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Women's Swimming and Diving

Women's Swimming & Diving Competes at Total Performance Invitational

GAMBIER, OH- The Women's Swimming & Diving team headed to Kenyon College to compete at the Total Performance Invite from November 21st to November 23rd. 

DAY ONE- In prelims, Alex Sotek had an incredible 50-freestyle race with a second place finish and time of 23.08. The finish not only set a new Geneseo school record but also an NCAA B cut time. The women started strong in the 200-yard freestyle relay finals, with Sarah Cooper, Emily McCord, Marianna Santabarbara and Kaitlyn Geary taking 9th place with a time of 1:37.46. The 400-yard medley team of Nina Chicatelli, Alise Hale, Alex Sotek and Emily Thomas took 7th with a finish time of 3:50.59. 

DAY TWO- The 200-yard medley had a fifth place finish to start the day, with Chicatelli, Sotek, Thomas and Hale finishing with a time of 1:43.87 and qualified for an NCAA B cut. Teammates Courtney Sorbello, Sarah Cooper, Kaitlyn Geary and Marianna Santabarbara took tenth. Alise Hale and Alex Sotek followed with a fourth and sixth place finish in the 100-yard butterfly, touching at 56.30 and 56.42 respectively. MaKayla French took tenth in the 400-yard IM, finishing with a time of 4:47.74. In the 100-yard breaststroke, Emily Thomas finished in 12th with a 1:05.38. Sotek had another great finish, taking fifth in the 100-yard backstroke, while Chicatelli took seventh. 

DAY THREE- In the 200-yard butterfly, Alise Hale set a new school record, breaking her won, and secured a b cut for NCAA. The 400-yard freestyle team took 6th place in finals, with Chicatelli, Sotek, Sorbello and Erin Johannsen finishing at  3:29.55. Hannah Brockman finished sixth with a time of 17:28.86 in the 1650-yard freestyle and Abby Funk was close behind in ninth. Sotek took fourth in the in the 100-yard freestyle, touching at 51.10. The team finished the meet with 706 points and sixth place.

WHAT'S NEXT- The Knigths will head down the road to RIT on December 6th.

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Players Mentioned

Nina Chicatelli

Nina Chicatelli

5' 4"
Sophomore
Free/Back
Sarah Cooper

Sarah Cooper

5' 5"
Freshman
Breast/Fly
Alise Hale

Alise Hale

5' 6"
Freshman
Fly
Marianna Santabarbara

Marianna Santabarbara

5' 8"
Freshman
Free
Hannah Brockman

Hannah Brockman

5' 7"
Junior
Abby Funk

Abby Funk

5' 4"
Junior
Erin Johannsen

Erin Johannsen

5' 9"
Junior
Emily McCord

Emily McCord

5' 10"
Junior
Courtney  Sorbello

Courtney Sorbello

Sophomore
Alex Sotek

Alex Sotek

5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nina Chicatelli

Nina Chicatelli

5' 4"
Sophomore
Free/Back
Sarah Cooper

Sarah Cooper

5' 5"
Freshman
Breast/Fly
Alise Hale

Alise Hale

5' 6"
Freshman
Fly
Marianna Santabarbara

Marianna Santabarbara

5' 8"
Freshman
Free
Hannah Brockman

Hannah Brockman

5' 7"
Junior
Abby Funk

Abby Funk

5' 4"
Junior
Erin Johannsen

Erin Johannsen

5' 9"
Junior
Emily McCord

Emily McCord

5' 10"
Junior
Courtney  Sorbello

Courtney Sorbello

Sophomore
Alex Sotek

Alex Sotek

5' 8"
Sophomore