Owls beat Big Red in NCAC road test

11/8/2025 2:26:00 PM

GRANVILLE, Ohio – Competing against a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) opponent for the second night in a row, the Kenyon College women's swimming and diving team made the short trip to Denison University on Saturday morning for its penultimate conference dual of the season.

The Owls totaled nine victories for the day with solid performances all around, coasting to a 170-130 victory over the Big Red as Molly Haag, Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault and Gwen Eisenbeis each added two victories and combined for one more.

Kenyon's first win of the day came in the 1000 freestyle, where Nora Lee Brown cruised to a 10:27.34 time, which was nearly 10 seconds faster than the next finisher. Nina Shuerer was not far behind, taking third in the event with a 10:49.56 mark.

Haag captured another win in the next event, the 200 freestyle. She touched the wall in 1:53.66, beating a crowded field by over two seconds. Eisenbeis continued the Owls' dominance in the third individual event of the day, winning the 100 backstroke in 56.79,

One event later, Kelsey Van Eldik took home the win in the 100 breaststroke, a 1:03.70 time that was good enough for an NCAA 'B' cut.

Torrecillas-Jouault picked up a win in the 50 freestyle two events later, clocking in at 24.12. In the very next event, she took first again in the 100 freestyle with a 52.64 time.

In the 200 backstroke, Gwen Eisenbeis added to Kenyon's winners circle with a 2:05.47 mark. Two events later in the 500 freestyle, Owls captured the top two spots, as Hagg added her second win of the day with a 5:04 time and Brown was not far behind at 5:06.63. Ashlyn Widmer added a strong performance in the 400 individual medley, taking second with a 4:35.01 time.

Kenyon capped off the swimming events with a victory in the 200 freestyle relay, where the 'A' team of Eisenbeis, Torrecillas-Jouault, Haag and Kate Bogan combined for a 1:35.25 time,

Over in the diving area, the Owls took second, third and fourth in the three meter event, with Lucy Cassell-Kelley leading the way at 223.43 points. Bryn Tiernan was next to finish, totalling 199.80 score while Nadia Milovich ended at a 191.10 mark.

In the one meter, Cassell-Kelley again led Kenyon with a 219.23 mark, good enough for second place. Milovich took third with a 217.43 score, and Tiernan rounded out the Kenyon trio with 173.18 points.

Kenyon will be back in the pool on Thursday, November 20 for the start of the three day Total Performance Invitational, hosted by the Owls from the Steen Aquatic Center in Gambier.

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