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Chiang Leads Wellesley Swimming on Final Night at MIT Invitational

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Wellesley College swimming & diving finished the weekend in sixth place following three days of action at the MIT Invitational. The Blue closed out Sunday evening's session at the Zesiger Center Pool with 312 points.

NYU (1269.5) edged host MIT (1195.5) to win the event, while Tufts (1065) took third and RPI (748) followed in fourth. Wheaton (65) was fifth, followed by the Blue and Keene St. (282).

Junior Sunny Chiang (Troy, Mich.) led the way for Wellesley on Sunday evening, earning the victory in the B Final of the 200 IM by touching the wall with the seventh fastest time overall of 2:14.68. Chiang was also first in the C Final of the 200 Back, finishing in 2:12.56.

Wellesley opened Sunday night with a victory in the B Final of the 200 Medley Relay. Sophomore Kayleigh Svensson (Palo Alto, Calif.), sophomore Danielle Peterson (Livingston, N.J.), first year Emma Helmich (Huntington, Ind.), and junior Jessie Feng (Princeton, N.J.) combined for a time of 1:51.10. Wellesley was also first in the C Final with first year Emily Yeager (Pittsfield, Mass.), first year Jessica Wu (Palo Alto, Calif.), sophomore Maggie Haley (Shady Side, Md.), and first year Solveig Stensland (Lino Lakes, Minn.) posting a mark of 1:56.43.

Yeager went on to lead the Blue in the 500 Free, placing 18th overall in 5:27.28. Feng would record a time of 1:00.46 to take runner-up honors of the 100 Fly C Final, while Peterson also added a runner-up time in a C Final, taking second in the 200 Breast in 2:30.82. Hemlich finished as the fourth fastest first year overall in the 100 Free, finishing third in the B Final in 55.81.

Wellesley concluded the weekend with a time of 3:42.63 in the 400 Free Relay. Peterson, Helmich, Stensland and Yeager combined to lead Wellesley's A Relay. Svensson, Chiang, Haley, and Feng also posted a mark of 3:44.94 in the final event. 

Wellesley will close out the first semester on Friday evening, December 8, when they head to Trinity College to take on the Bantams and Wheaton in a tri-dual at 7:00 PM. 

2017 MIT Invitational
 
Friday Results: Finals
Saturday Results: Prelims | Finals
Sunday Results: Prelims | Finals 
 
Final Standings:
NYU - 1269.5
MIT  - 1195.5
Tufts - 1065
RPI - 748
Wheaton - 650
Wellesley - 312
Keene St. - 282
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Players Mentioned

Sunny Chiang

Sunny Chiang

Back/Free
2019
Jessie Feng

Jessie Feng

Fly/Free
5' 1"
2019
Maggie Haley

Maggie Haley

Fly/Free
5' 4"
2020
Emma Helmich

Emma Helmich

Free/Fly
5' 5"
2021
Danielle Peterson

Danielle Peterson

Free
2020
Solveig Stensland

Solveig Stensland

Free/Back
5' 11"
2021
Kayleigh Svensson

Kayleigh Svensson

Free/Back
2020
Jessica Wu

Jessica Wu

Breast
5' 2"
2021
Emily Yeager

Emily Yeager

Back/Free
5' 8"
2021

Players Mentioned

Sunny Chiang

Sunny Chiang

2019
Back/Free
Jessie Feng

Jessie Feng

5' 1"
2019
Fly/Free
Maggie Haley

Maggie Haley

5' 4"
2020
Fly/Free
Emma Helmich

Emma Helmich

5' 5"
2021
Free/Fly
Danielle Peterson

Danielle Peterson

2020
Free
Solveig Stensland

Solveig Stensland

5' 11"
2021
Free/Back
Kayleigh Svensson

Kayleigh Svensson

2020
Free/Back
Jessica Wu

Jessica Wu

5' 2"
2021
Breast
Emily Yeager

Emily Yeager

5' 8"
2021
Back/Free
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