Celia Kottakis Women's Swimming
Celia Kottakis was a three-event winner Saturday at the Allegheny Gator Invitational.

Women's Swimming Madeline Williams, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Women’s Swimming Captures Allegheny Gator Invitational

THE RUNDOWN
  • Event: Allegheny Gator Invitational (Meadville, Pa.)
  • Competing Teams: Allegheny, Edinboro, Gannon and Lock Haven.
  • Result: Gannon placed first out of four teams with 671.5 points.
  • The Short Story: The Gannon women's swimming and diving team captured gold in six events and recorded 14 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)-qualifying times on the second day of the Allegheny Gator Invitational to place first out of four teams.
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
TEAM LEADERBOARD (Top 4)
  1. Gannon – 671.5
  2. Allegheny – 633
  3. Edinboro – 610
  4. Lock Haven – 101.5
 
FIRST PLACE FINISHES  
PSAC QUALIFYING TIMES
Name – Event – Time – Qualifying Time
  • Celia Kottakis (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) – 100-Yard Freestyle – 55.20 (56.35)
  • Courteney Hubert (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) – 100-Yard Freestyle – 55.25 (56.35)
  • Ashley Rega (Independence, Ohio/Independence) – 100-Yard Freestyle – 55.96 (56.35)
  • Celia Kottakis (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) – 200-Yard Freestyle – 2:00.55 (2:02.08)
  • Silvija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 100-Yard Breaststroke – 1:09.77 (1:11.84)
  • Lilija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 100-Yard Breaststroke – 1:11.67 (1:11.84)
  • Marissa Scott (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) – 200-Yard Breaststroke – 2:36.12 (2:38.32)
  • Lilija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 200-Yard Breaststroke – 2:37.59 (2:38.32)
  • Samantha Favret (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) – 100-Yard Backstroke – 1:01.05 (1:02.77)
  • Sammie Schmitz (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central) – 200-Yard Backstroke – 2:15.20 (2:16.86)
  • Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) – 100-Yard Butterfly – 1:00.07 (1:02.13)
  • Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) – 200-Yard Butterfly – 2:14.28 (2:22.26)
  • Jillian Pritchard (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) – 200-Yard Butterfly – 2:20.54 (2:22.26)
  • Marissa Scott (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) – 400-Yard IM – 4:59.81 (5:00.12)
 
EVENT NOTES
  • Freshman Celia Kottakis (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) was a three-event winner on Saturday. She captured gold in the 100-Yard and 200-Yard Freestyle races with personal-best times of 55.20 and 2:00.55 and swam on the winning 400-Yard Freestyle Relay team (3:38.92).
  • Senior Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) picked up two victories in the 100-Yard and 200-Yard Butterfly races with season-best times of 1:00.07 and 2:14.28.
  • The Lady Knights clocked 14 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)-qualifying times.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Lady Knights will head to the Case Western Reserve Quad-Meet next weekend to compete against Case Western, Grove City and Rochester.
  • The diving portion of the meet is slated for 6 p.m. Friday, November 17.
  • The rest of the meet will take place on Saturday afternoon.
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Players Mentioned

Samantha Favret

Samantha Favret

Redshirt Senior
Backstroke/Sprint Freestyle
Courteney Hubert

Courteney Hubert

Junior
Freestyle
Jillian Pritchard

Jillian Pritchard

Sophomore
Mid/Distance Freestyle
Ashley Rega

Ashley Rega

Sophomore
Sprint Freestyle
Sammie Schmitz

Sammie Schmitz

Sophomore
Backstroke
Marissa Scott

Marissa Scott

Sophomore
Breaststroke
Meghan Terwilliger

Meghan Terwilliger

Senior
Butterfly/IM
Brynn Driscoll

Brynn Driscoll

Freshman
Breaststroke/IM/Sprint Freestyle
Celia Kottakis

Celia Kottakis

Freshman
Mid/Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly
Lilija Taraska

Lilija Taraska

Freshman
Sprint Freestyle

Players Mentioned

Samantha Favret

Samantha Favret

Redshirt Senior
Backstroke/Sprint Freestyle
Courteney Hubert

Courteney Hubert

Junior
Freestyle
Jillian Pritchard

Jillian Pritchard

Sophomore
Mid/Distance Freestyle
Ashley Rega

Ashley Rega

Sophomore
Sprint Freestyle
Sammie Schmitz

Sammie Schmitz

Sophomore
Backstroke
Marissa Scott

Marissa Scott

Sophomore
Breaststroke
Meghan Terwilliger

Meghan Terwilliger

Senior
Butterfly/IM
Brynn Driscoll

Brynn Driscoll

Freshman
Breaststroke/IM/Sprint Freestyle
Celia Kottakis

Celia Kottakis

Freshman
Mid/Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly
Lilija Taraska

Lilija Taraska

Freshman
Sprint Freestyle