PITTSBURGH -- The Grove City College women's swimming and diving team competed Friday and Saturday at Carnegie Mellon University's unscored Western Pennsylvania Invitational, producing a number of notable finishes.
Senior
Alex Frank (Asheville, N.C./Asheville Christian) helped lead Grove City at the two-day meet by winning the 1650. Frank recorded a time of 19 minutes, 5.53 seconds in earning the win.
Grove City's 400 free relay team of freshman
Ellie Webster (Westfield, Ind./Westfield), senior
Sarah Kuchma (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills), sophomore
Ashley Rauhauser (York, Pa./Homeschooled) and senior
Emma Plank (Slippery Rock, Pa./Portersville Christian) closed the meet by finishing fifth in a time of 3:42.48.
Plank also took sixth in the 400 individual medley (4:52.50) while freshman
Hadleigh McNay (Tucker, Ga./Tucker) placed sixth in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:28.34. McNay also earned seventh in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.02).Â
Rauhauser, McNay, Plank and Kuchma teamed for a seventh-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:49.85). Rauhauser, McNay, Plank and Webster took seventh in the 400 medley relay in a time of 4:03.84. Grove City also took seventh in the 200 free relay as Webster, Rauhauser, Plank and junior
Sadie Shofestall (Brookville, Pa./Brookville) teamed for a time of 1:40.14.Â
Senior
Olivia Getek (Grasonville, Md./Kent Island) placed eighth in the 400 individual medley (5:00.98). Rauhauser took ninth in the 100 backstroke (2:14.52) while Webster placed 10th in the 200 free with a time of 1:59.48.Â
The Wolverines return to dual meet action Thursday at 6 p.m. when the team visits Westminster in Presidents' Athletic Conference competition.