Women’s Swimming Finishes Second At Simmons College Dual Meet
Women’s Swimming Finishes Second At Simmons College Dual Meet
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BOSTON, MA – Elms College sophomore swimmer
Ashley Arbo (Kensington, CT) took first place in
three events to help pace the Blazers to a second place finish in
Saturday afternoon’s season-opening women’s swim meet
at Simmons College.
Simmons won the dual meet with a team score of 147, while Elms
finished with 137 points in their first competition of the
season.
The Blazers made a splash early as the team of Arbo, freshman
Tessa Dudunake (Northampton, MA), and freshmen
Emalee Furtek (Ludlow, MA) and Chalis Bird
(Windsor, MA) won the 200-yard medley relay with a time of
1:59.34.
Arbo registered first place finishes in the 100-yard butterfly
(1:07.26), 100-yard backstroke (1:08.71) and 200-yard individual
medley (2:32.16).
Dudunake clocked a winning time of 33.27 in the 50-yard
breaststroke and added a first place finish in the 100-yard
breaststroke (1:13.14). Dudunake also notched a second place finish
in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 30.23.
The team of freshman Tricia Ruell (Chicopee, MA),
junior Theresa Pitassi (Naugatuck, CT), sophomore
Katie Roberts (Torrington, CT) and junior
Alison McBride (East Providence, RI) closed out
the meet by clocking a top time of 2:01.42 in the 200-yard
freestyle relay.
The women’s swim team returns to the pool on Saturday, Nov.
14 with a meet at St. Joseph’s College (ME). Start time is
slated for 1:00 p.m.
