Katherine Davis

Women's Swimming

No. 19 Women's Swimming tops Washington College and Centre

Women's Swimming

No. 19 Women's Swimming tops Washington College and Centre

LEXINGTON, Va. – The No. 19 Washington and Lee women's swimming team earned a pair of wins on Saturday afternoon, defeating Washington College, 200-55, and Centre, 179-88, in a home tri-meet.
 
Highlights from the meet:
 
-The Generals claimed victory in all but one event on the day and saw eight different swimmers combine for 11 individual wins.
 
-Senior Emily Hageboeck (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) led the way for W&L with three individual wins and a relay win. She topped the field in the 100 breast (1:06.53), 200 breast (2:22.51) and 200 individual medley (2:12.58) and swam the second leg for the winning 200 medley relay (1:49.02).
 
-First-year Jillian Cantrell (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Preparatory School) was the only other General with multiple individual wins on the day. She placed first in the 100 back (1:00.52) and 100 fly (58.53).
 
-Senior Ali MacQueen (Memphis, Tenn./St. Mary's Episcopal School) contributed to three total wins, securing the top spot in the 100 free (54.79) and helped both the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay (1:39.46) to wins. Senior Laura Bruce (New Orleans, La./Academy of the Sacred Heart), sophomore Caroline Baber (Richmond, Va./Collegiate School) and first-year Sara Gaston (Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis) rounded out the top W&L performers, as each won one individual race and helped a relay to a win as well.
 
First-place finishes:
 
-Gaston, Hageboeck, MacQueen, Claudia Barnett – 200 medley relay (1:49.02)
-MacQueen, Baber, Barnett, Bruce – 200 free relay (1:39.46)
-Caroline Florence – 200 free (1:59.18)
-Jillian Cantrell – 100 back (1:00.52), 100 fly (58.53)
-Emily Hageboeck – 100 breast (1:06.53), 200 breast (2:22.51), 200 IM (2:12.58)
-Laura Bruce – 200 fly (2:12.33)
-Caroline Baber – 50 free (24.82)
-Ali MacQueen – 100 free (54.79)
-Sally Ennis – 200 back (2.12.12)
-Sara Gaston – 500 free (5:25.66)
 
Up next:
 
The Generals will be back in action next Saturday when they travel to Randolph-Macon for a 1:00 pm dual meet.
 
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Players Mentioned

Caroline Baber

Caroline Baber

5' 10"
Sophomore
Claudia Barnett

Claudia Barnett

6' 0"
Sophomore
Laura Bruce

Laura Bruce

5' 5"
Senior
Jillian Cantrell

Jillian Cantrell

5' 7"
First Year
Sally Ennis

Sally Ennis

5' 6"
First Year
Caroline Florence

Caroline Florence

5' 8"
Senior
Sara Gaston

Sara Gaston

5' 9"
First Year
Emily Hageboeck

Emily Hageboeck

5' 4"
Senior
Ali MacQueen

Ali MacQueen

5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Caroline Baber

Caroline Baber

5' 10"
Sophomore
Claudia Barnett

Claudia Barnett

6' 0"
Sophomore
Laura Bruce

Laura Bruce

5' 5"
Senior
Jillian Cantrell

Jillian Cantrell

5' 7"
First Year
Sally Ennis

Sally Ennis

5' 6"
First Year
Caroline Florence

Caroline Florence

5' 8"
Senior
Sara Gaston

Sara Gaston

5' 9"
First Year
Emily Hageboeck

Emily Hageboeck

5' 4"
Senior
Ali MacQueen

Ali MacQueen

5' 5"
Senior