WOOSTER, Ohio -- Mount Union's women's swimming and diving team holds seventh place with a score of 179 after the ten events on Thursday at the Wooster Invitational in the Timken Natatorium.
Senior Dana Lautenschleger (Solon/Solon) won the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:02.00 to lead the Purple Raiders on day one.
The 400 yard medley team of juniors Sarah Gonda (Boardman/Boardman) and Regina Saxon (Hudson/Hudson) along with seniors Lautenschleger and Jessica Hirsh (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) combined for a time of 4:06.56 for an eighth place finish.
The 200 freestyle relay team of seniors Jenna Kassinger (Silver Lake/Cuyahoga Falls) and Ann Zielasko (Silverlake/Hoban) along with sophomores Elise Pichola (Rocky River/Rocky River) and Erin Bain (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) finished 11th with a time of 1:41.15.
Day two of the Wooster Invitational begins Friday morning with preliminaries at 10 a.m. with finals coming at 6 p.m.
Women's Team Rankings- Through Event 10
1.Case Western Reserve Universit 502.5
2. Edinboro University of Pennsyl 387
3. Gannon University 360
4. College of Wooster 305
5. Ohio Northern University 191
6. Westminster College 185.5
7. University of Mount Union 179
8. Malone University 175
9. Chatham University 157
10. Hiram College 26
11. Alderson Broaddus University B 6
