CAMBRIDGE, MA – Lauren Perry finished third in the 500 free, Emily Wright tied for third in the 50 free and both relay foursomes earned medals to help the Bucknell women’s swimming and diving team hold down second place in the team standings after the first day of the three-day ECAC Championships at Harvard’s Blodgett Pool.
Perry, who posted the No. 2 time in program history (4:53.21) in the 500 free prelims, started well at the ECAC Championships less than one week after winning a pair of gold medals at the Patriot League Championships. She finished third in the prelims and matched that in the finals. She was one of three Bison to score in the 500 free as school record-holder Kelly Pontecorvo was eighth and Stephanie Koziol, who ranks third in program annals, was 10th.
Wright was the only Bucknell swimmer to score in the 50 free as she tied with Boston U.’s Tess Harpur for third.
Ashley Henderson was the only Bison to score in the 200 IM, placing 10th.
Bucknell’s 400 medley relay placed third and its time of 3:50.04 ranks sixth in program history. Jennifer Brennan, Henderson, Elizabeth Porcellio and Perry teamed up to post that time. The squad in the prelims, which featured Emily Gwynn instead of Henderson, recorded the No. 9 time in school history.
Wright, Henderson and Porcellio teamed with Lyndsey Marcheskie on a second-place finish in the 200 free relay.
The two-time Patriot League champion off the one-meter diving board Tara Boyle led the Bison with a fourth-place showing off that board on Friday. Her score of 245.10 in the finals was more than 20 points higher than her prelim score. Lisa Bolle was 11th, adding six points to the Bucknell total.
The ECAC Championships will continue Saturday and will conclude Sunday.
Team Scores (top 5 of 24)
1. Boston U. – 391.5
2. Bucknell – 225.5
3. Marist – 212
4. Navy – 207
5. UMBC – 128
New Program Top-10 Marks
500 free (2. Lauren Perry – 4:53.21)
400 medley relay (6. Brennan, Henderson, Porcellio, Perry – 3:50.04; 9. Brennan, Gwynn, Porcellio, Perry – 3:51.67)
Bucknell Results
Leanne Archer
500 free prelims – 26th, 5:10.99
Lisa Bolle
1-M diving prelims – 11th, 190.85
Tara Boyle
1-M diving prelims – 5th, 224.95
1-M diving finals – 4th, 245.10
Rachel Brekovsky
200 IM prelims – 32nd, 2:13.87
Ashley Henderson
200 IM prelims – 11th, 2:08.05
200 IM finals – 10th, 2:07.17
Stephanie Koziol
500 free prelims – 9th, 4:57.81
500 free finals – 10th, 4:57.91
Alanna Nawrocki
200 IM prelims – 23rd, 2:11.09
Morgan Oxley
50 free prelims – 37th, 25.32
Lauren Perry
500 free prelims – 3rd, 4:53.21
500 free finals – 3rd, 4:54.22
Kelly Pontecorvo
500 free prelims – 6th, 4:55.59
500 free finals – 8th, 5:01.17
Alyssa Rollando
50 free prelims – 42nd, 25.82
Sydney Schroeder
200 IM prelims – 25th, 2:12.02
Emily Wright
50 free prelims – 6th, 24.30
50 free finals – t-3rd, 24.05
200 free relay (Wright, Henderson, Marcheskie, Porcellio)
Prelims – 4th, 1:37.13
Finals – 2nd, 1:35.90
400 medley relay
Prelims – 3rd, 3:51.67 (Brennan, Gwynn, Porcellio, Perry)
Finals – 3rd, 3:50.04 (Brennan, Henderson, Porcellio, Perry)
