MEDFORD, Mass. – The Tufts University women's swimming & diving team totaled 17 top-three finishes in dual-meet action on Sunday afternoon, as the Jumbos opened up the 2017 portion of their schedule with a 195.5-104.5 setback against MIT at Hamilton Pool in Medford, Massachusetts.
Sophomore Colleen Doolan, who competed at the NCAA Division III Championships last season, continued her superb season, by posting two first-place finishes and one second-place finish in individual-event action.
Doolan, who was named to the All-NESCAC team last season, earned first-place honors in the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.61, nine points) and the 200-yard butterfly (2:09.24, nine points), while garnering second-place recognition in the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.29, four points). The Northbrook, Illinois, native has posted four first-place finishes on the individual side this season, and one in a team-oriented relay event.
Senior captain Amanda Gottschalk, who also competed at the NCAA Championships and was named to the All-NESCAC team last season, performed admirably Sunday, earning a pair of first-place finishes and a third-place nod.
The Lake Forest, Illinois, native has finished first overall in four individual events during the 2016-17 season, including a pair on Saturday in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.13, nine points) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:25.82, nine points). She finished third overall and was the Jumbos' top-finisher in the 200-yard individual medley (2:14.68, three points).
Freshman Grace Goetcheus continues to make an immediate impact as a first-year collegiate swimmer, as she posted a pair of second-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke (1:01.34, four points) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:13.61, four points).
The Kensington, Maryland, native has totaled five top-two finishes on the individual side in her rookie campaign, including finishing first overall in the 100 backstroke during her collegiate debut in a 156-144 dual-meet victory over Middlebury on Nov. 20. She has also been an integral part of two second-place finishes in team-oriented events, which came in the 400-yard medley relay against Middlebury and the 400-yard freestyle relay in a meet against Wesleyan, Williams and WPI on Dec. 10.
The Jumbos also excelled on Sunday in a couple relay events, as the Jumbos' "B" team, featuring sophomore Caroline McCormick, senior captain Sarah Elghor, freshman Rica Generoso and freshman Brooke Bernstein placed third overall in the 200-yard medley relay (1:55.49, two points). Bernstein, junior Jess Lee, sophomore Alexandra Good and senior captain Sophia Lin teamed up for the 200-yard freestyle relay, finishing second overall with a time of 1:42.80 and adding four points to the Jumbos' total.
Junior Anna Kimura excelled in her first meet of the 2016-17 season, placing third overall in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.51, three points) and the 200 breaststroke (2:29.77, three points), while freshman Hannah Truslow collected a pair of second-place finishes in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:02.03, four points) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:20.43, four points).
Lin grabbed a second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (four points) with a time of 25:23, while she also finished in a tie for third in the 100-yard freestyle (2.5 points) with a time of 55.66. Senior Kylie Reiman finished second overall in the 3-meter diving event (290.78, four points), while also being the squad's top-performer in the 1-meter diving event.
The Jumbos will compete in dual-meet action against Boston College on Tuesday at Hamilton Pool in Medford, Massachusetts.
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