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Women's Swim and Dive Earns Wins Over WPI and Bowdoin

THE BASICS:
 
- Score:
MIT - 253, WPI - 45
MIT - 225, Bowdoin - 71
 
- Location: Worcester, Mass. (WPI Sports and Recreation Center)
 
- The Lead: The No. 6 MIT women's swimming and diving team put together a solid performance in the pool as the Engineers earned decisive wins over WPI and Bowdoin on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

- MIT opened the day taking the top three spots in the 200-yard medley relay led by the team of junior Kate Augustyn (Eau Claire, Wis.), graduate student Edenna Chen (Colorado Springs, Colo.), first-year Kailey Simons (Williston Park, N.Y.) and first-year Ella Roberson (Midland, Mich.) who finished in 1:46.28. Junior Iris Yang (Seattle, Wash.), first-year Katie Kudela (Matthews, N.C.), sophomore Kathy Zhao (Cincinnati, Ohio), and junior Stella Shipps (Cedar Park, Texas) finished in second (1:48.51) followed by sophomore Annika Naveen (Wynnewood, Pa.), first-year Anna Li (Boyds, Md.), sophomore Lauren Levy (Amherst, N.Y.), and sophomore Sonia Seliger (New York, N.Y.) (1:48.67).
 
- Seliger won the 1,000-free by almost three seconds over Elizabeth Walsh of Bowdoin as Seliger clocked in at 10:43.95.
 
- Augustyn took the top spot in the 200-free by almost four seconds with a winning time of 1:55.12.
 
- Yang won the 100-back over Ella Martin of Bowdoin with a time of 57.44 and Martin finished in 59.35.
 
- MIT swept the top three spots in the 100-breast led by Chen with a time of 1:06.04. First-year Sydney Smith (Atlanta, Ga.) finished in 1:08.00 followed by first-year Katherine Yao (Frisco, Texas) with a time of 1:09.19.
 
- On the 1-meter board first year Fiora Beratahani (San Jose, Calif.) took first with an NCAA Regional score of 271.05. Sophomore Emma Scott (Belmont, Calif.) also recorded an NCAA Regional mark with her second-place score of 258.65. Senior Hannah Donner (Bethesda, Md.) finished in third with a score of 252.75.
 
- The Engineers took the top three spots in the 100-free led by Seliger with a time of 54.33. Shipps finished second (55.16) followed by Naveen in third (55.41).
 
- Augustyn led the way in the 200-back with a time of 2:06.62 followed by Smith (2:07.83) and senior Sasha Konovalenko (Mundelein, Ill.) (2:13.60).
 
- MIT also swept the 200-breast led by Chen in first with a time of 2:23.52. Kudela finished second (2:25.95) followed by Yao in third with a time of 2:27.12.
 
- Sophomore Natalie Tang (Allen, Texas) led the Engineers in the 500-free with a winning time of 5:17.36. First-year Camila Pierce (Raleigh, N.C.) finished in second (5:20.11) followed by first-year Christina Beggs (Voorhees, N.J.) in third with a time of 5:20.36.
 
- On the 3-meter board, MIT took the top four spots led by Scott with a mark of 249.10. Beratahani finished second (246.55) followed by Donner (227.60) and first year Kailey Epstein (Belle Mead, N.J.) (217.95).
 
- Roberson won the 200-yard IM in 2:05.89 followed by Smith (2:09.85) and Li (2:12.06).
 
UP NEXT:

- The Engineers will be back in the pool for the three-day MIT Winter Invite which will take place from Friday, December 1 - Sunday, December 3 in the Zesiger Center Pool.  
 
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Players Mentioned

Kate Augustyn

Kate Augustyn

Back, IM
6' 0"
Junior
Edenna Chen

Edenna Chen

Breast, IM
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Hannah Donner

Hannah Donner

Diving
5' 2"
Senior
Sasha Konovalenko

Sasha Konovalenko

Back, IM
5' 8"
Senior
Lauren Levy

Lauren Levy

Fly, Free
6' 1"
Sophomore
Annika Naveen

Annika Naveen

Free, Back
5' 9"
Sophomore
Emma Scott

Emma Scott

Diving
5' 3"
Sophomore
Sonia Seliger

Sonia Seliger

Free, IM
5' 9"
Sophomore
Stella Shipps

Stella Shipps

Fly
5' 6"
Junior
Natalie Tang

Natalie Tang

Free, Fly
5' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kate Augustyn

Kate Augustyn

6' 0"
Junior
Back, IM
Edenna Chen

Edenna Chen

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Breast, IM
Hannah Donner

Hannah Donner

5' 2"
Senior
Diving
Sasha Konovalenko

Sasha Konovalenko

5' 8"
Senior
Back, IM
Lauren Levy

Lauren Levy

6' 1"
Sophomore
Fly, Free
Annika Naveen

Annika Naveen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Free, Back
Emma Scott

Emma Scott

5' 3"
Sophomore
Diving
Sonia Seliger

Sonia Seliger

5' 9"
Sophomore
Free, IM
Stella Shipps

Stella Shipps

5' 6"
Junior
Fly
Natalie Tang

Natalie Tang

5' 4"
Sophomore
Free, Fly