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| Sophomore Kylie Reiman earned an NCAA qualifying score in one-meter diving |
MIDDLETOWN, CT – Tufts logged five top-10 finishes on the first day of the 2015 NESCAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships hosted by Wesleyan University on Friday.
Sophomore diver Kylie Reiman recorded an NCAA B cut with her 398 score to place fourth in the one-meter event. Her finish was the best for the Jumbos on the day. She improved upon a 384.55 preliminary score.
Swimming the anchor leg of the 200 freestyle relay which started the meet, senior tri-captain Kathryn Coniglio finished her 50 in a fast 23.82 seconds to lead Tufts to sixth in the event. First-year Jess Lee, sophomore Sophia Lin, senior tri-captain Scarlett Hao joined Coniglio for a 1:37.35 time overall.
Coniglio also won the consolation final in the individual 50 free with a 24.42 touch. She was ninth in the final after swimming 24.40 in the preliminaries for 10th.
The 400 medley relay closing the swimming portion of the first day saw the Tufts foursome touch in 3:59.30 for seventh place. The Jumbo team consisted of first-years Kelsey Gallagher, Meghan Casey and Anna Kimura along with Coniglio.
Lee also won the consolation final in the 50 butterfly. Her 26.32 for ninth in the final improved upon her 26.56 that was 12th in the preliminaries.
Head coach Nancy Bigelow's Jumbos are seventh in team scoring after Friday with a 297 score. Williams (686.5), Bates (541) and Middlebury (469.5) are the top three.
Day two starts with the preliminaries tomorrow at 10 am.
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