Frostburg State University Athletics’ Frostburg State Women’s Swimming Team defeated Davis & Elkins, 156-48, on Saturday during Homecoming Weekend in Frostburg, Md. The meet served as Frostburg State’s home opener. The Bobcats improved to 3-0 while Davis & Elkins fell to 0-1 after its first competition meet of the season.
Frostburg State Opens and Closes With Relay Wins
Frostburg State opened the meet with a first-place finish in the 200-meter relay. Freshmen Messina Barbe and Morgan Nagy joined seniors Alexis Ramsey and Jayme Meadows to win in 2:09.46, while Symantha White, Riley DeNard, Morgan Greenle and Kay Buhrman finished second in 2:12.94.
The Bobcats also finished first in the closing 200-meter freestyle relay. Reagan Chase, Jenna Handwerger, Meadows and Genna Rippeon posted a winning time of 1:55.41.
Genna Rippeon Records Two Individual Wins
Genna Rippeon won the 800-meter freestyle in 9:36.82, followed by Taylor Emrich in 10:15.86. Rippeon also won the 400-meter freestyle in 4:46.10, while Emrich placed second in 4:51.44 and Addie Ciez finished third in 5:03.
Jayme Meadows won the 200-meter freestyle in 2:19.32, and Reagan Chase took first in the 50-meter freestyle in 29.07. Jenna Handwerger added a victory in the 200-meter individual medley at 2:38.90.
Bobcats Sweep Three Events
Frostburg State swept the top three places in the 100-meter freestyle, 100-meter backstroke and 100-meter breaststroke. Handwerger won the 100-meter freestyle in 1:03.09, followed by Chase in 1:04.10 and Ashley Ellsworth in 1:05.49.
Zoe Jackson won the 100-meter backstroke in 1:10.84, with Barbe finishing second in 1:11.04 and White taking third in 1:12.29. Morgan Nagy led the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:21.07, followed by DeNard in 1:24.03 and Kallie Gyurisin in 1:24.55.
Davis & Elkins earned its first win of the meet in the 100-meter butterfly. Frostburg State responded by sweeping the podium in the 100-meter freestyle, then repeated the sweep in the 100-meter backstroke and 100-meter breaststroke.
Frostburg State Heads to Fairmont State
Frostburg State is scheduled to return to competition at Fairmont State on Friday, October 23. The meet is set to begin at 5 p.m.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Frostburg State’s 3-0 start includes a 156-48 home-opening win over Davis & Elkins. The Bobcats will next compete at Fairmont State on October 23.
Source: Original report
