Women’s Swimming & Diving Defeat Hamilton College 152-146

ITHACA, N.Y. – In their first meet of the New Year, the Ithaca College women's swimming & diving team welcomed Hamilton College to town on Sunday in what turned out to be a competitive matchup against the Continentals. The Bombers squeaked out the 152-146 win inside the Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium.

The Bombers showcased their strong depth but also earned crucial team points with first-place finishes from Katie Champagne (100-yard backstroke), Jane Pfeufer (200-yard freestyle), Emily VanderSleen (50-yard freestyle), Karalyn Pawcio (1-meter and 3-meter diving), Jenna Molnar (200-yard breaststroke) and Angela Merch 200-yard IM. Ithaca also started out strong in the 200-yard medley relay winning the event with a recorded time of 1:51:08, which edged out Hamilton's team of four who finished in 1:51.74.

Top Performances

200 medley relay
1st place (Katie Champagne, Emma Kidd, Emily VanderSleen and Jane Pfeufer), 1:51.08

1,000 free
Erin Kiley, 2nd place, 11:16.20

200 free
Jane Pfeufer, 1st place, 2:00.22

100 back
Katie Champagne, 1st place, 1:00.71

100 breaststroke
Emma Kidd, 2nd place, 1:11.08

200 butterfly
Caroline Armistead, 3rd place, 2:18.44

50 free
Emily VanderSleen, 1st place, 24.21 seconds

3-meter dive
Karalyn Pawcio, 1st place, 280.75 points
Abby Marraccino, 2nd place, 277.50 points
Rachel Lange, 3rd place, 268.75 points

100 free
Emily VanderSleen, 2nd place, 54.74 seconds

200 back
Katie Champagne, 2nd place, 2:15.37
Norah Polonsky, 3rd place, 2:17.94

200 breast
Jenna Molnar, 1st place, 2:33.01

500 free
Kerry O'Brien, 3rd place, 5:30.57

100 fly
Emily VanderSleen, 2nd place 1:00.26

1-meter dive
Karalyn Pawcio, 1st place, 267.50 points
Leah Levin 2nd place, 260.15 points
Rachel Lange 3rd place, 257.30 points

200 IM
Angela Merch, 1st place, 2:14.45
Naomi Fry, 3rd place, 2:18.32

400 freestyle relays
Naomi Fry, Abigail Ignagni, Josephine Holman and Katie Champagne, 2nd place, 3:45.45

Next up, Ithaca College who improved to 8-0 in dual meets will take part in the RPI Kumpf Invitational, which will take place at RPI on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 12 p.m.