The Shippensburg University women’s swim team wrapped up the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) weekend with many impressive performances. SU swimming spent Feb. 18-21 at the Graham Aquatic Center striving for victory in a variety of events.

After Day 1 of competition, senior Rikki Sargent scored a third place finish overall in the 200-yard individual medley (IM). Sophomore Erin Fife also had a presence in the 200-yard IM with a 15th place finish. Senior Carolyn Meier represented SU in the 50-yard freestyle, pulling out a 14th place finish in the sprint race.

SU had two competitors in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Sophomore MacKenna Angert placed 12th in the event, while junior Kaytee Garcia finished close behind in 15th place. Freshman Carly Alvarado, sophomore Nicole Martorella, Sargent and Meier ended the day with a seventh place finish in the 200-yard medley relay.

Day 2 of the PSAC meet started out with Fife earning a first place finish in the 100-yard butterfly. Sargent and sophomore Rhyan Rodriguez also competed in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing eighth and 11th, respectively.

Freshman Sidney Owens represented SU in the 400-yard IM, finishing in 12th place overall in the race. Both Meier and Angert swam the 200-yard freestyle. Meier tied for seventh place in the race, and Angert finished in 13th place.

SU finished Day 2 by placing in two relay races. Sophomore Nollaig Noll, sophomore Jeanette Welch, freshman Lauren Ellis and Angert finished ninth in the 200-yard freestyle relay while Alvarado, Sargent, Fife and Meier finished seventh in the 400-yard medley relay.

Day 3 brought even more top place finishes. Angert earned a 12th-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle while Alvarado scored a seventh-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke.

Martorella and Sargent finished back-to-back in the 100-yard breaststroke. Martorella clocked in fifth and Sargent followed close behind for a sixth-place finish. Fife once again excelled in the butterfly with a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly. Owens was able to hold her own in the 200-yard race as well, finishing in 13th place. Day 3 was closed out with a sixth-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay swam by Ellis, Meier, Noll and Fife.

Sunday — the final day of the meet — brought a total of nine Top 15 finishes for the women’s team.

Meier finished her weekend with a seventh-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Owens competed in the 100-yard freestyle event as well and finished ninth overall. Alvarado and Angert performed well in the 200-yard backstroke with Alvarado finishing seventh and Angert finishing 15th.

Sargent placed sixth in the 200-yard breaststroke while Martorella placed ninth in the same event. Ellis and Garcia finished back-to-back in the 1,650-yard freestyle with 14th and 15th place finishes, respectively.

Sargent, Meier, Noll and Owens rounded out the night with a thirdplace finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The SU women’s swim team finished fifth overall and had an impressive total of 29 Top 16 finishes for the PSAC championship meet, making their 2016 season one to remember.

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