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Women's Swimming and Diving

Women' Swimming Has Record-Setting Afternoon In Wins Against Howard, St. Peter' And VMI

EMMITSBURG, Md. – Jeanne Marie Benedetti (Olney, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel) won two events to lead Mount St. Mary's to three wins on Saturday at the Mount St. Mary's Swimming Pool. The Mount defeated Howard 93-58, St. Peter's 116-74 and VMI 118-20.

Benedetti won the 1500 free with a school and facility-record time of 19:37.99 and also won the 400 free with a time of 4:46.85.

Paige Chenet (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) won the 200 free (2:15.99) and placed second in the 400 free (4:47.15). Heather Kurtzman (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) won the 400 IM (5:35.21) and finished second in the 200 back (2:36.87). Maggie O'Connell (Hagerstown, Md.) was also victorious individually on the afternoon after taking the 200 fly (2:37.52) and finished second. O'Connell also swam the third leg of the winning 400-medley relay (4:50.61) while Eileen Coyne (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial) and Mary Beth Kasda (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) swam the first two legs and Kelsey Albright (Endicott, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) finished the winning relay.

Courtney Gaddi (Silver Spring, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel) finished second in the 50 free (28.58) and in the 100 free (1:01.47) to set team records in both events. Eileen McHenry (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton Area) finished second in the 1500 free (20:37.42) and Albright was third in the 100 free (1:01.74).

Chenet, Benedetti, Gaddi and Albright set a school record with a time of 4:13.66 in an exhibition run in the 400-free relay.

Mount St. Mary's returns to action at the Northeast Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on Feb. 12-14.

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