BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Backed by four individual event victories and strong depth in the distance and freestyle lanes, the Clarion women's swimming team fell to Bloomsburg by a final score of 128-77 on Friday evening at Nelson Field House Pool.
Elli Knausz and Carly Timme paced the Golden Eagles with two individual titles apiece. Knausz kicked off her night by capturing the 1000 Free crown in 10:58.91, outlasting Bloomsburg's Maddie Fletcher (11:03.25) by more than four seconds. Amelia Romano placed fifth in 11:46.55, and Caitlyn Brennan touched sixth in 11:47.15. Knausz returned to the water to win the 200 Fly, hitting the pad in 2:10.04, while Emma Bowman added a fourth-place finish in 2:17.69.
Timme swept the 200 Free and 500 Free events. In the 200 Free, Timme edged Bloomsburg's Morgan Holmes by 0.71 seconds with a winning mark of 1:56.99, while Rachael Hess took fourth in 2:01.65. Timme followed with an emphatic win in the 500 Free, touching first in 5:22.51 to finish nearly five seconds ahead of the field. Hess placed fifth in 5:35.07, and Sydney Harper touched sixth in 6:02.41.
In the sprint lanes, Raely Fajohn claimed runner-up honors in the 50 Free with a time of 24.62 seconds, missing the top spot by just one-hundredth of a second. Eva Molenaar placed fourth in 25.42 seconds, and Reese Charney finished fifth in 25.65. Senior Sarah Grimenstein led Clarion in the 100 Free, taking fourth in 55.42 seconds, followed by Gina DiNapoli in fifth (56.38) and Zara Paisley in sixth (56.40).
Molenaar paced the Golden Eagles in the 200 Breast with a second-place finish in 2:29.68, while freshman Tori Tieppo took fourth in 2:30.79. Charney delivered a runner-up showing in the 200 Back, clocking a 2:14.50, with Brennan finishing fifth in 2:19.26. Grimenstein added a third-place finish in the 400 IM in 4:49.18, and Tieppo took fifth in 4:54.99.
Clarion also earned runner-up points in both relays. In the opening 400 Medley Relay, Charney, Molenaar, Hess, and Fajohn combined for second place in 4:01.25. The Golden Eagles closed the meet with a 2-3 finish in the 200 Free Relay, led by Grimenstein, Fajohn, Knausz, and Bowman taking second in 1:39.89.
