WILMINGTON, Ohio - The Wilmington College women's swimming team opened its 2022-23 season with a 162-42 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) defeat to Baldwin Wallace University at the WC Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.
"Both teams have made significant progress since we started," Head Coach Trip Breen said. "If has been fun to watch their progression, but we understand that that is a long way to go."
Sierra Szuhay, Audrey Bibb and McKenna Garn all had multiple top-three finishes for the Fightin' Quakers on the day. Garn, a freshman, tapped the wall in 1:26.86 to finish runner-up in the 100-meter breaststroke as well as taking third in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 30.48 seconds. Szuhay also had a runner-up finish with a mark of 2:52.55 in the 200-meter IM. She also took third in the 100-meter backstroke by tapping the pad in 1:16.30.
Bibb, swimming both the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events, placed third with times of 1:10.47 and 2:35.36 respectively. Freshman Sydney Overmyer also had a pair of nice swims in individual events, turning in times of 30.94 seconds in the 50-meter freestyle and 1:18.32 in the 100-meter backstroke.
In relays, Wilmington had two third-place finishes in both the 200-meter medley and 200-meter freestyle events. In the 200-meter medley relay, Szuhay, Alayna Fierman, Abbi Whitesell and Symone Daniels turned in a time of 2:24.85 while Adrienne Reynek, Rylee Kay Puthoff, Katrina Kanzari and McKenzie Danhoff finished the 200-meter freestyle relay in 2:20.56.
"There were some very close races today on both sides of the meet," said Breen. "We have been putting emphasis on finishing, and it seems to be paying off. I am happy with the start that we had today, and am looking forward to upcoming dates of competition."
Wilmington heads to Ohio Northern University for the two teams' annual Friday Night Meet on Oct. 21.
