Full Results
EDINBORO, Pa. – The Clarion women's swimming team held off a late push from Edinboro for a dual win on Friday, with the Golden Eagles defeating the Fighting Scots 107-98. Clarion (4-2, 4-1 PSAC) will be back in action tomorrow at the Western PA Invitational hosted by Pittsburgh.
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The 200 Medley Relay team of
Summer Dacheux,
Alexis Lopez, Abbigale Newman and
Letizia Collini opened the scoring with a win, beating Edinboro's "A" quartet by more than a full second for an 11-point start of the night.Â
Mary Clare Smith and
Kelly Harvey followed that up with a 1-2 finish in the 1000 Free, with Smith blowing away the field with a 10:53.50 and Harvey gaining a quarter-second edge for second place. Becca Yonek and Collini turned the same trick in the 200 Free as Clarion took an early 38-17 lead.
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Clarion went without a win for several events before Dacheux broke through in the 200 Back, building a four-second margin of victory with a time of 2:11.46 for the win.Â
Ava Arnold followed her in second place, recording a time of 2:15.90. Yonek and Smith went 1-2 in the 500 Free to essentially clinch the win as the Golden Eagles fended off the Fighting Scots.
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