THE FACTS
Yancey breaks her third record in as many days at the Franklin & Marshall invitational; Gettysburg women finish meet in second place
What: Franklin & Marshall Invitational
When: Friday, November 18-Sunday, November 20
Where: Lancaster, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
• The Gettysburg women's swim team finished second out of eight teams, behind only Washington and Lee. The Bullets accumulated 1230 points, while Washington & Lee had 1764.
SUNDAY RECAP
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Mia Yancey (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) set her third Bullets women's swimming program record with a second-place swim in the 100 freestyle that clocked in at 51.93. Her new time tops the 51.99 record set by Kate Crilly in 2020.Â
• The 400 Freestyle A-Team of Yancey,
Valerie Lawton (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury),
Ava Collin (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga), and
Mia Morreale (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) took first with a time of 3:31.27. The team is now the second-fastest performing team in the event in program history with the swim. The B-Team of
Maggie Sedlak (Darien, Conn./Darien),
Olivia Evans (Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./Egg Harbor Twp.),
Regan Tait (Boyds, Md./Northwest), and
Maya Lily Knoller (Bernardsville, N.J./Newark Academy) was seventh, with a time of 3:38.63.
• Collin placed third overall in the 100 freestyle, with a time of 52.56.Â
• Morreale was first in the B Final of the 100 freestyle and ninth overall (53.19). Her swim would have beat three swimmers in the A Final. Also in the B Final was Lawton, who finished fourth in the heat and 12th overall (54.30). Teammate Knoller was right behind, in fifth in the heat and 13th overall (54.37).
• In the C Final of the 100 freestyle, Evans was third in the heat and 19th overall with a time of 54.96. Teammate Tait was sixth in the heat and 22nd overall, at 55.36.
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Lindsay Blake (Chester Springs, Pa./Downington East) took fourth overall in the 200 backstroke, clocking in at 2:07.31.
• Sedlak was first in the B Final of the 200 backstroke and ninth overall, at 2:09.44. Her time would have outpaced three swimmers in the A Final.
Natalie Wisniewski was fifth in the heat and 13th overall, at 2:11.25.
Lauren Manning was fifth in the C Final and 21st overall, finishing at 2:13.53.
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Olivia Pyott (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) was seventh overall in the 200 breaststroke, touching at 2:26.59.
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Emma Anderson (Manhasset, N.Y/Manhasset) went a 2:28.47 in the B Final of the 200 breaststroke to take fourth in the heat and 12th overall. In the C Final,
Morgan Saunders (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) was fifth and 21st overall, at 2:33.17.
• In the 1650 freestyle,
Morgan Krepp (Dallas, Texas/Ursuline Academy of Dallas) finished ninth overall with a time of 18:14.92.
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Annabel Gorman (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) took third in the 200 butterfly B Final and 11th overall, clocking in at 2:14.14. In the C Final,
Hillary Roth was second in the heat and 18th overall (2:17.98).
Mia Martinez (Point Lookout, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) was fifth and 21st overall (2:19.54).
SATURDAY RECAP
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Mia Yancey (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) took first overall in the 200 freestyle with a program-record time of 1:53.00. Her swim upends the record set in the 1990-91 season by All-American Lynne Cassidy, of 1:53.67.
• The 200 Medley Relay A-Team of
Natalie Wisniewski (Summit, N.J./Summit),
Bramley Hawkins Hawkins (Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill),
Maya Lily Knoller (Bernardsville, N.J./Newark Academy), and Yancey was also first overall, finishing with a time of 1:46.95. The team becomes the fourth-fastest in the event with the swim. The B-Team, consisting of
Lindsay Blake (Chester Springs, Pa./Downington East),
Olivia Pyott (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield),
Hillary Roth (Allentown, Pa./Parkland), and
Olivia Evans (Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./Egg Harbor Twp.) was eighth overall, at 1:50.22.
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Morgan Krepp (Dallas, Texas/Ursuline Academy of Dallas) was second overall in the 400 IM, clocking in at 4:34.29. With her swim, she is now the third-fastest performer in the event in program history.
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Emma Anderson (Manhasset, N.Y/Manhasset) finished sixth overall in the 400 IM, touching at 4:40.97. She is now the eight-fastest performer in program history in the event.
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Annabel Gorman (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) was fifth in the B Final and 13th overall in the 400 IM, finishing at 4:47.75.
Lauren Manning was eighth in the B Final and 16th overall, touching at 4:50.86.
