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Women's Swimming Paul Marboe

Swimming Dominates in 217-42 Win Over Lock Haven

Senior Paige McLean
Flash Points:
  • Saint Francis swimming earned a 217-42 win over Lock Haven on Saturday at the Stokes Natatorium.
  • SFU earned a first-place finish in all 14 events.
  • The Red Flash swept the top three places in 11 events, including all three relay events.
  • Freshmen Aimee Baur (North Wales, Pa./North Penn) and Karilyn Quon (Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol) and senior Paige McLean (Bolton, Ontario/St. Michael Catholic Secondary) each earned two wins on the day.
Results

LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis swimming team dominated the meet in a 217-42 win over Lock Haven on Saturday at the Stokes Natatorium.  The Red Flash earned a first-place finish in all 14 events and claimed the top three places in 11 events.  Freshmen Aimee Baur (North Wales, Pa./North Penn) and Karilyn Quon (Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol) and senior Paige McLean (Bolton, Ontario/St. Michael Catholic Secondary) each won two events for the Red Flash.  SFU is now 8-2 on the season in dual meets.
 
The meet began with Saint Francis sweeping the top three places in the 200-yard Medley Relay.
 
Freshman Teresa Narduzzi (West Orange, N.J./West Orange), sophomore Jessica Crumm (New Hampton, N.Y./Minisink Valley), freshman Meaghan Saettel (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) and senior Paige McLean (Bolton, Ontario/St. Michael Catholic Secondary) combining for the event's top time, 1:55.19.
 
In second place was the group of freshman Aimee Baur (North Wales, Pa./North Penn), sophomore Kaitlyn Nguyen (Annandale, Va./Bishop Ireton), junior Natalie Tedjasukmana (Anaheim, Calif./Mater Dei) and freshman Erin O'Neill (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn), finishing in 1:55.68.  The team of sophomore Kristin Fisher (Lakevilla, Conn./Housatonic Valley Regional), sophomore Marisa Daly (Wallingford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan), sophomore Shelby Sanko (McAdoo, Pa./Hazleton Area) and freshman Emily Anderson (Middlesburg Heights, Ohio/Berea-Midpark) combined for a time of 2:01.74 to place third.
 
The Red Flash swept the top three spots in the 200-yard Freestyle.  Junior Emma Karell (Norrtälje, Sweden/Täby Swim Club) posted a time of 2:00.31 to finish first.  Sophomore Rory O'Dell (Chapel Hill, N.C./Northwood) followed in second with a time of 2:04.65, while Anderson came in third, with a pace of 2:12.28.
 
Saint Francis claimed the first three finishers in the 200-yard Breaststroke.  McLean won the event, with a time of 2:30.09.  Freshman Sabrina Bowman (Vandergrift, Pa./Saint Joseph's) touched the wall in 2:30.76 to finish second and Crumm placed third, with a time of 2:31.35.
 
SFU then took the top three places in the 200-yard Backstroke as junior Katie Lafferty (Bremen, Ind./Bremen) won the race, touching the wall in 2:12.57.  Freshman Laura Patrick (Lake Charles, La./St. Louis Catholic) finished in 2:19.78 to claim second, while Fisher was third, with a pace of 2:21.00.
 
In the 50-yard Freestyle, Tedjasukmana earned the win, with a time of 24.94.  Karell placed second, with a pace of 25.84, while sophomore Amanda Crnic (Conway, Ark./Conway) was fourth, with a time of 27.12.
 
The Red Flash then earned the top three spots in the 100-yard Butterfly.  Quon picked up her first win of the day, finishing in 1:01.50.  Patrick placed second in the event, with a time of 1:04.62, while Sanko followed in third, with a pace of 1:06.66.
 
Saint Francis also claimed the top three places in the 100-yard Freestyle, with Baur leading the group, with a time of 54.35.  Sophomore Marrissa Walters (Brampton, Ontario/Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School) finished second, with a time of 58.40, while freshman Meghan Albertelli (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop) was third, with a time of 58.79.
 
