YORK, Pa. –  The Gannon University women's swimming and diving team remained in fourth place in the overall team standings (550 total points) at the 2023 PSAC Swimming Championships for the third consecutive night and is within striking distance of third-place Bloomsburg (609 points.)

The Golden Knights opened up the evening session with a great race in the 200 medley relay from Zoey Beck (Grove City, Pa.), Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa), Alex Pannemann (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley), and Nomvula Mjimba (Harare, Zimbabwe/The Wykeham Collegiate). The foursome posted a 1:46.87, good for fifth place in the event, but just barely missed out on the school record of 1:46.40 that was set during the 2013-14 season.

Madalyn Myers (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) qualified for the "A" final of the first individual race of the night—the 500 freestyle—finishing seventh in 5:07.17. Three other Golden Knights swam the "C" final, with Chenay Date Line (Johannesburg, South Africa/Crawford College Sandton) earning 17^th place (5:10.45), Sterre van de Goor (Oss, Netherlands/Sint-Joriscollege) in 19^th (5:13.71), and Hailey Yurkovich (Elizabeth, Pa.) in 20^th (5:16.43.)

The duo of Beck and Leilani Kunf (White Oak, Pa./McKeesport Area) swam the "B" final of the 100 backstroke, with Beck winning the heat in 59.04 for ninth place and Kunf ending up in 12^th with a time of 59.60. Gabriela McAllister (Waterford, Pa.) swam in the "C" final, earning 20^th place in 1:01.50.

Freshman Isabella Dietz (Pittsburgh, Pa.) was the lone Gannon representative in the 100 breaststroke finals, swimming the "C" final and finishing in 24^th place (1:08.79.)

The 200 butterfly featured Francesca Nemetz (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) in the "A" final, who battled through an extremely tough field to claim eighth place in 2:11.04. Jacobs, who swam in the relay earlier in the night, notched a time of 2:13.80 to claim 13th place.   

TEAM STANDINGS AFTER DAY THREE, THROUGH EVENT 28

1. West Chester University          1233   

2. Indiana University of PA          743

3. Bloomsburg University             609   

4. Gannon University                 550

5. PennWest University Clarion       530   

6. PennWest University Edinboro      463

7. Millersville University           408   

8. Shippensburg University of PA     388

9. Kutztown University               289  

10. PennWest University,California    243

11. East Stroudsburg University       209  

12. Lock Haven Univesity Swimming     114

GANNON FINALISTS ON NIGHT THREE

Beck/Jacobs/Pannemann/Mjimba | 200 medley relay | 1:46.87 (5^th place)

Madalyn Myers (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) | 500 freestyle | 5:07.17 "A" final (7^th place)

Chenay Date Line (Johannesburg, South Africa/Crawford College Sandton) | 500 freestyle | 5:10.45 "C" final (17^th place)

Sterre van de Goor (Oss, Netherlands/Sint-Joriscollege) | 500 freestyle | 5:13.71 "C" final (19^th place)

Hailey Yurkovich (Elizabeth, Pa.) | 500 freestyle | 5:16.43 "C" final (20^th place)

Zoey Beck (Grove City, Pa.) | 100 backstroke | 59.04 "B" final (9^th place)

Leilani Kunf (White Oak, Pa./McKeesport Area) | 100 backstroke | 59.60 "B" final (12^th place)

Gabriela McAllister (Waterford, Pa.) | 100 backstroke | 1:01.50 "C" final (20^th place)

Isabella Dietz (Pittsburgh, Pa.) | 100 breaststroke | 1:08.79 "C" final (24^th place)

Francesca Nemetz (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) | 200 butterfly | 2:11.04 "A" final (8^th place)

Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa) | 200 butterfly | 2:13.80 "B" final (13^th place)