CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 15. FRESHMAN Megan Bender earned three first-place finishes and was named one of the Pitt Performers of the Meet, as the women's swimming and diving team recorded a 182.5-117.5 victory over Cincinnati, on Saturday. Sophomore Sophie Cross was also named a Performer of the Meet, while the Panthers improved to 2-1 on the year and 1-1 in the Big East.<\/p>\n
Bender (Allen Park, Mich.\/Allen Park) won the 100 back, 200 back and the 200 IM to lead the Panthers. First, the Panthers swept the 100 back, as Bender won the race with a time of 57.76. Juniors Ryann Kishbaugh (Danville, Pa.\/Danville Area) and Allie Horvath (Oxford, Ohio\/Badin) claimed second and third. Later, Bender won the 200 back at 2:03.75, while Kishbaugh and Horvath placed second and fourth, respectively.<\/p>\n
In her third first-place finish, Bender touched the wall at 2:09.84 in the 200 IM. Cross (Thornton, Pa.\/Glenn Mills) tallied a second-place finish in that same event.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Katherine Cutrell (Ligonier, Pa.\/Glen Mills) was another multi-event winner, claiming three first-place performances. First, she won the 1000 free nearly 18 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. She then earned another top finish in the next race, when she touched the wall at 1:53.06 in the 200 free. Finally, Cutrell turned in a first-place finish in the 500 free, which was seven seconds ahead of the pack.<\/p>\n
Pitt would later earn another sweep in the 100 fly, as sophomore Kristin McMullan (West Chester, Pa.\/West Chester Henderson) won the race at 58.26. Sophomore Caitlin Trant (Pittsburgh, Pa.\/North Hills) then took second and freshman Tamara Lelli (Scottsdale, Ariz.\/Chaparral) was third. McMullan also placed second in the 50 free.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Cookie McIntyre (York, Pa.\/West York Area) won the 200 fly, while Cross finished second at 2:07.62. McIntyre also claimed the third-place performance in the 200 back.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Laura Barnes (Pickering, Ont.\/Dunbarton) earned the top finish in the 200 breast (2:21.54), while taking second in the 100 breast.<\/p>\n
Winning the 1M diving event, junior Margo Ekstrom (Erie, Pa.\/McDowell) scored 277.27 points. Additionally, senior Sabrina Jennings (Elmont, N.Y.\/Elmont Memorial), junior Alyssa Ferraro (Ridgewood, N.J.\/Ridgewood) and sophomore Morgan Speece (Reading, Pa.\/Wilson) placed third through fifth, respectively. Ferraro would place second on the 3M board, while Ekstrom was third.<\/p>\n
Placing in the top three in several events, junior Lisa McDonnell (Columbia, Pa.\/Hempfield) took second in the 200 free (1:53.31), edging out the Bearcat that finished third at 1:53.54. She was also second in the 100 free and third in the 500 free.<\/p>\n
Pitt returns to action in the three-day Hoosierland Invitational that begins on Friday, Nov. 21., in Bloomington, Ind.<\/p>\n
Special thanks to Pittsburgh for contributing this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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