Barry broke her own school-record in the 200-yard IM and was also part of a school-record 200-yard freestyle that finished ninth overall (PHOTO BY Cayla Fernandes) |
Barry, Stockwell and relay break school-records to open three-day weekend
KINGSTON, R.I. (November 17, 2023) – Stonehill College saw three school records broken to highlight the first day of the 2023 Harold Anderson Invitational, hosted by the University of Rhode Island, at Tootell Aquatic Center today.
Stonehill's 200-yard freestyle relay impressed on the first day with a ninth-place finish overall out of 23 teams in a school-record 1:39.26. Senior Sydney Stockwell swam the lead leg in 25.02-seconds, followed by sophomore Kristy Barry with a 24.60-second split in leg two, before sophomore Isabel Nelson completed the third leg in 25.51-seconds and then freshman Grace Idowu finished the anchor leg in 24.13. The relay time is good for fifth in the Northeast Conference to date and shatters the previous school mark of 1:48.51 at the Northeast Conference Championships in February.
Barry qualified for the C-final for the 200-yard individual medley relay in a school-record 2:10.16 to win her final and finish 17th overall – marking the third fastest time of the event in the NEC this season. She smashed her previous record of 2:11.26 set at the NEC Championships last February after qualifying 18th overall in 2:11.67 in the morning.
Stonehill's 400-yard medley relay finished 13th in 3:58.97 – third fastest in the NEC this season. Stockwell broke her own 100-yard backstroke record with an opening split of 57.35-seconds to set a new No. 1-ranked standard in the NEC this season, followed by junior Jami Hepburn with a 1:06.64 breaststroke segment, with senior Katie Keating clocking in with a 1:00.80 butterfly leg, before Idowu swam the freestyle leg in 54.18-seconds. Stockwell broke her own previous 100-yard backstroke school record of 57.69-seconds at Niagara University on November 4.
Stockwell broke her own 100-yard backstroke record to lead off the Skyhawks medley relay that posted the No. 3 time in the NEC this season (PHOTO BY Cayla Fernandes) |
Idowu qualified in the C-final for the 50-yard freestyle, turning in a seventh-place finish in the final in 24.98-seconds – good for 23rd overall. She qualified 21st overall in this morning's prelims in 24.84-seconds.
Stonehill earned 38 points on the first day of the event and is in seventh place in the team standings, which is led by University of Vermont with 280-points. Host Rhode Island is second with 242, while the University of Maine is third with 170.5.
More Results
- Senior Nika Sokolova placed 33rd in the 200-yard individual medley relay prelims this morning in a personal-best 2:15.33, while classmate Morgan Gangi finished 41st in 2:26.36.
- Sophomore Azia Koser placed 45th in the morning prelims for the 500-yard freestyle in 5:32.35. Senior Maddie Conley finished 49th in 5:41.30, while sophomore Mazy Karuzis was 50th in 5:42.15, and junior Julie Mastroianni placed 52nd in 5:47.72.
- Sophomore Taylor Belanger placed 45th in the 50-yard freestyle prelims this morning in 25.97-seconds, with Nelson 46th in 26.11-seconds and Hepburn 48th in 26.30. Freshman Sherri Danforth was next in 49th in a personal-best 26.33-seconds, Keating 51st in 26.40 and freshman Isabella Rodriguez 53rd in 27.07.
Up Next
The Harold Anderson Invitational continues Saturday with prelims at 10 a.m., followed by finals at 5:30 p.m.
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