Loretto, Pa.- Led by Sabrina Bowman (Vandergrift, Pa./Saint Joseph's), your Saint Francis Red Flash swim team won a NEC meet against the Blackbirds of LIU Brooklyn by the score of 170-92. 

Almoney's Angle

"When I look at the meet overall, this is what Saint Francis swimming is all about. High energy, cheering, family support, when we can do that, good things happen. We played against a competitive program and one of the best coaches. We showed lots of growth. We just went out there and raced. We are looking forward to California University."

Individual Results

The Red Flash started off the meet strong with a win in the 400 Medley Relay. The quartet of Urska Medvesek (Maribor, Slovenia/Gymnasium Maribor), Mackenzie Lawson (Charlottesville, Va./The Covenant School), Sabrina Bowman (Vandergrift, Pa./Saint Joseph's) and Annabelle McCullough (Mercersburg, PA./James Buchanan High School) raced through the pool to the tune of 3:58.75.

Freshman Amelia Laudenbach (Kambah, Australia/Trinity Christian School) finished second in the 1000 Freestyle (10:53.25).

In the 200 Freestyle, Karilyn Quon (Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol) registered her fifth individual victory of the season with a time of 1:57.63.

Urska Medvesek (Maribor, Slovenia/Gymnasium Maribor) won the 100 Backstroke by touching the wall in 1:01.20 minutes. 

Mackenzie Lawson (Charlottesville, Va./The Covenant School) added another victory in the Red Flash tiller by taking first in the 100 Breaststroke (1:08.12).

Annabelle McCullough (Mercersburg, PA./James Buchanan High School) finished second in the 200 Butterfly (2:14.20).

Katelyn O'Connor (Torrance, Calif./South High) placed third in the 50 Freestyle (25:21).

Birthday girl Sabrina Bowman (Vandergrift, Pa./Saint Joseph's) put the icing on the cake by winning the 100 Freestyle with a time of 52.36. 

Karilyn Quon (Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol) continued her hot streak with a win in the 200 Backstroke (2:07.76).

Erin O'Neill (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) won the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:31.31. 

Amelia Laudenbach (Kambah, Australia/Trinity Christian School) won her second collegiate event by touching the wall in 5:21.32 in the 500 Freestyle.

Bowman celebrated her birthday again in grand fashion by winning the 100 Butterfly in 57.03 seconds. 

Karilyn Quon (Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol) won her third victory of the meet in the 200 IM by swiftly swimming to the time of 2:11.46.

The Red Flash closed the meet like how they opened it with a relay win. The foursome of Sabrina Bowman (Vandergrift, Pa./Saint Joseph's), Katelyn O'Connor (Torrance, Calif./South High), Annabelle McCullough (Mercersburg, PA./James Buchanan High School) and Karilyn Quon (Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol) won the 200 Freestyle Relay in a time of 1:38.11. 

Up Next

The Red Flash remain at Stokes for a state showdown with California University of Pennsylvania.