McLean's second win of the day came in the 500-yard Freestyle, where she posted a time of 5:21.78.  Freshman Emily Graziano (Jeannette, Pa./Penn Trafford) was second in the event, with a pace of 5:22.55, while Walters was fifth, with a time of 6:08.05.
 
The Red Flash swept the top three places in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay.  The group of Tiberino, Albertelli, Tedjasukmana and Patrick came in first, with a time of 1:43.27.
 
Bowman, Anderson, sophomore Fallon Nelson (Mount Pleasant, Pa./Mount Pleasant) and O'Neill combined for a time of 1:45.22 to place second, while Lafferty, Saettel, junior Kasey Marks (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman) and Narduzzi came in third, with a pace of 1:46.00.
 
The standings in the 100-yard Backstroke featured three SFU swimmers in the top three.  Baur earned her second win of the day, with a time of 1:00.26.  Freshman Kristen Toth (Silver Spring, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) was second, with a pace of 1:04.32, while Sanko came in third, with a time of 1:09.94.
 
In the 200-yard Butterfly, Bowman picked up a first-place finish, touching the wall in 2:11.57.  Lafferty claimed second-place, with a  time of 2:19.37, while Narduzzi was fourth, with a pace of 2:32.36.
 
Saint Francis swept the top three spots in the next two events, the 100-yard Breaststroke and 200-yard IM.
 
In the 100-yard Breaststroke, Quon earned her second victory of the meet, with a time of 1:12.00.  Finishing close behind was Daly, with a  time of 1:12.59, while Marks was third, with a time of 1:17.85.
 
O'Dell claimed the top spot in the 200-yard IM, with a time of 2:18.58.  Saettel finished second, with a pace of 2:19.32, while Graziano followed her with a time of 2:19.94.
 
In the final event of the day, the 400-yard Freestyle Relay, the Red Flash again swept the top three places.
 
The top team in the event was made of up Walters, Tiberino, Toth and Graziano for a time of 3:48.78.
 
O'Dell, Quon, Fisher and Nelson placed second, with a time of 3:55.87, while Crnic, Nguyen, Daly and Karell was third, with a time of 4:04.96.
 
The Red Flash takes a month-long break before returning to action on January 13 at Youngstown State.  That meet is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.  The Penguins are 2-2 in dual meets this year.
 
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Players Mentioned

Amanda Crnic

Amanda Crnic

Sophomore
Marisa Daly

Marisa Daly

Sophomore
Kristin Fisher

Kristin Fisher

Sophomore
Emma Karell

Emma Karell

Junior
Katie Lafferty

Katie Lafferty

Junior
Kasey Marks

Kasey Marks

Junior
Paige McLean

Paige McLean

Senior
Fallon Nelson

Fallon Nelson

Sophomore
Kaitlyn Nguyen

Kaitlyn Nguyen

Sophomore
Rory O

Rory O'Dell

Sophomore
Shelby Sanko

Shelby Sanko

Sophomore
Natalie Tedjasukmana

Natalie Tedjasukmana

Junior

Players Mentioned

Amanda Crnic

Amanda Crnic

Sophomore
Marisa Daly

Marisa Daly

Sophomore
Kristin Fisher

Kristin Fisher

Sophomore
Emma Karell

Emma Karell

Junior
Katie Lafferty

Katie Lafferty

Junior
Kasey Marks

Kasey Marks

Junior
Paige McLean

Paige McLean

Senior
Fallon Nelson

Fallon Nelson

Sophomore
Kaitlyn Nguyen

Kaitlyn Nguyen

Sophomore
Rory O

Rory O'Dell

Sophomore
Shelby Sanko

Shelby Sanko

Sophomore
Natalie Tedjasukmana

Natalie Tedjasukmana

Junior