22.39
Kyle Thome, 200 free, 1:45.07; 50 free, 22.71; 100 free, 49.65
Adam Morrison, 200 free, 1:49.01; 500 free, 5:02.89
Luke Ramalho, 200 fly, 1:59.39
David McLean, 200 fly, 2:00.05; 500 free, 5:01.04; 200 IM, 2:01.82
Thomas McGillan, 50 free, 21.56; 100 free, 48.16
Blake Hendricks, 200 back, 2:03.64
Kyle Mowid, 200 breast, 2:16.85
Ryan Hartmann, 200 IM, 2:01.69
Up next
The Crimson Hawks are in action once more in December as they'll host Clarion next Saturday, December 11 at the Pidgeon Natatorium.
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