2017, SWIM, Terwilliger
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Meghan Terwilliger captured gold in the 200-Yard Butterfly for the fourth time this season.

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

Kottakis and Terwilliger Pace Gannon Women’s Swimming and Diving Team on Final Day of Wooster Invite

THE RUNDOWN
  • Meet: Wooster Invitational
  • Location: Wooster, Ohio – Ellen Shapiro Natatorium and Timken Natatorium (Diving)
  • Competing Teams: Alderson Broaddus, Case Western Reserve, Chatham, Edinboro, Gannon, Hiram, Malone, Mount Union, Ohio Northern, Westminster and Wooster.
  • The Short Story: Celia Kottakis (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) and Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) recorded individual event wins on Saturday evening to lead the Gannon women's swimming and diving team to a third place team finish at the three-day Wooster Invitational. Kottakis won first in the 100-Yard Freestyle with a time of 53.38 and Terwilliger captured gold in the 200-Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:03.30.
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
TEAM LEADERBOARD (TOP FIVE)
    1. Case Western Reserve (1,984.5)
    2. Wooster (1,370)
    3. Gannon (1,237)
    4. Edinboro (1,084)
    5. Westminster (711.5)
 
FIRST PLACE FINISHES
  • Celia Kottakis (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) – 100-Yard Freestyle – 53.38
  • Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) – 200-Yard Butterfly – 2:03.30
 
PSAC QUALIFYING TIMES
Name – Event – Time – Qualifying Time
  • Celia Kottakis (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) – 100-Yard Freestyle – 53.38 – 56.35
  • Silvija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 100-Yard Freestyle – 53.69 – 56.35
  • Courteney Hubert (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) – 100-Yard Freestyle – 54.15 – 56.35
  • Ashley Rega (Independence, Ohio/Independence) – 100-Yard Freestyle – 55.46 – 56.35
  • Marissa Scott (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) – 200-Yard Breaststroke – 2:29.02 – 2:38.32
  • Brynn Driscoll (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley) – 200-Yard Breaststroke – 2:31.14 – 2:38.32
  • Lilija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 200-Yard Breaststroke – 2:31.25 – 2:38.32
  • Samantha Favret (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) – 200-Yard Backstroke – 2:05.38 – 2:16.86
  • Sammie Schmitz (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central) – 200-Yard Backstroke – 2:11.71 – 2:16.86
  • Kiersten Pearce (Reynoldsville, Pa./DuBois Area) – 200-Yard Backstroke – 2:14.76 – 2:16.86
  • Amanda Puthoff (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) – 200-Yard Backstroke – 2:15.90 – 2:16.86
  • Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) – 200-Yard Butterfly – 2:08.30 – 2:22.26
  • Jillian Pritchard (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) – 200-Yard Butterfly – 2:15.29 – 2:22.26
 
EVENT NOTES
  • The Lady Knights clocked 13 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)-qualifying times Saturday. 
  • All four of Gannon's swimmers in the 200-Yard Backstroke hit the PSAC-qualifying standard, led by Samantha Favret (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown)'s third place finish in a time of 2:05.38.
  • All four of Gannon's entrants in the 100-Yard Freestyle reached the PSAC-qualifying time, led by Celia Kottakis (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence)' winning performance (53.38).
  • It marks the second time this season Kottakis has captured the 100-Yard Freestyle. She also won gold at the Allegheny Gator Invite with a time of 55.20.
  • Terwilliger was victorious in the 200-Yard Butterfly for the fourth time this season. Saturday's time of 2:08.30 is a season-best mark.
  • The 400-Yard Freestyle Relay team of Ashley Rega (Independence, Ohio/Independence), Silvija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic), Courteney Hubert (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) and Kottakis placed second with a time of 3:35.70.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Gannon women's swimming and diving team concluded its 2017 action on Saturday. The team will be back in the pool on January 12, 2018 when it hosts Shippensburg.
  • The first event from the Carneval Athletic Pavilion is set for 4 p.m.
 

 
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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
Amanda Puthoff

Amanda Puthoff

Sophomore
Backstroke
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

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
Amanda Puthoff

Amanda Puthoff

Sophomore
Backstroke
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