STORRS, Connecticut, October 22. THE University of Vermont swimming and diving team took part in the Husky Invitational on Saturday afternoon hosted by the University of Connecticut. It was a non-scoring meet, as the Catamounts and Huskies were joined by Providence, Fordham and Maine.<\/p>\n
Freshman Katie Adams earned Vermont's lone win on the day, taking first place in the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:56.96. Junior Kailey Gardner earned a pair of second place finishes in the 500 free (5:08.54) and 400 IM (4:39.69). Senior Avery Pittman was also fifth in the 500 and freshman Estee Dilli placed third in the 400 IM (4:45.99).<\/p>\n
Sophomore Claudia Etherington came in second in the 200 back (2:07.69), third in the 200 IM (2:13.81) and fourth in the 100 back (59.12). In the 100 back Kaitlyn Evarts was seventh (1:00.76) and freshman Ilsa Feierabend placed seventh in the 200 back (2:10.71).<\/p>\n
Senior Caitlin Dowd led the Catamounts in the 200 breaststroke by finishing third in a time of 2:31.43, while Gardner was right behind her in fourth (2:31.87). Freshman Laura Stephens also placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.20), while the team made up of Hannah Center, Evarts, Dowd and Pittman placed third in the 200 free relay with a time 1:41.31.<\/p>\n
The Catamounts are back in action tomorrow when they travel to take part in the Harvard Invite starting at 2 p.m. Along with Vermont and Harvard, the field will include New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine and Bryant.<\/p>\n
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