Results

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Saint Francis swimming returned to action with a dominating performance at Lock Haven, defeating the Bald Eagles, 158-88, on Friday.  The Red Flash took first place in 12 of 14 events.  In seven different events, the Red Flash had two of the top three finishers.  SFU improved to 6-7 on the season and picked up its first road win.
 
The meet began with the Red Flash taking the top two places in the 200-yard Medley Relay.  Freshman Amanda Crnic (Conway, Ark./Conway), sophomore Mary Kish (Glendale, Ariz./Bourgade Catholic), sophomore Katie Lafferty (Bremen, Ind./Bremen) and freshman Rory O'Dell (Chapel Hill, N.C./Northwood) combined for a time of 1:57.50 to finish first.  Right behind them was the team of freshman Kristin Fisher (Lakevilla, Conn./Housatonic Valley Regional), freshman Fallon Nelson (Mount Pleasant, Pa./Mount Pleasant), senior Catherine Rogers (Nokesville, Va./Seton School) and freshman Staci Shoemaker (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area), with a pace of 1:59.76.
 
The Red Flash also placed first in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay as the team of Crnic, Kish, junior Jessie Reilly (Pittsburgh, Pa. /Upper St. Clair) and Shoemaker finished with a time of 1:46.51.
 
One of the top individual performances of the meet came from sophomore Emma Karell (Norrtälje, Sweden/Täby Swim Club), who won three events.  Karell placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:08.84), 500-yard Freestyle (5:18.33) and 200-yard IM (2:14.61).  Karell finished the 500-yard Freestyle 52 seconds before the second place competitor.
 
Freshmen Marisa Daly (Wallingford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan) and Ashley Rovder (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) completed the Red Flash sweep of the top three places in the 100-yard Breaststroke, with times of 1:14.22 and 1:20.21, respectively.
 
Sophomore Natalie Tedjasukmana (Anaheim, Calif./Mater Dei) earned two first place finishes and a second place finish.  She took the top spot in the 1000-yard Freestyle (11:28.29) and 100-yard Butterfly (1:02.18).  Tedjasukmana also placed second in the 200-yard Butterfly, with a pace of 2:23.53.
 
Daly and fellow freshman Marrissa Walters (Brampton, Ontario/Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School) took second and third place in the 1000-yard Freestyle to give SFU a top three sweep in that event.  Daly finished in 11:38.09, while Walters had a time of 12:08.75.
 
Sophomore Katie Lafferty (Bremen, Ind./Bremen) picked up two wins on the night, pacing the field in the 200-yard Butterfly (2:13.32) and 200-yard Backstroke (2:14.84).  Nelson completed the sweep of the top three spots in the 200-yard Butterfly, with a time of 2:24.25.
 
Kish also earned two wins for the Red Flash.  She placed first in the 50-yard Freestyle, with a time of 25.48, and 200-yard Breaststroke, with a time of 2:28.57. 
 
Saint Francis took the top two places in the 200-yard Freestyle.  O'Dell led the field with a time of 2:03.52, while sophomore Megan Reilly (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) finished second, with a pace of 2:06.59.
 
Jessie Reilly (Pittsburgh, Pa. /Upper St. Clair) and Fisher placed second and third in the 100-yard Backstroke, with times of 1:03.12 and 1:06.09, respectively.
 
The Red Flash also took second and third in the 100-yard Freestyle.  Rogers finished the race in 54.92, while Crnic came in third, with a time of 58.88.
 
Saint Francis travels to Siena next Saturday, January 23, for a 1 p.m. meet.