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Bill Smith, Shippensburg University

Women’s Swimming Finishes Home Regular Season Schedule With Senior Day Meet Versus Edinboro

McCandless, Capozzi, Fisher and Ballard all win individual events for Shippensburg

1/14/2011 6:33:54 PM


SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. –
The Shippensburg University women's swimming team won five individual events on Friday afternoon from Donald N. Miller Pool as the Lady Raiders celebrated Senior Day on the final home meet of the season. Edinboro earned a 108-97 victory in the dual meet.

Senior Amy Fisher continued her success in distance events by handily winning the 1,000-yard freestyle with a NCAA 'B' cut time of 10:40.39. She also won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:19.22.

Three juniors also came away with victories. Kristen McCandless edged Edinboro's Katie Kelly to win the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:00.40. Junior Nicole Capozzi took the win in the 100-yard freestyle (55.96) and junior Rachael Ballard won the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:19.49.

The 200-yard medley relay of junior Kate Johnson, Ballard, Capozzi and freshman Julie Brown just missed a victory in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:53.32.

However, Brown anchored the winning 200-yard freestyle relay squad that featured freshman Kaitlyn Shelly, Capozzi and sophomore Julia Brownrigg. The quartet posted a time of 1:41.83.

Shippensburg will swim at Drexel on Saturday, January 22.

PSAC Cuts on Friday

Rachael Ballard (100 Breast) 1:09.89
Amy Fisher (500 Free) 5:19.22
Amy Fisher (1000 Free) 10:40.39 *
Kristen McCandless (200 Free) 2:00.40

* Also an NCAA 'B' cut
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