NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Carleton College women's swimming & diving team won 10 of the 16 events but could not overcome the depth on the Gustavus Adolphus roster and lost by a score of 159-140.
It was Senior Night at Thorpe Pool, and prior to the competition, the Knights celebrated the seven members of the Class of 2026:
Stephanie Baranov,
Elanor Hebard,
Zoe Morton,
Aviva Sachs,
Lola Taraday,
Alison Trackman, and
Lily Wong.
"Congratulations to our senior class," said Carleton head coach
Andy Clark. "It has been an amazing four years working with all of them, and we are grateful for the leadership and dedication that they have each given to the program. They are truly a special group, and we will miss them next year."
Once racing began, first-year
Julia Michalski led the way for the Knights, claiming three individual titles and contributing to a relay victory.
The Knights started the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay as Michalski combined with
Grace Hou,
Emma Yao, and
Daya Tucker to post a time of 1:49.47.
Michalski touched the wall first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.84 and followed it up soon after with a victory in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking in at 54.40. She capped her evening with a four-second triumph in the 200-yard IM (2:16.00).
Morton was first to the wall in the 200-yard freestyle (2:00.71).
The Knights showed depth in the breaststroke events. Yao won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:06.78, while teammate
Bryn Ashland took first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:31.86.
Senior
Lily Wong rounded out the individual swimming victories by taking the 200-yard backstroke in 2:16.40.
The Knights registered the top score on both diving boards.
Nina Schwab won the 1-meter competition with a score of 294.45, and
Hailey Westrup took the top spot in the 3-meter event with a score of 258.05.
Carleton Event Winners:
• 200 Medley Relay:
Grace Hou,
Emma Yao,
Daya Tucker,
Julia Michalski (1:49.47)
• 200 Freestyle:
Zoe Morton (2:00.71)
• 100 Breaststroke:
Emma Yao (1:06.78)
• 50 Freestyle:
Julia Michalski (24.84)
• 100 Freestyle:
Julia Michalski (54.40)
• 200 Backstroke:
Lily Wong (2:16.40)
• 200 Breaststroke:
Bryn Ashland (2:31.86)
• 200 IM:
Julia Michalski (2:16.00)
• 1-meter Diving:
Nina Schwab (294.45)
• 3-meter Diving:
Hailey Westrup (258.05)
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton heads to Collegeville, Minn., for a dual meet versus College of Saint Benedict on Saturday, Jan. 24. Competition starts at 12:00 p.m.
