February 2, 2013
Wolverines swim at Pitt Quad
PITTSBURGH – The Grove City College
women’s swimming and diving team competed in the University of Pittsburgh Quad
Saturday at Trees Pool. Grove City went 1-3 at the meet, earning a 145-82 win
over NCAA Division II California (Pa.).
Grove City dropped a 153-121 decision
to Division II Clarion and also fell to Carnegie Mellon, 194-93. Pitt handed the
Wolverines a 241-49 setback.
Senior Angela Palumbo (Washington,
Pa./Trinity) paced the Wolverines with a pair of runner-up finishes. She took
second in the 50 free with a time of 24.60 seconds. Palumbo also took second in
the 100 free with a time of 53.47.
Palumbo added a third-place finish in
the 200 free (1:56.09) while senior Jenny Ryan (State College, Pa./State
College) earned third in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:13.55.
Palumbo, Ryan, senior Kait Riesmeyer
(McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) and sophomore Amy Melnik (Clifton Park,
N.Y./Homeschooled) closed the meet by taking third in the 200 free relay with a
1:39.13 clocking.
Riesmeyer finished fifth in the 100
butterfly (1:00.01) while sophomore Lauren Cassano (Venetia, Pa./Peters
Township) placed sixth in the 100 backstroke in 1:03.28. Freshman Megan Bilko
(Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) finished sixth in the 500 (5:24.80).
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