Army up to Second at League Championships

Friday, February 22

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Wineinger places second in 100 breast at league championships

Army up to Second at League Championships

February 22, 2019 | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results

LEWISBURG, Pa. – After posting five podium finishes and setting an Academy record, the Army West Point women's swimming and diving team jumped to second in the rankings at the Patriot League Championships.

Navy continues to lead the pack with a meet-best 606 points. The Black Knights trail the Midshipmen with 333 points, while Bucknell (316) and Boston U. (302) are right behind them. Lehigh (284) rounded out the top five and was followed by Loyola (184), Colgate (119), Holy Cross (116), American (100) and Lafayette (68).

ARMY NOTABLES

Whitney Chang finished inside the top-three in the 100 fly after placing third with a time of 54.61.
Meaghan McGovern rounded out the top-eight in the 400 IM at 4:25.57.
The 100 breast was highlighted by Kara Wineinger's time of 1:01.31, which earned her a second-place finish. Rebecca Morel took fourth in the event at 1:03.50, while Megan Colpo (1:06.35) closed out the A-Final with an eighth-place finish.
Army scored well in the 100 back after Mia Rankin (54.13), Cecelia Croman (54.31) and Lauren Carag (54.69) finished second, third and fourth, respectively.
The day came to a close once Madison Berg, Sammie Edwards, Nicole Parry and Mia Rankin placed third in the 200 free relay with an Academy record time of 1:32.38. The record was previously set back in 2014.

WENDER'S WORDS
"We had a great day of racing today," head coach Mickey Wender said. "I love the way we've been able to grind and keep the pressure on. We've capitalized on our opportunities and moved from ninth on day one all the way to second today. It's going to come down to the bitter end tomorrow for us, Bucknell, Lehigh and Boston U. Our school records in the 200 free relays were well earned, especially the women who broke one of the oldest records on the board from 2014."

UP NEXT
The Cadets will close out the league championships tomorrow night. The prelims are scheduled for 10 a.m. followed by the finals at 6 p.m.