POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (November 15, 2014) – Sophomore Julia Cunningham (Yardley, PA/Peddie School) posted a season-best and NCAA B Cut qualifier time in the women's 200 yard butterfly Saturday afternoon as Vassar swam against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in dual meet action. Cunningham's time of 2:07.39 was under the 2:08.59 requirement, while RPI's Shanny Lin also fell under with a time of 2:05.29 in the event.

RPI edged the Brewers 187.5-103.5 in the meet, as the Engineers rode a wave of 12 event victories to secure the win. Cunningham went on to win the 200 yard breaststroke, finishing in 2:30.75 to top the field by a five-second margin.

Vassar had two of the top three finishers in the 100 yard butterfly, as junior Milee Nelson (Champaign, IL/University Laboratory) and senior Zoe Fullerton (Los Angeles, CA/Palisades Charter) recorded times of 1:03.81 and 1:06.89 (respectively) to go 2-3.

Senior Kelly Wilkinson (Oceanside, CA/Vista) took second in the field in the 3 meter dive with a combined score of 244.57, and third in the 1 meter event with a mark of 239.09.   

The Vassar swimming and diving teams will return to action on November 22 to face Hudson Valley rival SUNY-New Paltz in a dual meet.