Vassar Victorious Against Bard, New Paltz To Open Season

Brewers win all 11 events in season opener

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY – The Vassar College Women's Swimming and Diving team posted a pair of dominant wins on Wednesday to open the season, swimming past Bard 162-15 and New Paltz 153-42. The Brewers won each of the 11 events contested in the meet with sophomores Clare Baker (Lafayette, IN) and Abigail Ford (Califon, NJ) each winning twice.

Vassar stands at 2-0 following the first dual meet of the season.

For The Brewers

Baker had big swims for the Brewers in first-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (25.83) and 100-yard backstroke (1:02.78).
Ford touched out first on Wednesday in both the 200-yard individual medley (2:15.25) and 100-yard freestyle for the Brewers.
Senior Vivien Li (Pittsburgh, PA) scored a win for Vassar in the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.72).
Fellow senior Anna Little (north Huntingdon, PA) was victorious in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.04) and added a runner-up finish in the 200-yard individual medley (2:22.23).
Sophomore Stella Petersen (Hockessin, DE) won the 1,000-yard freestyle on Wednesday (11:57.76) and finished a strong meet with a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (1:00.05).
First Year Piper Moede (Hartland, WI) bested the field in the 200-yard freestyle (2:08.03) and also earned a runner-up finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:14.70).
Kelly-Maren Parker (New Market, MD) scored a win in the 500-yard freestyle on Wednesday (5:39.14) and finished the meet with a runner-up showing in the 200-yard freestyle (2:09.40).
First Year Ingrid Merkner (Denver, CO) posted a pair of runner-up finishes in her collegiate debut, placing second in the 50-yard freestyle (26.44) and the 100-yard freestyle (58.74).
First Year Ella Finerty (Cross River, NY) earned a runner-up finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:05.15).
Izzy Holmes (New York, NY) opened the season with a runner-up finish in the 100-yard butterfly (1:02.70).
Sophomore Alaina Desautels (Arlington, VA) closed a strong night with a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (1:06.69) and a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (26.59).
Abigail Mirick (Stoneham, MA) finished third for Vassar in the 500-yard freestyle (6:37.35).
In the relay events, Vassar opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley event with the team of Baker, Little, Li and Desautels posting a time of 1:56.62.
The team of Ford, Merkner, Petersen and Moede closed the evening with a winning time of 1:46.80 in the 200-yard freestyle race.