Marysol Arce had Kenyon's best finish Saturday night as she claimed the
runner-up spot in the 1,650-yard freestyle. As a team, the Ladies finished
in third place at the NCAA Championship meet.
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SHENANDOAH, Texas – The Kenyon Ladies swimming team wrapped up the NCAA Division III Championship on Saturday night with a third-place finish at the Conroe ISD Natatorium. For the program, it's the 37th straight year that they have finished in the top five of the national meet.
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Emory University won the title with 645.5 points with Williams College following in second with 445. Kenyon tallied 381 points by meet's end.
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There were a trio of top-three performances on the evening and it started with sophomore
Marysol Arce.
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In the 1,650 freestyle, she touched the wall with a season-best mark of 16:39.11 which was good for second place. Freshman
Gail Anderson also took part in the event and added her third All-America finish of the meet as she claimed seventh in 16:58.68.
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Kenyon's next-best finish came from breaststroke specialist
Julia Wilson. In the 200, Wilson posted a time of 2:15.30 which slotted her in third.
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The Ladies' final third-place showing came in the final event of the night, the 400 freestyle relay.
Hannah Orbach-Mandel,
Sophia Kuvan,
Delaney Ambrosen and
Abby Wilson completed the race in 3:23.37. That was a season-best time for the team.
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Additionally, Orbach-Mandel was the consolation winner (9th) during the 100 freestyle event (50.67) while
Abby Wilson followed her with a season-best mark of 50.75.
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Ambrosen rounded out the Ladies' best efforts in the 200 backstroke. The sophomore touched the wall in 1:59.57 which slotted her in fifth. That finish also improved on her performance from last year when she finished in 2:03.07 (16th). Furthermore, fellow second-year swimmer
Caitlin Foley secured her first career All-America award with a 13th-place spot.
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