GLASSBORO, N.J. -- The 13th-ranked Salisbury University women's swimming team rolled to its first dual meet win over the season, a 189-73 victory over the Rowan Profs in a Saturday morning New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) bout at the Tony Lisa Natatorium.
MEET NOTES
- Mackenzie Gula led the Sea Gulls with four medals, winning gold in the 100-yard freestyle (54.07) and 100 breaststroke (1:06.36), taking silver in the 100 butterfly (58.63), and leading off the winning 200 free relay with a personal-best 24.52 split.
- Rowan O'Donoghue also went for three golds and one silver, capturing both the 50 free (season-best 24.96) and the 500 free (5:16.36), then anchored the winning 200 free relay in 25.39, as well as taking second in the 500 free (5:15.36 split).
- Lily Griffin won the 100 fly (57.59) and took third in the 200 free (2:00.30). She also swam the fly leg on the winning 200 medley relay (25.66) and a 24.45 split on the winning 200 free relay.
- Libby Miyashita took home the 200 fly (2:09.68) and added a bronze in the 100 free (56.09), along with two runner-up relay finishes.
- Rachel Rickabaugh captured gold in the 200 free (1:58.28), placed third in the 500 free (5:22.53), and swam a 25.31 split on the second-place 200 free relay.
- Salisbury swept the top three spots in the meet-opening 200 medley relay, as the B-side of Logan Bagley, Ava Sgarra, Griffin, and Claire Murphy touched first in 1:50.62.
- The A-team of Isabelle Salvatore, Maddie Powell, Miyashita, and O'Donoghue took second in 1:51.12, while the C-squad of Keara Wilson, Sydney Whiteman, Sadie Hebert, and Kaitlyn McGuire placed third in 1:51.78, nearly four tenths of a second faster than Rowan's A-team.
- The Sea Gulls closed the meet with a 1-2 finish in the 200 free relay, as Gula, Murphy, Griffin, and O'Donoghue won in 1:38.64; taking second in 1:40.97 were Miyashita, Rickabaugh, Wilson, and McGuire.
- In all, Salisbury collected 28 medals, including 12 gold, nine silver, and seven bronze.
The Sea Gulls return home on Saturday, Nov. 7, to host another conference foe in TCNJ. First events from the Maggs Physical Activities Center are set for 1 p.m.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 26 individual national championships, and 211 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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