Results
SCHENECTADY, NY - Union College women's swimming and diving seniors
Christy Brown,
Christina Belforti,
Naina Thota and
Alexis Wojtowicz were honored on senior day before today's meet against nationally ranked Ithaca College.
First year
Kerry Kelly, sophomore
Emilee Nason and Belforti all picked up individual wins in the 173-121 loss to Ithaca.
On her senior day, Belforti picked up wins in the 200 yd freestyle as she finished two seconds clear of the next closest competitor finishing with a time 1:58.42. Later in the 100 yd butterfly, Belforti would win by a second touching the wall at 1:00.63 seconds.
Nason would pick up her first collegiate victory in the 1000 yd freestyle as she touched the wall six seconds before the next closest competitor as she had a time of 11:06.55 seconds.
Kelly grabbed three wins on the day. The first came in the 200 yd butterfly blowing away from the field as her time of 2:10.08 was eight seconds better than the next closest swimmer. She followed that up with another dominant performance in the 500 yd freestyle as her 5:15.30 second time was 14 seconds ahead of Brenna Dowd of Ithaca. Her final win came in the 200 yd IM which she won by nine seconds finishing with a time of 2:12.97.
Union is back in the pool when it competes in the UNYSCSA Championships in Ithaca, NY from Feb. 15-18th.