BOSTON – In a competitive meet between two of the top 10 teams in the nation, the #5 Tufts University women's swimming & diving team was defeated by #9 MIT on Saturday afternoon by a score of 168-132.
Katie Shelburne earned a first-place victory in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:32.63. Allison Cremer was right behind her for the second-place finish with a time of 10:36.23.
In the 200 freestyle, Katelin Isakoff and Mary Hufziger finished in second and third respectively with Isakoff earning a time of 1:55.90 and Hufziger posting a 1:58.34 mark. Isakoff would go on to also finish second in the 100 butterfly as well with a time of 59.06.
Tufts got another first-place finisher with Abby Claus in the 200 butterfly as she finished with a time of 2:07.01. Lara Wujciak came in second for the Jumbos with a time of 2:07.38. Claus was also a part of the first-place 200 freestyle relay team (1:37.74) along with Jillian Cudney, Katelin Ulmer and Hufziger, as well as finishing in second place in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:10.18.
Ulmer was the next first-place finisher for Tufts, this time in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.54. Cudney came in third in this event with a time of 24.76.
In the 100 freestyle, Claire Brennan (pictured) earned Tufts' fourth first-place finish with a time of 53.94. Brennan went on to win the Jumbos' fifth first-place finish as well in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:11.45. Hufziger finished in third place with a 500 free time of 5:18.30.
Ulmer and Abby Miller finished the 200 breaststroke in second and third place respectively with Ulmer finishing in 2:27.15 and Miller earning a time of 2:29.57.
In diving, Alaina Kosko won the one-meter diving event with a score of 291.08. She also had a good 268.80 mark in three-meter diving where she was fifth.
Sasha Fong's 2:08.97 mark in the 200 backstroke was a strong time for the Jumbos as well.
Next up, the Jumbos will host Hamilton College for Seniors Day on Sunday, January 30th at 12 pm.
Written by Tim O'Brien, Athletic Communications Intern
