The Gannon University women's swimming team delivered an outstanding performance at the Malone Invitational, culminating in
Emily Hedges (Peachtree Corners, Ga./St Pius X Catholic) setting a school record in the 200 Fly.
Head Coach
Milan Medo's team dominated the competition, finishing the three-day event with 1,640 points.
Oberlin came in second with 895 points, while Baldwin Wallace came in third with 745 points. A total of 16 teams participated in the invitational, collectively earning 8,013 points over the three days.
Hedges once again broke her own school record in the 200-yard butterfly, achieving a new time of 2:05.52. Last season, as a freshman, she first set the school record at Cleveland State's Magnus Cup with a time of 2:06.45 and then improved it again at the PSAC Championships with a time of 2:06.01.
The final day of competition saw Gannon win 16 races.
Up Next
Gannon will begin its 2025 schedule on Jan. 11, when it competes against Niagara in New York. The dual meet with the Purple Eagles will start at 1 p.m. inside the Oxy Aquatic Center.
First Place Finishers
- 200 Freestyle – Iratit Arzalluz, Jocelyn Sawicki (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Township), Alex Pannemann (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley), Lily Cunningham (Lavista, Neb./Papillion-La Vista) – 1:38.01
- 500 Freestyle (A – Final) – Roaa Farag (Heliopolis, Egypt/Nermin Ismail) – 5:09.09
- 400 Medley Relay – Juliana Romero (Bogotá, Columbia/Colegio pureza de Maria) Castro, Chinyere, Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa/), Lily Cunningham (Lavista, Neb./Papillion-La Vista) – 3:58.44
- 200 Medley Relay – Bella Kling, Chinyere Mgbemena (Harare, Zimbabwe/Eaglesvale), Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa/), Alex Pannemann (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley) – 1:48.12
- 200 Freestyle (A-Final) – Roaa Farag (Heliopolis, Egypt/Nermin Ismail) – 1:53.36
- 400 IM – (A-Final) Emily Hedges (Peachtree Corners, Ga./St Pius X Catholic) – 4:41.50
- 100 Butterfly (A-Final) – Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa/) – 57.59
- 100 Breaststroke (A-Final) – Chinyere Mgbemena (Harare, Zimbabwe/Eaglesvale) – 1:07.32
- 100 Backstroke (A-Final) - Juliana Romero (Bogotá, Columbia/Colegio pureza de Maria) Castro – 59.44
- 800 Freestyle (A-Final) – Isabella Dietz (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny), Madalyn Myers (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional), Chenay Date Line (Johannesburg, South Africa/Crawford College Sandton), Roaa Farag (Heliopolis, Egypt/Nermin Ismail) – 7:54.90
- 1,650 Freestyle (A-Final) – Roaa Farag (Heliopolis, Egypt/Nermin Ismail) – 18:10.02
- 200 Backstroke (A-Final) - Juliana Romero (Bogotá, Columbia/Colegio pureza de Maria) Castro – 2:06.04
- 100 Freestyle (A-Final) – Alex Pannemann (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley) – 52.40
- 200 Breaststroke (A-Final) – Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa/) - 2:28.17
- 200 Butterfly – (A-Final) – Emily Hedges (Peachtree Corners, Ga./St Pius X Catholic) - 2:05.52 – School Record
- 400 Freestyle –Roaa Farag (Heliopolis, Egypt/Nermin Ismail), Isabella Dietz (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny), Irati Arzalluz (Lasarte-Oria, Spain/Santo Tomas Lizeoa), Alex Pannemann (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley) – 3:34.93
