SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University women's swimming team clinched its most wins in program history with a 222-35 Senior Day win over the St. Mary's Seahawks on Saturday. The eight wins in a season beat the previous program-high of seven wins, which took place three times in the 2000-01, 2004-05 and 2008-09 seasons.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Sea Gulls recorded 14 first-place efforts, including 12 individual golds and wins in the 200-yard medley and the 200-yard free relays.
- Alexa Hilty and Olivia Totaro each finished the meet with three individual wins. Hilty swept the individual freestyle races with wins in the 50 (28.54), 100 (1:03.77) and 200 frees (2:18.47). Totaro touched the wall first in the 400 free (4:50.48), 200 fly (2:37.39) and 200 IM (2:38.19).
- Morgan Adams earned golds in the 100 (1:10.95) and 200 back (2:34.58). Adams also added a silver finish in the 100 fly (1:10.83).
- Anna Jayjack, Samantha Watson and Nicole Chiricos each finished the meet with a first and second-place finish. Jayjack won the 100 fly with a personal-best time of 1:10.16 and finished second in the 50 free (28.91). Watson touched the wall first in the 100 breast (1:20.34) and placed second in the 200 IM (2:42.04). Chiricos earned gold in the 200 breast with a personal-best mark of 2:59.66 and a silver in the 100 breast (1:24.44).
- 13 other swimmers placed at least once in individual races.
UP NEXT
- The Sea Gulls will now prepare for the four-day Metropolitan Swimming Conference Championships, which will begin on Thursday, Feb. 16.
- The meet will take place at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 188 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
