women magnus cup day three
Sam Young

Women's Swimming Bryan Kast, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Women's swimming and diving conclude 2022 Magnus Cup with six finalists on Day Three

Sterre van de Goor and Madalyn Myers finished 11th and 12th, respectively, in the 1650 freestyle

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Gannon University women's swimming and diving wrapped up its three days at the 2022 Magnus Cup with six finalists swimming in the evening session at Cleveland State University on Saturday night.
 
Chenay Date Line (Johannesburg, South Africa/Crawford College Sandton), who qualified for a final on each day of the meet, finished in 39th place in the 200 backstroke with her prelim time of 2:11.63 the quickest of her two swims on day three.
 
In the 100 freestyle "D" final, Nomvula Mjimba (Harare, Zimbabwe/The Wykeham Collegiate) also finished 39th with her 53.80 prelim time her lowest.
 
Isabella Dietz (Pittsburgh, Pa.) finished 30th in the 200 breaststroke "C" final (2:30.64 finals time, 2:29.06 prelims) while Gannon sent two into the 200 butterfly finals: Francesca Nemetz (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) with a 29th place finish (2:13.97 "C" final, 2:12.11 prelims) and freshman Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa) (36th place, 2:17.75 in "D" final, 2:14.52 in prelims.)
 
Sterre van de Goor (Oss, Netherlands/Sint-Joriscollege) and Madalyn Myers (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) also braved the always-grueling 1650 freestyle, with van de Goor swimming in the evening session and finishing 11th with a 17:49.80. Myers was right behind in 12th place with a 17:52.80.
 
Gannon concluded the meet with a 20th-place mark in the 400 freestyle relay (3:34.99) courtesy of Irati Arzalluz (Lasarte-Oria, Spain/Santo Tomas Lizeoa), Mjimba, Date Line, and Dietz.
 
The Golden Knights return home and now prepare for a home meet versus Indiana (Pa.) on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 12:00 p.m. Also stay tuned next week for a comprehensive look at all of Gannon's women's PSAC qualifying times achieved thus far in the 2022-23 season.
 
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Players Mentioned

Irati Arzalluz

Irati Arzalluz

Junior
Sprint
Chenay Date Line

Chenay Date Line

5' 4"
Sophomore
Freestyle
Nomvula Mjimba

Nomvula Mjimba

Sophomore
Sprint
Francesca Nemetz

Francesca Nemetz

Junior
Butterfly/Distance
Sterre van de Goor

Sterre van de Goor

5' 5"
Junior
Distance
Hannah Jacobs

Hannah Jacobs

Freshman
Isabella Dietz

Isabella Dietz

Freshman
Madalyn Myers

Madalyn Myers

Sophomore
Distance

Players Mentioned

Irati Arzalluz

Irati Arzalluz

Junior
Sprint
Chenay Date Line

Chenay Date Line

5' 4"
Sophomore
Freestyle
Nomvula Mjimba

Nomvula Mjimba

Sophomore
Sprint
Francesca Nemetz

Francesca Nemetz

Junior
Butterfly/Distance
Sterre van de Goor

Sterre van de Goor

5' 5"
Junior
Distance
Hannah Jacobs

Hannah Jacobs

Freshman
Isabella Dietz

Isabella Dietz

Freshman
Madalyn Myers

Madalyn Myers

Sophomore
Distance