OBERLIN, Ohio -- The Allegheny College women's swimming and diving team finished sixth out of 12 teams at the Oberlin College Midseason Invite, a three-day event hosted by the Yeowomen from Thursday through Saturday.
The highlight of the invitational occurred on the opening day when third-year swimmer
Olivia Kraus (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) twice broke her own school record in the 50-yard freestyle sprint. In the prelims, Kraus became the first Gator to break 24 seconds with a time of 23.70, and she bested that mark by five-hundredths of a second to win the finals in 23.65. Kraus' previous record in the 50-yard freestyle, which she set last season, was 24.07 seconds.
Kraus' new record wasn't her only noteworthy performance. She also took first place in the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard freestyle races, and was part of the first-place 200-yard medley relay team with
Ariana Clark (Freeport, Pa./Freeport),
Josephine Reiter (Pittsburgh, Pa./CAPA), and
Maggie Baham (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen).
In total, Allegheny logged 17 top-eight finishes. The Gators earned 677 total points, while the host Yeowomen were atop the team standings with 1,022.5 points.
Team Results
1. Oberlin - 1,022.5
2. SUNY Brockport - 863
3. Alfred State - 7690
4. Notre Dame (OH) - 740.5
5. Baldwin Wallace - 688.5
6. Allegheny - 677
7. Transylvania - 652
8. Salem (WV) - 505
9. Penn State Altoona - 466
10. Penn State Behrend - 458
11. Wheeling - 439
12. Chatham - 216.5
Allegheny Top-8 Performances
200 Freestyle Relay
7.
Jenna Halenda/
Katya Pryshchenko/
Maggie Baham/
Ariana Clark - 1:42.42
50 Freestyle
1.
Olivia Kraus - 23.65
400 Medley Relay
2.
Ariana Clark/
Josephine Reiter/
Maggie Baham/
Olivia Kraus - 4:02.59
200 Medley Relay
1.
Ariana Clark/
Josephine Reiter/
Maggie Baham/
Olivia Kraus - 1:48.58
400 Individual Medley
4.
Ariana Clark - 4:56.44
100 Butterfly
1.
Olivia Kraus - 58.66
3.
Maggie Baham - 1:00.26
200 Freestyle
6.
Jenna Halenda - 2:01.37
100 Breaststroke
3.
Josephine Reiter - 1:08.21
100 Backstroke
3.
Ariana Clark - 1:00.78
200 Backstroke
3.
Ariana Clark - 2:13.73
8.
Jenna Halenda - 2:18.80
100 Freestyle
1.
Olivia Kraus - 52.41
200 Breaststroke
4.
Josephine Reiter - 2:33.72
200 Butterfly
2.
Maggie Baham - 2:17.36
1,650 Freestyle
8.
Katya Pryshchenko - 19:54.03
400 Freestyle Relay
7.
Jenna Halenda/
Maggie Baham/
Katya Pryshchenko/
Olivia Kraus - 3:45.06
Up Next
Allegheny will enjoy an extended break for the holiday season before returning to competition on Friday, January 13, when the Gators host Westminster College in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
