Vassar Ranks Fifth After Day One Of Bomber Invitational

Wiener places third in 50-yard freestyle

Ithaca, NY – The Vassar College Women's Swimming and Diving team put together a strong first session at the Bomber Invitational on Friday, closing the first day of events in fifth place with 208 points. Addie Wiener (Maplewood, NJ) led Vassar with a third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, while Abigail McLaughlin (Denver, CO) took fourth in the 50-yard freestyle.

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Winer led four swimmers in the 500-yard freestyle on Friday who produced season best times, taking the third position overall in a time of 5:11.22.
Quinn Hoagland (Colts Neck, NJ) also swam to a top-10 finish in the 500-yard freestyle, taking the seventh spot in 5:13.29.
Sarah Quintana (Chandler, AZ) and Maleigha Vietti (Overland Park, KS) also turned in season best swims with times of 5:17.57 and 5:19.46, good for the 13^th and 15^th spots.
Bella Rippon (Hershey, PA) led the way for Vassar in the 200-yard individual medley, placing 13^th overall in a season best time of 2:14.22.
Alejandra Robins (El Cerrito, CA) added a season best swim in the 200-yard individual medley, placing 16^th overall in a time of 2:14.53.
First Year Lara Chebotarev (East Longmeadow, MA) turned in a lifetime best swim in the 200-yard individual medley, touching out in 2:18.89.
McLaughlin swan the best time in the last four seasons, taking fourth-place in the 50-yard freestyle in a season best time of 24.55 seconds.
Maya Luongo (Katonah, NY), Alanna Muello (South Windsor, CT) and Rippon all turned in season best times in the sprint freestyle event with times of 25.06, 25.17 and 25.55 seconds.
The Brewers finished off a strong night with a fourth-place showing in the 200-yard medley relay. The quartet of Quintana, Anna Little (Irwin, PA), Muello and Luongo finished the event in a time of 1:49.99.