Mahoney's Two Seconds Lead Women's Swimming & Diving in Meet Versus MIT

MEDFORD – Junior Sarah Mahoney posted two runner-up showings in the distance freestyle events as the Tufts women's swimming & diving team fell to local rival MIT on Seniors Day at Hamilton Pool Saturday.

Keri Golembeski was one of five seniors saluted by the Jumbos today

Mahoney swam 11:01.96 in the 1,000 freestyle to finish behind MIT's Emmie Ryan (10:36.21). Later in the meet, Ryan and Mahoney were 1-2 in the 500 freestyle as well with the Tufts swimmer touching in 5:28.78 behind the MIT winner's 5:11.66. Tufts senior tri-captain Amanda Wachenfeld placed third in both the 1000 (11:09.39) and 500 freestyles (5:31.39).

Senior tri-captain Kathryn Coniglio contributed two thirds for the Jumbos. She timed 1:59.97 in the 200 free and 55.63 seconds in the 100 freestyle to earn those spots. She also swam with the Jumbos' two relay foursomes who took thirds. Coniglio swam the anchor leg of the 200 medley relay team that opened the meet with a time of 1:54.82. She was joined by first-years Kelsey Gallagher, Meghan Casey and Anna Kimura. Later in the meet, she opened the 200 freestyle relay (1:43.80) followed by sophomore Sophia Lin, first-year Jess Lee and senior Keri Golembeski.

Tufts had 10 thirds overall. First-year Ali Dorneo's 1:04.35 in the 100 backstroke, Kimura's 1:10.63 in the 100 breaststroke, a 2:22.04 in the 200 butterfly by first-year Eleanor Rimmerman, Gallagher's 2:16.72 mark in the 200 backstroke and a 4:45.88 by sophomore Amanda Gottschalk in the 400 individual medley completed Tufts' list of top three times.

In the diving events, sophomore Kylie Reiman scored 237.45 in one-meter and 255.60 in three-meter, both which earned second place points.

A strong MIT squad won the meet by a 219-74 score. The Engineers were first in both relays and had double victories from Ryan, Veronika Jedryka (100 back, 100 free), Amanda Wu (100 and 200 breast) and diver Christina Tournant. Jedryka's 59.29 in the 100 back is a new Hamilton Pool record.

Prior to the meet both Tufts and MIT's seniors were saluted. The Jumbos thanked Coniglio, Golembeski, Scarlett Hao, Emily Pascal and Wachenfeld for their hard work over the years.

Head coach Nancy Bigelow's Jumbos get right back at it tomorrow when they host NESCAC foe Wesleyan at Hamilton Pool. The meet begins at 1 pm.

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