Day 1 Results

BALTIMORE – The Drew University women's swimming & diving teams opened the Landmark Conference Championships with a pair of runner-up relay performances on Thursday at Loyola University's Mangione Aquatic Center.
 
Through the first three events, the Rangers are in second place with 68 points, trailing only Scranton (140). Susquehanna and Elizabethtown are tied for third with 60 points apiece and are followed by Juniata (52), Goucher (48), Catholic (40), Wilkes (26), Moravian (18), and Lycoming (14).
 
In the 200-medley relay, freshman Ellis Murray, senior Sam Trodick, junior Ece Onatca, and junior Kaitlyn Zayle teamed up for a time of 1:48.63 – just 0.32 seconds off the winning pace set by Catholic. Murray gave the Rangers the lead after the leadoff backstroke leg with a split of 27.15 seconds, but the Cardinals took the lead in the second leg and maintained it throughout the rest of the race.
 
The 800-freestyle relay team of freshman Kyra Gorman, senior Katerina Poulathas, senior Sam Trodick, and senior Emilie Tobin clocked a 7:57.51. Gorman put Drew in the lead after an opening-leg split of 1:58.24 before Scranton rallied to take the lead in the second leg en route to the victory. However, Drew defeated third-place Elizabethtown by over 10 seconds.
 
Day Two of the four-day meet will be held on Friday, with prelims starting at 10 a.m. and finals beginning at 6 p.m.