Leading the way for the Blue, fifth-year Savanna
Johnson (Bloomington, IL), senior Emilie
Mitten (Norwalk, CT), and first-year Carolyn
Jackson (Leesburg, VA) all posted two individual swimming
victories. Johnson won the 50-free (25.55) and the 100-free
(57.85), Mitten placed first in the both the 200-free (2:04.47) and
the 500-free (5:33.47), while Jackson was a winner in the
100-breast (1:12.57) and the 200-breast (2:45.05).
Wellesley also got individual swimming wins from junior
Dana Dutton (Anacortes, WA) and first-year
Virginia Hung (Plainsboro, NJ). Dutton got
her victory in the 1,000-free (11:19.51) and also took second on
both the 50-free (26.08) and the 100-free (58.25). Hung was a
winner in the 100-fly (1:01.45) and took second place in the
200-free (2:05.90).
Also swimming strong for the Blue were senior Hilary
Gram (Hopkinton, MA), sophomore Whitney
Smith (Detroit, MI), and first-years Katherine
Foley (Orono, ME) and Maia Fitzstevens
(Rochester, NY). Gram took second in the 200-fly (2:20.59),
Smith placed second in the 200-free (2:06.55), Foley finished
second in the 100-back (1:07.22) and Fitzstevens touched second in
both the 100-breast (1:17.10) and the 200-breast (2:46.98).
Smith was paced by junior Lily Seidman (Westfield, IN) who picked
up wins in the 200-fly (2:19.54) and the 200-back (2:18.52), while
also taking second place in the 100-fly in 1:01.94.
The Pioneers also saw solid performances from sophomore Alexandra
Page (Brookline, MA) and first-year Mackenzie Bradley (Sherwood,
OR). Page won the 100-back (1:06.46) and took second place in
the 200-back (2:22.61), while Bradley notched second-place finishes
in the 500-free (11:27.13) and the 1,000-free (11:27.13).
Wellesley and Smith split the diving events. The Blue got
the win on the 3-meter board, as first-year Kathryn
Goffin (Falmouth, ME) recorded a score of 200.75, her
career-best. Smith first-year Isabelle Harper (South
Deerfield, MA) placed a close second on the 3-meter, while winning
the 1-meter with a score of 190.10.
Wellesley touched the wall first in both relay events. In
the 200-medley relay, the Blue team of Foley, Jackson, Hung and
Johnson won with a time of 1:58.29, while the team of sophomore
Stephanie Welch (Dedham, MA), Gram, sophomore
Olivia Hulme (Alma, MI), and Smith finished second
in 2:03.40. Wellesley recorded the fastest time in the
200-free relay, as Johnson, Smith, Mitten and Dutton finished in
1:45.74, while the Smith team of senior Christine Dzialo
(Belchertown, MA), Seidman, senior Rachel Dorset (Stratford, CT)
and first-year Rachael Gainer (Atlanta, GA) took second in
1:48.73.
Wellesley and Smith both head to the Seven Sisters Championships
for their next meet. Hosted by Mount Holyoke, the event runs
Saturday and Sunday, January 23rd and 24th. Action begins at
10:00am on both days.
