SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Simmons swimming and diving concluded the Seven Sisters Invitational collecting a total of 450 points over the two-day meet on Sunday morning.
Sophomore Carli Quinlan earned four first-place finishes to give her a total of 14 on the season. Beginning with the 50-yard butterfly, Quinlan touched the wall .29 seconds ahead of host Mount Holyoke's Carolina Loayza to secure first place with a time of 27.20.
Four events later, in the 50-yard freestyle, Quinlan collected her second first place finish, clocking with a time of 25.16 before earning her third in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:59.59. On the second day of the meet, Quinlan secured first place in the 100-yard freestyle finishing with a season-best time of 54.32.
Additionally, six other Simmons swimmers posted season-best times over the course of the two-day meet. In the 1,650-yard freestyle, first-years Isabel Barry-Ruiz and Anna Kelly clocked times of 21:40.70 and 21:53.41, respectively. Barry-Ruiz also recorded season-best times in the 100-yard freestyle (1:01.00) and the 200-yard freestyle (2:11.99).
Fellow first-year Charlotte Doherty posted a season-best time in the 50-yard breast (40.08), while classmate Clarissa Weaver clocked a time of 1:19.38 in the 100-yard freestyle. Junior Hailey Stuck recorded a pair of season-best times in the 100-yard freestyle (1:01.42) and the 50-yard butterfly (30.47).
Competing in her first meet of the season, senior Caroline Mazariegos recorded season-best times in the 50-yard backstroke (33.75), 100-yard backstroke (1:13.32), 200-yard backstroke (2:36.78) and the 200-yard IM (2:52.14).
SIMMONS HIGHLIGHTS
- Sophomore Carli Quinlan registered four first place finishes to give her a total of 14 first place finishes on the season.
- Six Sharks registered season-best times:
- Isabel Barry-Ruiz: 1,650 free, 200 free, 100 free
- Anna Kelly: 1650 free
- Carli Quinlan: 100 free
- Charlotte Doherty: 50 breast
- Hailey Stuck: 100 free, 50 fly
- Clarissa Weaver: 100 free
- Caroline Mazariegos: 50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM
UP NEXT
Simmons returns to action with three-day Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship Meet, beginning on Friday, February 2. The Sharks will be seeking their conference leading 19th title.