Another Strong Day for Harvard at Invitational
Luick was part of another strong team performance for the Crimson (photo courtesy David Silverman).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Harvard
women’s swimming and diving team continued its strong
performance on the second day of the Harvard Swimming and Diving
Invitational, winning six of eight events Saturday at Blodgett
Pool. Mackenzie Luick, Kate Mills, Katherine Pickard and Kelly
Robinson each contributed to two event victories.
For the second straight day, the Crimson took control early with a
relay win. Katy Hinkle, Luick, Robinson and Ali Slack won the
200-yard medley relay in 1:43.69, 0.61 seconds ahead of runner-up
Rutgers. Robinson would later lead four Harvard swimmers in the top
four spots of the 100 butterfly. She touched the wall in 55.11
seconds and was followed by Sophie Morgan, Slack and Ellie
Johnson.
Luick’s individual win came later, in the 100 breaststroke
with a time of 1:03.88. Pickard and Mills won the 400 individual
medley and 200 freestyle, respectively, before helping Harvard
finish with a victory in the 800 free relay. Pickard won the 400
IM, the first individual swim of the session, in 4:20.66, more than
five seconds ahead of the field.
Mills led a dominant Harvard performance in the 200 free. With a
winning time of 1:50.51, she was the first of five straight Crimson
finishers. Catherine Zagroba edged Alexandra Clarke for second
place, less than one-quarter second back of Mills. Christine
Kaufmann and Camille Hendrix rounded out the top five. Pickard,
Zagroba, Mills and Clarke won the closing relay n 7:30.65.
Rutgers won the other two events, with Cat Whetstone taking the
100 backstroke in 55.44 seconds and Erin Saunders claiming the
three-meter diving with 585.65 points. Katy Hinkle was the
runner-up in the 100 back, narrowly missing an NCAA “B”
cut in 55.73. Jenny Reese finished just 2.5 points behind Saunders
in the diving.
The full teams competing against Harvard are Columbia, Rutgers,
Sacred Heart and Wagner. The meet concludes Sunday.
