Loretto, Pa.- At a midweek home meet, the Red Flash swim team won a decisive win over the Vulcans of California University of Pennsylvania by the score of 154-72. The Red Flash are now 7-3. 

Almoney's Angle

"It was a good meet. We swam well but we are also tired. We take the extended break to rest up for the Magnus Cup."

Meet Breakdown

Sabrina Bowman (Vandergrift, Pa./Saint Joseph's) reached double digits wins on the season as she narrowly beat out teammate Amelia Laudenbach (Kambah, Australia/Trinity Christian School) for first place honors in the 100 Backstroke on a time of 59.05.

Erin O'Neill (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) earned the win in the 100 Breaststroke by touching the wall in 1:08.52 minutes.

Annabelle McCullough (Mercersburg, PA./James Buchanan High School) finished second (59.66) in the 100 Butterfly. She missed out on first by 0.20 of a second. 

Karilyn Quon (Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol) placed first (11:08.52) in the 1000 Freestyle winning the event by six minutes. 

The 200 Freestyle witnessed a thrilling finish as Kristen Toth (Silver Spring, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti), by the thinnest of margins, edged teammate Julia Bradford (Edinboro, Pa./Villa Maria Academy ) by 0.04 of a second for gold. Toth had a time of 2:00.92.

O'Neill earned her second win of the event by swimming the 50 Freestyle in 25.52.

Sabrina Bowman (Vandergrift, Pa./Saint Joseph's) won her second event of the evening in the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.10.

Rebecca Pendleton (Maple Glen, PA/Upper Dublin High Schhol) took second (2:17.58) in the 200 Butterfly.

Annabelle McCullough (Mercersburg, PA./James Buchanan High School) achieved her first collegiate win by touching the wall in 54.74 second in the 100 Freestyle.

Amelia Laudenbach (Kambah, Australia/Trinity Christian School) picked the win in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 2:08.91.

Karilyn Quon (Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol) recorded another win by triumphing in the 500 Freestyle (5:21.21).

Mackenzie Lawson (Charlottesville, Va./The Covenant School) won the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:31.65.

In the 800 Freestyle Relay, the quartet of Sabrina Bowman (Vandergrift, Pa./Saint Joseph's), Amelia Laudenbach (Kambah, Australia/Trinity Christian School), Chloe Clemens (Chesterfield, Va. /Cosby High School) and Karilyn Quon (Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol) won the event on a time of 8:08.60. 

Up Next

The Red Flash return to action on November 16 at the Magnus Cup hosted by Cleveland State.