The Shippensburg University women’s swimming team concluded competition Sunday at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational, advancing five swimmers to evening finals at the McGinness Pool inside the Kunkel Aquatic Center.
For the second consecutive day, the Raiders achieved 13 individual performances that met the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships qualifying standards.
Top Performances
- Olivia Carver led the 1,650-yard freestyle prelims and placed seventh overall with a time of 17:57.07, 10 seconds off her collegiate best. Teammates Alyssa Brown (18:59.11) and Olivia Sitkowski (19:03.46) also posted PSAC-qualifying times and new personal records.
- Bria Burkholder won the pre-consolation final of the 200-yard butterfly with a 2:16.79 finish, improving her prelim time by 1.5 seconds.
- Makennah Fickett placed 11th in the 200-yard backstroke (2:09.96). Michelle Kubiak (2:14.84) and Caroline Schweigert (2:14.87) also reached PSAC standards in the event.
- Charlee Shaw finished 16th in the 200-yard breaststroke, swimming 2:32.17 after a prelim time of 2:29.93.
- In the 100-yard freestyle, Carver placed 16th (54.62), Ella Nick finished 21st (54.55), and both achieved PSAC cuts along with Zoë Midura (54.99) and Kubiak (55.36).
- Elyse Arnold earned a PSAC mark in a 100-yard butterfly time trial at 1:01.22.
Relay Results
- The team of Nick, Carver, Midura, and Fickett swam 3:39.76 in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
- Secord, Arnold, Gerlinski, and Kubiak followed at 3:42.43.
Shippensburg will return to action December 5–6 at the Gettysburg Invitational following the Thanksgiving break.
