Team Results
Full Results

LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis swimming team defeated four of its five opponents at the Northeast Catholic Invite this weekend, hosted by Boston College.  The Red Flash defeated Assumption College(173-142), Holy Cross(246-101), Providence(181-150) and Siena(204-137). SFU dropped a 204-143 result to Boston College.  The Red Flash are now 5-3 overall on the year, including 1-0 in NEC meets.
 
Sophomore Katie Lafferty (Bremen, Ind./Bremen) captured two freestyle events.  Lafferty took first place, out of 44 swimmers, in the 200-yard Freestyle with a time of 1:55.96.  Lafferty also won the 100-yard Freestyle, with a pace of 53.50, to top the field of 45 swimmers.  The sophomore also recorded a fifth place finish in the 500-yard Freestyle with a time of 5:17.65.
 
Senior Catherine Rogers (Nokesville, Va./Seton School) earned a win in the 100-yard Breaststroke, with a pace of 1:07.30, to lead the field of 34.  Rogers also claimed third place finishes in the 50-yard Freestyle, with a time of 24.75, and 100-yard Butterfly, with a time of 59.48.
 
Emma Karell (Norrtälje, Sweden/Täby Swim Club) was the top finisher in the 200-yard Butterfly, with a pace of 2:11.99, to lead the field of 27 swimmers.  The sophomore also placed second in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:42.81. 
 
Junior Jessie Reilly (Pittsburgh, Pa. /Upper St. Clair) earned a pair of top five finishes, placing second in the 50-yard Freestyle, with a mark of 24.69, and fifth in the 100-yard Freestyle, with a time of 54.98.  Senior Sara Dieterich (Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot) also had two top five finishes.  Dieterich recorded a time of 1:01.65 to place third in the 100-yard Backstroke and a pace of 2:13.58 to place fifth in the 200-yard Backstroke.
 
Sophomore Mary Kish (Glendale, Ariz./Bourgade Catholic) finished third in the 200-yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:30.93 and 10th in the 100-yard Breaststroke with a pace of 1:11.19.  Freshman Jessica Crumm (New Hampton, N.Y./Minisink Valley) placed fourth in the 100-yard Breaststroke, with a time of 1:09.89, to give the Red Flash three top five finishers in that event.  Crumm also placed eighth in the 200-yard Breaststroke with a pace of 2:35.44.
 
The Red Flash won two relay events.  Lafferty, Kish, Reilly and Rogers combined for a time of 1:39.92 in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay to lead the pack of 15 teams.  Dieterich, Paige McLean (Bolton, Ontario/St. Michael Catholic Secondary), Reilly and Rogers claimed the 200-yard Medley Relay with a pace of 1:50.74 to top the 19-team field.
 
Karell, Lafferty, McLean and Alicia Tiberino (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill) finished second in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:41.16.  Crumm, Dieterich, Karell and Tiberino combined to place third in the 400-yard Medley Relay, finishing the race in 4:07.12.
 
Saint Francis returns to action next weekend as they compete against NEC opponent Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, October 24 at 1 p.m.