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Women's Swimming and Diving By Phil Burwell, Director of Athletic Communications

Lady Reds Impress at Rose-Hulman Sunday

CHESTERTON, Ind. – The Carthage College women's swimming and diving team was back in the pool Sunday at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Triangular featuring Carthage, Rose-Hulman and Albion College.
 
Carthage's Maddy Hoover, Liz Olson, Zoe Rodriguez each won an individual event, while Hannah Pearson brought back two wins from the event.
 
Junior Maddy Hoover won the 50 yard freestyle for the second time this season, Sunday with a time of 25.78 seconds to win by more than two-tenths of a second.  Behind Hoover teammate Kailin Potter finished third with a time of 26.11.
 
Liz Olson won 200 breaststroke by more than two-and-one-half seconds with a time of 2:38.01.
 
Like Hoover, Zoe Rodriguez continued her stellar start to the season by winning the one-meter diving competition with a final score of 232.71.
 
After finishing second in two events Friday at Lake Forest, Hannah Pearson got her revenge by winning the 1000 and 500 yard freestyles.  In her first race of the day, Pearson dominated the 1000 free in 11:27.65 to finish ahead of the second place finisher by over 12 seconds.  Then, in the 200 free, Pearson edged out Albion's Mary Noble at the way by two-tenths of a second for the win.
 
Hannah Miles, Esmeralda Perez and Hannah Skendziel finished second for the Lady Reds in the  100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle respectively.  Additionally, Miles, Perez, Hoover and Kate Hugo took second in the 200 medley relay.
 
Other notable finishers for Carthage included Hugo in the 100 and 200 backstroke, Perez in the 200 butterfly, Potter in the 100 free, Olson in the 200 IM and the team of Hoover, Skendziel, Perez and Potter in the 400 free relay; Each of whom finished third in their respective events.
 
The swimming and diving programs get back on the road next weekend for the two-day Calvin Invitational hosted by Calvin College at the Venema Aquatics Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 6th and 7th.
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Players Mentioned

Maddy Hoover

Maddy Hoover

Freestyle
Junior
Kate  Hugo

Kate Hugo

Backstroke
Sophomore
Liz Olson

Liz Olson

Breaststroke/Individual Medley
Senior
Esmeralda Perez

Esmeralda Perez

Butterfly/Sprint Freestyle
Junior
Kailin  Potter

Kailin Potter

Sprint Freestyle
Senior
Zoe Rodriguez

Zoe Rodriguez

Diving
Sophomore
Hannah Skendziel

Hannah Skendziel

Freestyle
Freshman
Hannah Miles

Hannah Miles

Breaststroke
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Maddy Hoover

Maddy Hoover

Junior
Freestyle
Kate  Hugo

Kate Hugo

Sophomore
Backstroke
Liz Olson

Liz Olson

Senior
Breaststroke/Individual Medley
Esmeralda Perez

Esmeralda Perez

Junior
Butterfly/Sprint Freestyle
Kailin  Potter

Kailin Potter

Senior
Sprint Freestyle
Zoe Rodriguez

Zoe Rodriguez

Sophomore
Diving
Hannah Skendziel

Hannah Skendziel

Freshman
Freestyle
Hannah Miles

Hannah Miles

Sophomore
Breaststroke