Grinnell Maintains Its Lead Heading Into the Final Day at the Midwest Conference Championships

GRINNELL, Iowa, February 11. THE Grinnell College women's Swimming & Diving team extended its overall team lead with another solid performance on Saturday during Day Two of the Midwest Conference Championships. The Grinnell College men's Swimming and Diving team are also one day away from its sixth straight league crown.

The 200 medley relay team of Julia McHugh '07, Meghan McDoniel '10, Amy Hadow '10, and Valerie Stimac '09, captured the crown as well as setting a new school and meet record with their time of 1:51.10. Hadow (1:00.17) and Amanda Keledjian '08 (1:01.67) took first and second respectively in the 100 butterfly as Stimac (1:58.78) just missed a school record en route to a championship in the 200 freestyle.

McDoniel continued her strong showing by taking the crown in the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:09.44. McHugh was much of the same in the 100 backstroke, reaching the finish line in 1:01.74, only 56-hundredths of a second off of breaking her own school record.

The women capped of the swimming portion of their day with a victory in the 800 freestyle relay. The team of Alex Peitz '10, Hadow, Keledjian, and Allie Kossoy, brought home the gold with a time 8:14.58. Andie Schrage '08 (325.15), Maggie Connolly (321.90), and Jordan Allison (297.10) took third thru fifth respectively in the 3-meter diving.

On the men's side, Tommy Olson '10, Matt Remissong '08, Nate Kimball '07, and Kevin Wood '07 teamed up to win the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:39.29 before Kimball took the 400 IM by reaching the finish line with a time of 4:24.86. Wood added to his career championship total by winning the 100 butterfly in a time of 52.63. Olson then captured third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.10.

The Pioneers then closed out the round with a victory in the 800 freestyle relay as Nate Wittnam '09, Paul Gagne '10, Pat Blachly '09, and Kimball took the even with a time of 7:11.01. Grinnell also captured the top two spots in the 1-meter diving as Garnet Smith '08 won the event with 403.20 points, while Nick Smith '10 was runner-up with 332.40 points.

The team returns to action on Sunday for the final day of the Championships. Prelims begin at 9:00 a.m. with the Finals scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

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