NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Carleton College women's swimming & diving team won 12 of 16 events as the Knights secured a 185-115 dual meet triumph over College of Saint Benedict.
"What an incredible meet today from both Carleton squads," said Carleton head coach
Andy Clark. "I could not be more impressed with the collective effort and energy that both Carleton teams produced and gave today. Coming into this meet, we knew we would be facing two very competitive programs, and to have a chance at a win, we would need every team member to contribute. The Carleton squads definitely rose to the challenge and delivered in every event."
Maddie Damberg-Ott (Sr./London, Great Britain/Channing School),
Elizabeth Chatard (So./San Anselmo, Calif./Sir Francis Drake),
Isabelle Riley (So./Singapore/Singapore American School), and
Zoe Morton (Fy./Chicago, Ill./Univ. of Chicago Laboratory School) got the Knights off to a strong start with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay. They posted a winning time of 1:53.61.
Stephanie Baranov (Fy./Streamwood, Ill./Hoffman Estates) followed with a victory (19:15.84) in the 1650-yard freestyle.
Julia Luljak (Sr./Baltimore, Md./Park School),
Raine Bernhard (Sr./Champaign, Ill./University), and
Jenna Drummond (So./East Greenbush, N.Y./Emma Willard) kept the momentum with the Knights as they went 1-2-3 in the 200-yard freestyle with times of 2:04.39, 2:06.92, and 2:07.78.
Luljak and Chatard finished 1-2 in the 100-yard breaststroke with times of 1:10.88 and 1:11.26.
Caroline Crampton (So./Plymouth, Mass./Sturgis) and Riley followed that up by turning in the two fastest times in the 200-yard butterfly after touching the wall at 2:21.35 and 2:24.46.
Brenna Russell (Jr./Andover, Minn./Andover) won the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 254.70, only 0.3 points from a NCAA qualifying mark. She was also first on the 3-mter board with a score of 213.05.
After the first diving break, Morton added a victory in the 100-yard freestyle by clocking a time of 55.98. Damberg-Ott was then first to the wall in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing in 2:12.47 for a six-second margin of victory.
With a time of 2:34.35, Chatard prevailed in the 200-yard breaststroke. Luljak and Crampton followed with a 1-2 result in the 500-yard freestyle, the former reaching the wall at 5:35.46 and the latter at 5:38.86.
Saturday's meet concluded with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay as Bernhard,
Sammi Sheridan (Jr./Madison, Wis./Memorial),
Lily Wong (Fy./Madison, Wis./Madison West), and Morton posted a time of 1:43.05.
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton hosts St. Olaf College for a Senior Day dual meet at Thorpe Pool. Competition begins at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28.
