Women's Swimming Defeats McDaniel, 75-46, and Juniata, 90-21

Results

SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Susquehanna University's junior Christie Savard (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) was or all or part of the fastest times in four events, including a school-record-breaking 200-yard individual-medley performance, to help Susquehanna beat visiting McDaniel College (1-1), 75-46, and Juniata College (0-4), 90-21, in a women's tri-meet at the James W. Garrett Sports Complex swimming pool on Oct. 31.

Savard broke the Susquehanna (3-0) record in the 200 IM with a time of 2 minutes, 17.62 seconds. She held the old record of 2:17.83, set last season. Savard also won the 100 and 200 backstrokes in 1:01.64 and 2:11.38, respectively, and teamed with freshman Devin Lessard (Chestertown, Md./Queen Anne's County), senior Catherine Harris (Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place) and freshman Abby Gernert (Elizabethtown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) to record the fastest 200 freestyle relay (1:48.24).

Lessard also won the 200 butterfly and 500 free in times of 2:13.68 and 5:26.88, respectively, while also teaming with Harris, Hayley Keenan (Pikesville, Md./Liberty HS) and Cristina Los (Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury) to win the 200 medley relay in 1:58.49.

Lessard's 2:13.68 in the 200 fly broke the previous school record set by Savard last season (2:20.93).

Harris also won 50 free and 100 fly in times of 26.13 seconds and 1:04.45, respectively.

Junior Lauren Snyder (Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) swam the fastest 200 free in 2:06.26, and freshman Jamie Platt (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) clocked in at 58.20 seconds to claim first in the 100 free.

McDaniel defeated Juniata, 82-31.

Next Meet: Saturday, Nov. 7, vs. Catholic, 2 p.m.