The Gannon women's swimming program opened its home season victorious Friday evening inside Carneval Athletic Pavilion. Gannon earned the home opening victory after defeating RIT 156-138.
The Golden Knights improve to 1-1 in dual meets, while RIT dropped to 1-2 respectively.
Coach Milan Medo's squad won nine events on the night, with two swimmers earning a pair of wins. Team captain
Lily Cunningham (Lavista, Neb./Papillion-La Vista) tallied first-place finishes and PSAC qualifying times in the 50 Freestyle (24.72) and 100 Freestyle (54.29).
Juliana Romero (Bogotá, Columbia/Colegio pureza de Maria) Castro also tallied two wins and earned PSAC qualifying times in the 200 Backstroke (2:09.31) and 100 Backstroke (59.96). Both were named team MVP's for their stellar performances.
Gannon swimmers won a total of nine events.
Roaa Farag (Heliopolis, Egypt/Nermin Ismail) was the winner in the 1000 freestyle, while
Madalyn Myers (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) won the 200 freestyle.
Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa/) touched the wall first in the 100 butterfly, while
Emily Hedges (Peachtree Corners, Ga./St Pius X Catholic) placed first in the 200 butterfly.The foursome of
Juliana Romero (Bogotá, Columbia/Colegio pureza de Maria) Castro,
Lily Cunningham (Lavista, Neb./Papillion-La Vista),
Irati Arzalluz (Lasarte-Oria, Spain/Santo Tomas Lizeoa), and
Jocelyn Sawicki (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Township) touched first in the 200 freestyle relay.
Gannon is back in action on November 9 when hosting Indiana (Pa.) at the Carneval Athletic Pavilion. The PSAC dual meet is scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM.
PSAC Qualifiers (21)
Roaa Farag (Heliopolis, Egypt/Nermin Ismail) – 1000 Freestyle (1) – 10:55.31
Madalyn Myers (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) – 200 Freestyle (1) – 1:59.65
Juliana Romero (Bogotá, Columbia/Colegio pureza de Maria) Castro – 100 Backstroke – (1) – 59.96
Emily Hedges (Peachtree Corners, Ga./St Pius X Catholic) – 200 Butterfly – (1) – 2:12.61
Hailey Wills (Cleves, Ohio/Seton) – 200 Butterfly (3) – 2:17.92
Lily Cunningham (Lavista, Neb./Papillion-La Vista) – 50 Freestyle (1) – 24.72
Jocelyn Sawicki (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Township) – 50 Freestyle (3) – 25.37
Irati Arzalluz (Lasarte-Oria, Spain/Santo Tomas Lizeoa) – 50 Freestyle (4) – 25.47
Lily Cunningham (Lavista, Neb./Papillion-La Vista) – 100 Freestyle (1) – 54.29
Irati Arzalluz (Lasarte-Oria, Spain/Santo Tomas Lizeoa) – 100 Freestyle (4) – 55.57
Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa/) – 100 Butterfly (1) – 59.59
Roaa Farag (Heliopolis, Egypt/Nermin Ismail) – 100 Butterfly – (2) – 59.79
Hailey Wills (Cleves, Ohio/Seton) – (3) – 100 Butterfly – 1:00.47
Madalyn Myers (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) – (2) – 400 IM - 4:52.40
Emily Hedges (Peachtree Corners, Ga./St Pius X Catholic) – (3) – 400 IM - 4:55.01
Madalyn Myers (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) – 500 Freestyle (2) – 5:21.04
Juliana Romero (Bogotá, Columbia/Colegio pureza de Maria) Castro – 200 Backstroke – (1) – 2:09.31
Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa/) – 100 Breaststroke – (2) – 1:09.90
Isabella Kling (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) – 100 Backstroke – (3) – 1:00.80
Isabella Dietz (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) – 200 Freestyle – (3) – 2:00.27
Irati Arzalluz (Lasarte-Oria, Spain/Santo Tomas Lizeoa) – 200 Freestyle (4) – 2:01.65
