Xavier University Athletics

Women's Swimming Opens Weekend at Ohio with Duquesne
01.21.17 | Swimming
Men and women back in action tomorrow at Butler Invite
ATHENS, Ohio - Xavier women's swimming opened up a busy weekend of action at Ohio, taking on the Bobcats and the Duquesne Dukes in a double-dual on Saturday afternoon.
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HIGHLIGHTS |
- The Musketeers opened the meet with a time of 3:44.93 for the 'A' team in the 400 medley relay to take third.
- Caroline Gaertner posted two of the top individual finishes of the day for Xavier, taking third in the 50 free and second in the 200 back.
- Katie Kerr posted a top-five time in the 500 free, finishing in 5:10.93 to score in second.
- Annie Cummins' time of 59.38 also stood in the top five, scoring in third.
- The Xavier women closed out the event with a second place finish in the 400 free relay for Abigail Garner, Paxtyn Drew, Gaertner and Emily Conners.
- Xavier totaled 596.1 points to 666.1 for Ohio and 623.9 for Duquesne.
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TOP FINISHES |
400 Medley Relay | P. Drew, Titterton, Gaertner, Conners | 3:55.93 | 3rd |
50 Free | Caroline Gaertner | 24.47 | 3rd |
200 Back | Caroline Gaertner | 2:05.56 | 2nd |
500 Free | Katie Kerr | 5:10.93 | 2nd |
100 Fly | Annie Cummins | 59.38 | 3rd |
400 Free Relay | Garner, P. Drew, Gaertner, Conners | 3:33.38 | 2nd |
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UP NEXT |
- Xavier's men and the women are back in the pool tomorrow, heading to Fishers, Ind. for the Butler Invite on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 12:00 p.m. The seventh annual event will feature St. Louis, Southern Illinois, Bellarmine and Ball State in addition to Xavier and the Bulldogs.
- The Musketeers will host Wright State on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 12:00 p.m. The meet with WSU is the final one before the BIG EAST Championship and will also be Senior Day for the Musketeers.
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