Women’s Swimming: Krepp, Bullets Dive Past Bears



Results

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Sophomore Morgan Krepp (Bethesda, Md./Ursuline Academy (Texas)) won a pair of events and Gettysburg College went 1-2 in the final relay to clinch a 110.5-94.5 victory over host Ursinus College in a Centennial Conference dual on Saturday afternoon.

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Team Score
Gettysburg (5-1, 5-0 CC) 110.5
Ursinus (4-3, 2-3 CC) 94.5

 

Event Winner GC Top Finisher
400 Medley Relay Ursinus (4:04.14) Gettysburg (4:08.80)
1000 Free Lauren Manning, GC (11:14.93)
200 Free Missy Leonard, UC (2:01.03) 2. Ava Collin (2:02.58)
50 Free Oliviah Rachael, UC (25.57) 2. Natalie Wisniewski (26.23)
200 IM Sophie Lear, UC (2:11.90) 3. Mia Yancey (2:17.39)
100 Fly Morgan Krepp, GC (1:01.01)
100 Free Sophie Lear, UC (53.12) 2. Mia Yancey (54.81)
100 Back Molly Stevens, UC (1:01.49) 2. Lindsay Blake (1:02.56)
500 Free Missy Leonard, UC (5:20.29) 2. Megan Wojnar (5:28.53)
100 Breast Morgan Krepp, GC (1:09.90)
400 Free Relay Gettysburg (3:46.70)

 
Meet Highlights

  • Gettysburg held a slim lead in the early going despite winning just one of the first five races. Junior Lauren Manning (West Hartford, Conn./Conard) gave Gettysburg its first win of the afternoon by claiming the 1,000 free in 11:14.93. Senior Katherine Sears (Glenmoore, Pa./Downingtown West) was second at 11:23.85.
  • After the Bears took a lead following a 1-2 finish in the 200 IM, Krepp helped the Bullets jump back in front with a win in the 100 fly. The sophomore cleared the water in 1:01.01, just half a second ahead of Oliviah Rachael. Krepp would perform the trick again after Ursinus retook the lead 85.5-83.5 following three-straight wins. She rolled to victory in the final individual race of the day, touching the wall with a time of 1:09.90 in the 100 breaststroke.
  • Gettysburg secured the dual victory with a 1-2 finish in the 400 free relay. Sophomore Natalie Wisniewski (Summit, N.J./Summit), freshman Mia Yancey (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven), senior Cate Kosko (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury East), and freshman Lindsay Blake (Chester Springs, Pa./Downingtown East) finished with the top time at 3:46.70.
  • The Bullets placed second in six races, including the 400 medley relay (4:08.80). Yancey dueled with 2019 CC Most Outstanding Performer Sophie Lear in a pair of races, finishing third in the 200 IM (2:17.39) and second in the 100 free (54.81). Wisniewski and Blake finished runner-ups in the 50 free and 100 back, respectively, the former posting 26.23 and the latter finishing in 1:02.56. Freshman Ava Collin (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) secured a runner-up showing in the 200 free (2:02.58) and finished behind Lear and Yancey in the 100 free (55.22). The team’s final second-place performance came from senior Megan Wojnar (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) in the 500 free (5:28.53).

 
The Series

The Bullets improved to 30-6 all-time against the Bears. Gettysburg has won each of the last two duals with Ursinus.

 
Next Up

Gettysburg hosts Messiah University in a non-conference dual on Friday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m.

 

This story was originally posted on the Gettysburg College Website.

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