WOOSTER, Ohio - The Gannon women’s swimming and diving team took second place at the Mid-Season Invite this weekend, as the 400 yard freestyle relay team qualified for nationals in a win Saturday. The Gannon men placed seventh in the 10-team field at Wooster College.
Rachel Rzymek (Erie, Pa./McDowell),
Ellie Hess (Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell),
Jackie Rzymek (Erie, Pa./McDowell), and
Kaitlyn Bosy (Courtice, Ontario/Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary) combined to swim a 3:31.03 in the 400 free event, winning the race and making nationals for the second straight year.
Bosy won the 100 freestyle in 52.40 seconds and
Ashlee Calandra (Hamburg, N.Y./Frontier) took second in the 1650 yard free for the Knights. Jackie Rzymek set a school record in the 200 butterfly. The freshman placed third while swimming a 2:10.98 in the race.
The men were led by
Michael Piper (Houston, Texas/Clear Lake) and
John Krakowski (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep). Piper finished fourth in the 200 backstroke and Krakowski was fourth in the 100 freestyle. The 400 free relay team of
Greg Nelson (Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor),
Mike Kneidinger (Erie, Pa./McDowell),
Jason Jamieson (Cape Town, South Africa/Rondebosch), and Krakowski combined to take seventh in the event.
Wooster won the combined team event, placing first on the women’s side and second for the men. Oberlin won the men’s competition. GU took third in the overall standings.
The Knights travel to SUNY-Fredonia Friday, December 11, for their next meet. The event is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start. For complete results from Day Three of the Mid-Season Invite,
click here.