GETTYSBURG, PA – Johns Hopkins cruised to four dual meet wins at the Centennial Conference quad to open the season Saturday. Hopkins topped host Gettysburg (169-87), McDaniel (215-34), Washington College (215-40) and Bryn Mawr (215-40).
The Blue Jays won 11 of the 14 events and turned in 25 top three finishes on the day. In addition, JHU swept the top three in three straight events – the 50 Free, 100 Free and 200 Back.
Hopkins bookended the meet with wins in the 200 Medley and 200 Free Relays.
Kimberly Lan,
Sofia Ye,
Ken Lee and
Elizabeth Cohen opened the meet with a win in the 200 Medley Relay, winning by more than 3.3 seconds with a time of 1:45.63.
Stella Zhang,
Amy Hu,
Kate Petitt and
Angela Kim finished in fourth with a time of 1:50.15. Cohen, Lan,
Liza Pozhenko and
Anna Miler capped the meet with a win in the 200 Free Relay in 1:35.60.
Reese Rosenthal, Kim, Zhang and
Alicia Maehara finished in 1:39.63 for second place.
Lee grabbed a pair of wins in the 200 Free (1:55.39) and 200 Back (2:04.12). In addition to Lee's win in the 200 Back, the Blue Jays went 1-2-3, with
Cambria Jewett placing second (2:06.34) and
Lily Rossmann placing third (2:08.75).
Pozhenko also picked up a pair of wins in her collegiate debut, sweeping the 50 Free (24.23) and 100 Free (51.79). In each of her wins, JHU swept the top three spots. In the 50 Free, Lan followed in a close second (24.34) with Miler placing third (24.53). In the 100 Free, Cohen grabbed second in 53.19 and Miler placed third in 53.77.
Melissa Er grabbed second in the 200 Free (1:58.04) with Maehara finishing in fourth (1:59.29). Jewett grabbed the top spot in the 100 Back in her first swim for the Blue Jays, winning in 58.19. Rossmann took second in 59.73 with Zhang following in fourth (1:00.27).
Ye won her first individual swim, touching in 1:06.58 in the 100 Breast. Rosenthal placed third in 1:07.68.
Sloane Bryant turned the same trick, winning the 200 Fly with a time of 2:07.92.
Kennedy Cauwels grabbed a pair of top two finishes, taking second in the 1000 Free (10:45.74) and then winning the 500 Free by more than 10 seconds (5:10.23).
Sophia Zhu also earned a pair of top two finishes as she placed second in the 200 Breast (2:26.67) and then won the 200 IM, clocking in more than three second ahead of Gettysburg's Lanie McKenzie.
Hopkins returns to action on October 31 at William & Mary. The non-conference meet is scheduled for a 12:00 pm start.