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Ava Collin (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) also competed in the A Final of the 200 freestyle, finishing seventh overall with a time of 1:57.31.
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Regan Tait (Boyds, Md./Northwest) was second in the 200 freestyle B Final and tenth overall, with a time of 1:58.35. Blake was fourth in the B Final and 12th overall, clocking in at 1:58.87.
Maggie Sedlak (Darien, Conn./Darien) followed right behind in fifth in the B Final and 13th overall (1:59.74). All three swimmers would have outpaced the eighth-place finisher in the A Final.
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Valerie Lawton (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) was fourth in the 200 freestyle C Final and 20th overall, at 2:00.18. Her time would have beaten three swimmers in the B Final.
• In the 100 butterfly, Hawkins took first in the B Final and ninth overall with a time of 59.72. Roth was fifth in the B Final and 13th overall, clocking in at 1:00.81.
• Pyott took seventh overall in the 100 breaststroke, finishing with a time of 1:06.48. Knoller was fourth in the B Final and 12th overall, at 1:07.87. Also in the B Final,
Sarah McAndrew (Cheshire, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall) was sixth and 14th overall. She touched at 1:08.85.
• In the C Final of the 100 breaststroke,
Morgan Saunders (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) was fourth and 20th overall, at 1:10.14.
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Mia Morreale (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) and Wisniewski both swam in the A Final of the 100 backstroke, with Morreale finishing fifth overall (59.15) and Wisniewski taking seventh (59.50). Morreale's time is the sixth overall in program history, while Wisniewski's is tenth. In the C Final, Evans took seventh and 23rd overall, with a time of 1:02.78.
FRIDAY RECAP
• In the A Final of the 200 IM, Gettysburg's top finisher was
Mia Yancey (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven), who took fourth overall and set a new Gettysburg women's swimming program record with a time of 2:08.63. The previous record holder was All-American Liz Janelle, who set a record of 2:09.14 in the 2001-02 season.Yancey's record-breaking time was also a season-best by over two seconds.
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Morgan Krepp (Dallas, Texas/Ursuline Academy of Dallas), was second with a time of 2:08.81, another season-best swim.
Mia Morreale (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) was eighth, clocking in at 2:09.62. She also notched a season-best, by a little under a second.
• In the A Final of the 50 freestyle,
Ava Collin (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) touched sixth at 24.46, notching a new season-best by six hundredths of a second.
Natalie Wisniewski (Summit, N.J./Summit) took seventh with a time of 24.65.
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Valerie Lawton (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) finished third in the B Final and 11th overall, with a time of 24.73. Lawton's time would have outpaced one swimmer in the A Final.
Bramley Hawkins (Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill) was fifth in the B Final and 13th overall, at 24.88.
• In the C Final,
Olivia Evans (Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./Egg Harbor Twp.) placed sixth (22nd overall) with a time of 25.03. Her swim would have outpaced two swimmers in the C Final.
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Emma Anderson (Manhasset, N.Y/Manhasset) placed seventh in the A Final of the 500 freestyle, clocking in at 5:16.68.
• In the 500 freestyle,
Maggie Sedlak (Darien, Conn./Darien) went 5:16.21 to claim third place in the B Final and 11th overall. She dropped three seconds from her preliminary round time, and her time would have beat two swimmers in the A Final. Sedlak's time was also a season-best.
Lauren Manning (West Hartford, Conn./Conrad) was right behind, placing fourth in the B Final and 12th overall with a time of 5:17.06. Her time would have outpaced one swimmer in the A Final.
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Lindsay Blake (Chester Springs, Pa./Downington East) was third in the C Final of the 500 freestyle, and 19th overall, touching the wall at 5:17.87. Her swim would have beat one swimmer in the A Final and three swimmers in the B Final. Blake also notched a season-best time by over five seconds.
• The 200 Free Relay A-Team of Wisniewski, Evans, Lawton, and
Regan Tait (Boyds, Md./Northwest) placed fourth, with a time of 1:37.93, while the B-Team, of Morreale, Krepp,
Olivia Pyott (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) and
Annabel Gorman (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) finished 11th at 1:42.48.
• The 400 Medley Relay A-Team of Wisniewski, Hawkins, Pyott, and Collin touched at 3:55.46, placing second. The B-Team of Blake, Gorman,
Maya Lily Knoller (Bernardsville, N.J./Newark Academy) and Lawton took seventh, finishing with a time of 4:00.36.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will return to action at their own invitational at home on December 2nd and 3rd. The meet will begin at 6 p.m.