Results

MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College women's swimming team concluded the regular-season portion of the 2025-26 season by hosting Division II PennWest Edinboro on Senior Night.

The Fighting Scots (8-2) concluded their winningest regular season in recent memory with a 103-67 victory over the Gators (5-5). Despite Edinboro's D-II status, the two teams have met in dual competition in each of the last five seasons.

Several Gators competed in races outside their usual specialty. Although they didn't earn any first-place finishes against the Fighting Scots, the hosts were runners-up in 10 events, including both the 200-yard medley and freestyle relays.

Seniors Anna Kohler (Sewickley, Pa./Avonworth) and Josephine Reiter (Pittsburgh, Pa./CAPA) swam with both quartets, helping Allegheny touch the wall in 1:49.85 in the freestyle relay and 1:59.13 in the medley relay. Individually, Reiter took second in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:14.56. Kohler, traditionally a sprint swimmer, was the fastest of the three Gators in the 500-yard freestyle race with a time of 5:55.39.

Sophomore Emily Arendas (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) logged two runner-up performances. She swam the butterfly for the first time this season, taking second in the 100-yard race with a time of 1:08.87 in the 100-yard fly, and finished the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:18.61.

Allegheny Results
200-yard medley relay
2. Magnolia Myers, Josephine Reiter, Anna Kohler, Kerrigan Swartz - 1:59.13
3. Avery Faller, Miranda Fanning, Olivia Johnson, Ryann Fishel - 2:23.93

1,650-yard freestyle
2. Avery Faller - 22:54.93

200-yard freestyle
2. Kerrigan Swartz - 2:13.57
3. Mary Evans - 2:32.45
4. Ryann Fishel - 2:51.24

50-yard freestyle
2. Grace Melocchi - 28.36 seconds
3. Grace Wilson - 29.41 seconds
4. Avery Faller - 32.90 seconds

100-yard butterfly
2. Emily Arendas - 1:08.87
3. Grace Melocchi - 1:11.33
4. Olivia Johnson - 1:14.16

100-yard freestyle
2. Miranda Fanning - 1:04.64
3. Grace Wilson - 1:06.42

100-yard backstroke
2. Josephine Reiter - 1:14.56

500-yard freestyle
2. Anna Kohler - 5:55.39
3. Magnolia Myers - 6:04.88
4. Ryann Fishel - 7:28.69

100-yard breaststroke
2. Emily Arendas - 1:18.61

200-yard freestyle relay
2. Josephine Reiter, Anna Kohler, Emily Arendas, Kerrigan Swartz - 1:49.85
3. Magnolia Myers, Miranda Fanning, Olivia Johnson, Grace Melocchi - 1:55.79

Up Next
Allegheny will have nearly three weeks to prepare for the 2026 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships. The four-day championship will be held on the campus of Grove City College from Wednesday, February 18, through Saturday, February 21.