Saints Finish 9th After Final Day of UNYSCSA Championships

by: 

Tara Freeman

Junior Hannah Grimes took 12th in the 200 Yard Breaststroke consolation heat Saturday.

Feb. 21:  The St. Lawrence University Women's Swimming and Diving Team earned a total of 420.5 points to finish 9^th after the final day of competition in the UNYSCSA Championships Saturday concluding their regular season meets. 

Sophomore Molly Lunn had another impressive performance in the 200 Yard Butterfly, finishing 8^th place overall.  The Norwell, MA native earned a time of 2:13.61, dropping another two tenths of a second off her preliminary time, leading to approximately a nine second time drop from her original seed time.  First-year Maria Anselmi also competed in the same event and finished 16^th place overall.

Junior Hannah Grimes also had a solid performance on the last day of competition as she grabbed 12^th place in the 200 Yard Breaststroke consolation final.  The Hamden, CT native dropped roughly another two seconds off her prelim time to finish the race in 2:31.88. 

Sophomore Brynn Hagen  placed 16^th in the 200 Yard Backstroke, earning a personal best time of  2:16.15 and dropping an impressive three seconds off her seed time.  First-year Casey Abribat followed directly behind Hagen placing 17th, dropping approximately five seconds off her seed time, with a new time of 2:17.37.

Sophomore Katie Spakowski and senior Kate Waters also earned back-to-back finishes in the 1650 Yard Freestyle with Spakowski claiming 21^st place and Waters securing 22^nd.