Drexel Women Sweep Weekend Meets Against Saint Peter’s, Howard

Meet Stats

  • Complete results
  • January 15, 2017
  • Score
    • Drexel 150, Saint Peter’s 54
    • Drexel 130, Howard 109

Press Release

Courtesy of Drexel Athletics

The Drexel women’s swimming team took down both Howard and Saint Peter’s on Sunday afternoon from Newark, N.J. in a meet hosted by NJIT.

The Dragons defeated Howard, 130-109, and Saint Peter’s, 150-54.

The women swept four events on Sunday including the 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly. In total, Drexel had the top time in 13 of 14 total events, only finishing second in the 200-yard medley relay to open the three-team meet. Following the 100-yard backstroke, the women had clinched both victories.

In the 50-yard freestyle, Aubrey Murray touched the wall first at 25.26 followed by Kaitlin Perni in second at 25.33 with Emma Thomas rounding out the pack in third with a time of 25.59.

In the 200-yard freestyle, Emily Kosten led Drexel with a time of 1:53.25 with Niki Fistrovic and Deborah Stoddard finishing second and third with respective times of 1:59.25 and 2:00.97.

In the 100-yard backstroke, Thomas finished first at 1:00.37 followed by Kosten, 1:01.16, and Perni, 1:03.51.

Alexa Kutch, Emily Joyce and Claudia Duguay placed first, second and third with times of 59.76, 1:01.67 and 1:01.78 in the 100-yard butterfly.

Charlotte Myers and April Forsthoffer turned in sprint victories in the 50-yard backstroke and breaststroke with times of 28.82 and 31.80.

Joyce won the 100-yard freestyle behind a time of 54.78 while Dora Gercsak touched the wall first in the 1000-yard freestyle at 10:48.02.

The Dragons now return home as the squads play host to Georgetown on Saturday, January 21 in the final home meet of the year. Action begins at 1 p.m. from the Daskalakis Athletic Center as Drexel will honor its senior class beforehand.

FIRST PLACE
50 back – 28.82 – Charlotte Myers
100 back – 1:00.37 – Emma Thomas
50 breast – 31.80 – April Forsthoffer
(100 breast – x1:09.81 – April Forsthoffer)
(50 fly – x26.65 – Emily Kosten)
100 fly – 59.76 – Alexa Kutch
50 free – 25.26 – Aubrey Murray
100 free – 54.78 – Emily Joyce
200 free – 1:53.25 – Emily Kosten
(500 free – x5:17.74 – Emily Lau)
1000 free – 10:48.02 – Dora Gercsak
(100 IM – x1:02.33 – Charlotte Myers)
(200 free relay – x1:39.80 – Emily Kosten, Deborah Stoddard, Dora Gercsak, Emma Thomas)

SECOND PLACE
50 back – 28.93 – Aubrey Murray
100 back – 1:01.16 – Emily Kosten
(100 breast – x1:11.83 – Niki Fistrovic)
(50 fly – x27.62 – Aubrey Murray)
100 fly – 1:01.67 – Emily Joyce
50 free – 25.33 – Kaitlin Perni
200 free – 1:59.25 – Niki Fistrovic
(500 free – x5:20.87 – Charlotte Myers)
(200 free relay – x1:40.96 – Alexa Kutch, April Forsthoffer, Miranda Rouse, Emily Lau)
200 medley relay – 1:54.53 – April Forsthoffer, Kaitlin Perni, Alexa Kutch, Sarah Cahill

THIRD PLACE
100 back – 1:03.51 – Kaitlin Perni
50 breast – 33.24 – Miranda Rouse
(100 breast – x1:12.50 – Miranda Rouse)
100 fly – 1:01.78 – Claudia Duguay
50 free – 25.59 – Emma Thomas
100 free – 56.76 – Therese Mastrandrea
200 free – 2:00.97 – Deborah Stoddard
(100 IM – x1:03.91 – Dora Gerzsak)
200 medley relay – 1:55.01– Emily Joyce, Miranda Rouse, Kristen Shema, Deborah Stoddard

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