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Franklin & Marshall Sweeps McDaniel

Franklin & Marshall Press Release

LANCASTER, Pa. – Five different swimmers earned individual victories for Franklin and Marshall women's swimming on Friday night, defeating McDaniel by a 94-81 score in Centennial Conference (CC) competition. The Diplomats improved to 3-4, 3-1 CC with the victory.

Top Finishes

-Katherine Hirsch got the night started on the right foot for F&M, claiming the first individual event of the night with a time of 2:03.84 in the 200-yard freestyle.

-Melissa Mullin raced to victory in the 400-yard IM, touching the wall in 4:49.27 to take first place.

-Grace Pereles was next to earn individual honors for the Diplomats, winning the 200-yard butterfly in 2:20.62. She was followed Diane Wagner, whose time of 2:24.53 was good for second.

-F&M again took the top two spots in the 500-yard freestyle, led by Caroline Fry's time of 5:30.31. Rebecca McCain took second with a time of 5:32.21.

-Anna Hess secured an individual win as well, clocking a time of 2:13.98 to win the 200-yard backstroke.

Other Notable Performances

-Erin Fago rushed to a second-place showing in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 25.53.

-Hirsch added to her victory in the 200 free by earning second in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 57.42.

LANCASTER, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall men's swimming returned the pool on Friday night, taking first place in five of the first six events on the way to a 98-80 victory over McDaniel. The Diplomats improved to 3-3, 2-1 CC with the victory.

Top Finishes

-Richard Perry earned F&M's first individual victory of the night, cruising to the win in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:50.30.

-Eric Dietrich-Peterson was the next to top the podium for F&M, leading a sweep in the 50-yard freestyle with a mark of 22.43. He was followed by Ryan Caffrey in second (22.80) and Keith Kamons in third (22.84).

-Eric Lang got in on the action in the 400-yard IM, touching the wall in 4:24.22 to take first. Matthew Pozmanter followed in second at 4:25.82.

-Daniel Sanders led another sweep in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 50.21 to claim first place. Matthew Murphy (second, 50.32) and Kamons (third, 50.62) filled out the rest of the top three.

-Reeves Connolly notched F&M's last individual win of the night in the 500-yard freestyle, taking first in 5:11.54. Younger brother James Connolly followed in third, finishing in 5:18.48.

Other Notable Performances

-Cody Kalinowski turned in a quality performance in the 200-yard butterfly, taking second in 2:06.58.

-Timothy Gould reached the podium as well, finishing the 200-yard backstroke in 1:59.69 to take second.

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