Complete Results

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Allegheny College women's swimming and diving split its Saturday tri-meet against Westminster College and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.

The Gators (3-3) earned a 143-45 victory over Pitt-Bradford (0-7), but fell to the host Titans (3-1) by a final score of 184-92. Allegheny collected six wins across the 16 events, including one relay victory and five individual wins.

The afternoon began with the group of Ellen Shaffer (Williamstown, N.J./Gloucester County Institute of Technology), Emily Arendas (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin), Magnolia Myers (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Our Lady of the Elms), and Kerrigan Swartz (Brookville, Pa./Brookville Area) winning by more than three seconds in the 200-yard medley relay. The Gators clocked in at 1:57.36 to beat Westminster's top quartet, which finished in 2:00.94. 

Three of the four relay racers added first-place finishes, including two from first-year Ellen Shaffer. Shaffer was victorious in the 100-yard backstroke (1:04.94) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:22.06).

Grace Melocchi (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler) secured one of the biggest wins of the day in the 200-yard breaststroke. Her time of 2:38.89 was nearly 19 seconds better than runner-up Mauri Stafford of Westminster (2:57.69).

Allegheny Top-3 Finishes
200-yard medley relay
1. Ellen Shaffer, Emily Arendas, Magnolia Myers, Kerrigan Swartz - 1:57.36

1,000-yard freestyle
3. Avery Faller - 12:52.73

200-yard freestyle
2. Grace Melocchi - 2:08.78
3. Magnolia Myers - 2:10.02

100-yard backstroke
1. Ellen Shaffer - 1:04.94

100-yard breaststroke
1. Emily Arendas - 1:12.05

50-yard freestyle
2. Kerrigan Swartz - 27.33 seconds

100-yard freestyle
2. Emily Arendas - 59.39 seconds
3. Kerrigan Swartz - 1:00.42

200-yard backstroke
1. Ellen Shaffer - 2:22.06

200-yard breaststroke
1. Grace Melocchi - 2:38.39

100-yard butterfly
1. Magnolia Myers - 1:06.10

400-yard IM
2. Grace Melocchi - 5:02.50

400-yard freestyle relay
2. Emily Arendas, Kerrigan Swartz, Ellen Shaffer, Magnolia Myers - 3:56.47

Up Next
The Gators will face off against Franciscan University and Wheeling University in another tri-meet in Steubenville, Ohio, on Saturday, Nov. 14.