CLARION, Pa. — Backed by multi-event sweeps, individual double-wins, and total command in the diving well, the Clarion women's swimming and diving team cruised to a 145.5–91.5 dual-meet victory over Gannon on Friday night at Tippin Natatorium.
Clarion's divers enjoyed another terrific night on the boards, providing a chunk of team points in the process. On the 1-meter board, Colleen Hudson broke the pool records in the six-dive and 11-dive events, capturing first place in the latter with a 492.38 and setting the record in the former with a 313.21. Alexis Brumley (467.48) and Taelyn Thomas (433.20) rounded out the top three in the 11-dive event. Thomas then captured the 3-meter title with a winning total of 490.65, while Hudson placed second (481.73) and Brumley finished third (454.58).
The other significant development came from Madina Schebler, who hit NCAA qualification scores in the 3-meter dive. She scored a 421.95 on the high board, giving her the first of two necessary marks for NCAA qualification.
Sophomore Elli Knausz led the Golden Eagles in the swimming lanes with two individual victories. Knausz claimed first place in a tight 200 Fly, clocking a 2:12.15 to touch 0.29 seconds ahead of Gannon's Emily Hedges. Emma Bowman (2:15.96) and Rachael Hess (2:17.91) took fourth and fifth, respectively. Knausz later paced a 1–2 Clarion finish in the 200 Breast, taking the crown in 2:29.48. Freshman Tori Tieppo touched second in 2:31.19, while Gianna Laurenti claimed fourth in 2:33.93.
The Golden Eagles delivered another 1–2 finish in the 400 Free Relay to cap the night. The 'A' relay of Raely Fajohn, Sarah Grimenstein, Bowman, and Amanda Fetsko won convincingly in 3:39.11, while the 'B' lineup of Hess, Zara Paisley, Gina DiNapoli, and Laurenti finished second in 3:43.85.
Fajohn secured an individual victory in the 50 Free, touching the wall in 24.51 seconds. DiNapoli took third in 25.84, while Paisley tied for fifth in 26.00. Fajohn also placed second in the 100 Free with a time of 54.91, followed by Grimenstein in third at 54.96 and Eva Molenaar in fifth at 57.14.
Grimenstein delivered an individual win of her own in the 200 IM, touching first in 2:12.29. Molenaar placed third in 2:16.40, and Tieppo finished fifth in 2:20.51.
Freshman Carly Timme captured the 500 Free title, clocking 5:25.06 to edge Gannon's Emma Dietz. Amelia Romano added a third-place finish in 5:38.83. Timme also led a strong 2–3–4 Clarion showing in the 200 Free, finishing second in 2:00.32 ahead of Bowman (2:01.63) and Fetsko (2:01.69).
In the 1000 Free, Addi Busch claimed second place in 11:40.97, while Lily Linscheid took fourth in 11:49.02 and Caitlyn Brennan finished sixth in 12:19.57. Reese Charney paced the Golden Eagles in the 200 Back with a third-place finish of 2:15.00, with Brennan in fourth (2:18.22) and Busch in sixth (2:24.53). Charney, Knausz, Hess, and Fetsko also took second place in the meet-opening 400 Medley Relay in 4:01.89.
