LORETTO, PA: The women's swimming team put on a clinic in the pool on Senior Day with 12 first-place finishes in the 16 events that were held at Stokes Natatorium.

SUMMARY
Krysta Weik (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) led the way for Saint Francis with first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke races and also finished first in the 200 IM. Amelia Laudenbach (Kambah, Australia/Trinity Christian School) was one of multiple Red Flash swimmers with two first-place finishes. Laudenbach finished first in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke, freshman Aurem Pifarre-Planes (Balauger, Spain) placed first in the 500 and 1000 yard freestyle swims for Saint Francis. Senior Jessica Rupp (Cincinnati,OH/Turpin) finished first in the 100 and 200 yard butterfly events and freshman Sara Blanco (Madrid, Spain/Montserrat School) placed first in the 200 yard freestyle for the Red Flash. In the relays, Saint Francis placed first in the 200 yard medlay with Laudenbach, Rupp, Weik, and Anna Bernasconi (Albany, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) being part of that group. 


Final Score:
Saint Francis 164, Siena 124
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Weik placed first in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.72, she also finished with a first place time in the 200 yard breastroke with a 2:29.75 time.  Lastly, Weik took first place in the 200 IM with a time of 2:14.72.
 
Laudenbach had a first-place finish in the 100 yard backstroke with a 58.55 time. She also claimed first in the 200 yard backstroke finishing with a 2:05.94 time.
 
Pifarre-Planes had a first-place time of 10:41.07 in the 1000 yard freestyle, and also first-place in the 500 yard freestyle with a fast time of 5:12.72.

Rupp claimed first-place in the 100 and 200 yard butterfly races with times of 1:00.10 and 2:12.19 respectively.

Blanco was able to finish first in the 200 yard freestyle with a good time of 1:59.53.




 UP NEXT

Saint Francis will be back in the pool next Friday and Saturday when they travel to the University of Pittsburgh as part of the Western PA Invite. This will be the last time the Red Flash swim until the NEC Championships at the end of February.