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Women’s Swimming Competes in Seven Sisters Invitational

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SOUTH HADLEY, MASS. – The Merrimack College women's swimming team competed in the Seven Sisters Invitational for the first time in school history over the weekend.  The two-day event had five teams from all over the state of Massachusetts.  The Warriors came in fourth after scoring a total of 589 points during the weekend.

The Basics
Events:
Seven Sisters Invitational
Results: 4/5th

Rapid Recap
  • The relay team of junior Cailin Currie, sophomore Madison Rawnsley, senior Andrea Taylor, and junior Erin Claflin came in third place in the 200-yard freestyle event after posting a time of 1:45.99.
  • Currie also scored a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle event after posting a time of 5:33.93.  She earned a second-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle after posting a time of 18:46.84.  The event was the longest of the meet.
  • Freshman Jordan Clements posted a time of 2:17.63 in the 200-yard individual medley event, which was good enough for a fifth-place finish.  Clements also earned another fifth-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley event after posting a 5:02.96 time.  In her best event of the weekend, she posted a third-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly event after swimming to a time of 2:21.86
  • Senior captain Lucia Quesada Nylen finished in a tie for fourth place in the 50-yard freestyle event after posting a time of 25.90.  Quesada Nylen earned a fifth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly event posting a time of 1:03.40 earning 14 points for the Warriors.
  • Taylor earned a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke event over the weekend after swimming a 1:02.10.  She was less then a second off the winner.  She also posted a third-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke event after posting a time of 2:18.12.
  • The relay team of Taylor, Clements, Claflin, and senior Madison Decker finished in second-place during the 200-yard medley event.  The group posted a time of 1:58.87.  Another relay team that included Taylor, Clements, Quesada Nylen, and Rawnsley had a second-place finish in the 400-yard relay event after posting a time of 4:16.72.
  • In the longest relay event of the meet, the team of Clements, Quesada Nylen, senior Alison Canjura, and freshman Michelle Roth finished in third place during the 800-yard freestyle after finishing with a time of 8:36.40.
Up Next
The Warriors get back in the pool this weekend when they will host Wellesley and Brandeis.
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Players Mentioned

Alison Canjura

Alison Canjura

Senior
Erin Claflin

Erin Claflin

Junior
Cailin Currie

Cailin Currie

Junior
Madison Decker

Madison Decker

Senior
Lucia Quesada Nylen

Lucia Quesada Nylen

Senior
Madison Rawnsley

Madison Rawnsley

Sophomore
Andrea Taylor

Andrea Taylor

Senior
Michelle  Roth

Michelle Roth

Freshman
Jordan Clements

Jordan Clements

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alison Canjura

Alison Canjura

Senior
Erin Claflin

Erin Claflin

Junior
Cailin Currie

Cailin Currie

Junior
Madison Decker

Madison Decker

Senior
Lucia Quesada Nylen

Lucia Quesada Nylen

Senior
Madison Rawnsley

Madison Rawnsley

Sophomore
Andrea Taylor

Andrea Taylor

Senior
Michelle  Roth

Michelle Roth

Freshman
Jordan Clements

Jordan Clements

Freshman