COMPOSITE RESULTS (pdf)
NEW ORLEANS, La.- To end the regular season, the No. 6 Argonauts fell to Tulane 124.5-80.5 on Saturday afternoon. West Florida finished first in four events on the day with two wins in relays and two individual events by
Aimee Patterson and
Stefanie Markwardt.
UWF kicked off the meet with a solid performance in the 200 medley relay.
Nina Imboden,
Brooke Dorr,
Morgan Despres, and Markwardt hit the wall first (1:48.26).
Yael Danieli and
Sofia Kendzior had great performances in the 1000 free, solidifying second (10:39.75) and third (10:42.00), respectively. In the 200 free, it was
Kathryn Mipro who led the Blue and Green charge. Mipro secured third (1:55.98) while Imboden and
Tori Johnston claimed fifth (1:57.75) and sixth (2:00.62).
Patterson grabbed the first individual victory for the Argos in the 50 free as she touched the wall in 25.13. The next individual win would come from Markwardt in the 100 fly with a time of 56.41. In the 100 free, Despres hit the wall in third (53.75) with Patterson and Mipro shortly behind claiming fourth (54.81) and fifth (54.91). Imboden earned herself a top-three finish in the 100 back in 59.43. In the second distance event on the day,
Shannah Dillman came in second with 5:12.41 in the 500 free. Meanwhile, Kendzior was close behind in fourth to grab more points.
In the second to last event of the meet,
Mikayla Puckett claimed third in the 100 breast (1:09.53) followed by
Ellie Rothfuss in fourth (1:09.69) and
Lutnya Bogdanova in fifth (1:10.34). The Argonauts crushed the 200 free relay with a first place finish composed of Patterson, Dorr, Despres, and Markwardt.
The Argonauts will have a few more weeks to prepare for the New South Intercollegiate Swimming Conference Championships beginning Feb. 15 through Feb. 18 in Cleveland, Miss.
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