Randolph-Macon Tops Greensboro 121-55 on Senior Day

The Randolph-Macon swimming team won 10 of 11 events en route to 121-55 home victory over Greensboro College on Senior Day.

Kellianne Mullin and Corinne Campbell led the charge for the Yellow Jackets, each winning three events. Freshmen Mullin and Lara O’Brien set new pool and school records in the 200 breaststroke and 1000 freestyle, respectively. Marlene Graf, Hallie Stewart, Shafer Busch, and Sarah Almond added two wins apiece.

Mullin set her records in the 200 breaststroke, finishing well ahead of the second place finisher, in 2:29.54. She also won the 200 IM in 2:18.40 and was part of the winning 400 medley relay team.

O’Brien set her new marks for the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:56.55. She was second to Mullin in both the 200 IM and 200 breast. 

Campbell won the 200 butterfly in 2:14.71, the 500 freestyle in 5:34.81, and was part of the winning 400 medley relay team. Prior to the meet, R-MC honored its three seniors: Laura Belch, Shafer Busch and Meredith Walters for their contributions to the Yellow Jacket program.

Swimming Drops Meet at R-MC
The Greensboro College women's swimming team (5-1) suffered its first setback of the season with a 121-55 defeat at Randolph Macon College. Senior Alex Cooke (High Point, NC/SW Guilford) earned first place finish in the 50 Freestyle (25:72), swimming her fastest time of the year.

Cooke also placed second in the 200 Butterfly (2:19.76). In that race she broke a five-year-old team record previously held by Sharon Boyd by more than three seconds.

Emma Phillips (Hurdle Mills, NC/Cresset Christian Academy) placed second in the 200 Breaststroke (2:36.14), but bested the team record, also held by Boyd from 2006, by four seconds. Phillips also swam her fastest time of the year in the 200 IM, and is now within a second of that team record.

Several other swimmers surpassed their own previous career bests, including Sophomore Lauren DeFina (Port Jefferson, NY/Port Jefferson) and Senior Lauren Smith (New Kent, Va./Washington Academy) in the 100 Freestyle, and Courtney Long (Hendersonville, NC/West Henderson) in the 200 IM.

Kellianne Mullins and Corrine Campbell both won two individual events for the Yellow Jackets.

R-MC improved to 7-2 with the win.

The Pride returns to action next Friday vs. Salem College. The meet, which has been moved to GC's Reynolds Pool, begins at 5 p.m.