Ithaca Women Win Championship
Day 4 Results |
Full Championship Results
The Empire 8 Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championship came to an end on Saturday at the Athletics & Events Center Aquatics Pavilion in Ithaca, NY with Ithaca College winning team title.
Nazareth junior Cameron Hess won the title in the 1,650 Freestyle for the fourth straight year. Her time of 17:31.51 bested Stevens' Sam Geyer by 12 seconds (17:43.73).
Ithaca senior Lake Duffy completed the sweep of the freestyle sprints with her second individual title of the week in the 100-yard freestyle race. Duffy, who already captured the 50-yard freestyle title on the opening night of the meet, claimed her second E8 title with a time of 51.79, finishing under the national B-Cut qualifying time.
For the fourth straight year, junior Grace Ayer took the top spot in the 200 Backstroke event. Ayer's time was a B-cut mark of 2:04.32, three seconds ahead of runner-up Stevens' Courtney Jones (2:07.67).
Stevens junior Katie Prescott defended her title from a year ago in the 200 Breaststroke with a B-cut time of 2:21.67. Ithaca senior Sam Reilly was second (2:24.38).
Wrapping up the championships was the 400 Freestyle Relay. Ithaca snapped an eight year win streak by Stevens to take the crown for the first time since 2008. Erin Hackett, Jackie Pecze, Ayer and Duffy combined for a B-cut time of 3:29.49. The Ducks were second (3:30.80).
TEAM SCORES
Ithaca - 952
Stevens - 690
Hartwick - 620
Nazareth - 463
Alfred - 242
Utica - 199