Results
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Gettysburg College (9-1, 5-1 CC) won nine of 11 races and took down visiting Dickinson College (7-4, 3-3 CC) 140-64 in a Centennial Conference dual meet inside the Bullets Pool Wednesday night.
Top Performers
- Kate Crilly '20 (Shrewsbury, N.J./Ranney School)
- 100 Free – 1st (54.85)
- 200 Free – 1st (2:00.09)
- 200 Medley Relay – 1st (1:50.90)
- Elissa Clancy '23 (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield)
- 100 Fly – 1st (59.84)
- 200 Medley Relay – 1st (1:50.90)
- Hannah Wasson '23 (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth)
- 100 Back – 2nd (1:00.54)
- 200 Medley Relay – 1st (1:50.90)
- 200 Free Relay – 1st (1:41.35)
- Cate Kosko '22 (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury East)
- 50 Free – 1st (25.34)
- 200 Free Relay – 1st (1:41.35)
- 200 Medley Relay – 3rd (1:52.50)
Meet Highlights
- Gettysburg opened the meet by edging Dickinson in the 200 medley relay. The Bullets handed a short lead to Crilly for the final leg and the senior didn't disappoint with a strong closing split to touch the wall first. Wasson, sophomore Katie Cooper (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan), and Clancy joined Crilly on the relay, which posted a time of 1:50.90 to win by less than a second.
- Crilly went on to claim a pair of individual wins in the freestyle events. She broke out to a three-second lead at the halfway point of the 200 free and finished two seconds ahead of the field with a mark of 2:00.09. The senior led a 1-2-3 finish by the Bullets in the 100 free with a time of 54.85. On the season, Crilly has won a total of 16 individual races.
- Kosko and freshman Talia Moss (Toronto, Ontario/Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute) led 1-2 finishes by the Bullets in their respective events. Kosko beat out first-year Grace Bobeck (Allentown, Pa./Salisbury) to win the 50 free (25.34), while Moss out-touched sophomore Katie Cooper (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) by three-hundredths of a second with a winning time of 1:08.90 in the 100 breaststroke.
- Junior Katherine Sears (Glenmoore, Pa./Downingtown West) and freshman Lauren Manning (West Hartford, Conn./Conard) cruised to wins in the distance events. Sears powered past the field to win by 15 seconds in the 1,000 free (10:58.36), while Manning steadily pulled away for an eight-second win in the 500 free (5:19.01).
- Clancy earned her 10th victory in a fly race by winning the 100-yard event with a time of 59.84.
- The Bullets closed the meet by having Kosko team up with Bobeck, freshman Regan Tait (Boyds, Md./Northwest), and Wasson for a close win in the 200 free relay. Gettysburg trailed through three legs before Wasson overtook the Dickinson squad and touched the wall in 1:41.35.
Where the Series Stands Now
Dickinson has not defeated Gettysburg in dual competition in 34 years. The Bullets improved to 50-2 all-time against the Red Devils.
Next Up
Gettysburg hosts Franklin & Marshall College on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m.