Women's Swimming Collects Season-Opening Victory at Emory & Henry

RESULTS

EMORY, Va. – Lucia Ruchti opened the season for Lees-McRae women's swimming with two individual victories in the 100 and 200 Freestyle as the Bobcats clinched the 123-77 victory at Emory & Henry this evening.

THE BASICS
WOMEN'S RESULTS: Lees-McRae – 123; Emory & Henry -- 77
LOCATION: Emory & Henry Aquatics Center -- Emory, Virginia 

 
WOMEN'S NOTABLES:

• Ruchti paced the Bobcats with two individual victories as the Nairobi, Kenya native touched the wall first in the 100 free in a time of 1:01.89 and registered first place in the 200 after a time of 2:16.80.
• Lees-McRae started the session with a victory in the 200-meter Medley Relay with the team of Kandace Kennedy, Fanny Courbot, Taylor Simmons, and Ruchti finished in first in a time of 2:08.68.
• Hannah Gunsallus continued the dominance for the Bobcats in the 800 Free after beating Emory & Henry's swimmer by a slim margin.
• Tate Abbott won the fourth event in a row for Lees-McRae in the 50 Free after a time of 27.20 and Guillermina Rentsch joined her teammates in the win column with a victory in the 100-meter Backstroke.
• The Bobcats closed the evening with a victory in the 200 Free Relay with Hannah Hudson joining Abbott, Ruchti, and Simmons on the top spot after finishing in 1:53.38.
• With the win, Lees-McRae head coach Christian Nishimura collected his first victory at the helm of the Bobcat swimming program.

 
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats host the University of The Cumberlands (Ky.) and UNC Pembroke in a tri-meet at the Watauga County Parks and Recreation Center at 2 p.m. 

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