GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Calvin women's swimming and diving team had a record-setting evening at the MIAA Relays held Friday night inside the Venema Aquatic Center.

The unscored competition featured a mix of traditional and non-traditional relay events.

Calvin took first place in nine relays, setting new meet records in six of the events.

The Knights opened the meet by winning the 200 medley relay in a meet record time of 1:44.88, shattering the previous meet record of 1:48.5.

Calvin's relay team of junior Isabella Gable (Greenville, Oh./Arcanum-Butler HS), sophomore Haley Thier (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Prep), junior Maggie Farrell (Portage, Mich./Portage Central HS) and sophomore Sydney Sonday (Portage, Mich./Portage Central HS) won the race.

The Calvin 200 backstroke relay of senior Claire Sytsma (Ada, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS), junior Sadie Norman (Fulton, Il./Fulton HS), Gable and junior Natalie Fisher (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville HS) cruised to a winning time of 1:48.77 that eclipsed the previous meet record time of 1:50.7.

Calvin's 200 breaststroke relay of Thier, freshman Elise Radawski (Jenison, Mich./Jenison HS), junior Sophia Korfmacher (Midland, Mich./Lakeshore HS) and Sonday won a time of 2:09.04.

In the 200 butterfly relay Farrell, Thier, Radawski and Fisher won in a time of 1:46.74.

Calvin's 100 backstroke relay of Gable, Sytsma, Norman and Fisher won in a meet-record time of 49.94, breaking the previous record of 50.94.

The Knights then won the 100 breaststroke relay in a meet-record time of 57.40, breaking the previous record of 58.24. The relay consisted of Thier, Radawski, Korfmacher and Sonday.

Calvin's 100 butterfly relay team of Fisher, Norman, Radawski and Farrell won in a meet-record time of 47.55, breaking the previous record of 48.51.

The Knights also set a meet record in the 100 freestyle relay with freshman Meghan Bengelink (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS), freshman Kristin Winkle (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS), Radawski and Sonday winning in a time of 45.23, breaking the previous record of 46.68.

Calvin capped off the evening by winning the 200 IM relay in a time of 1:39.59. The relay consisted of Farrell, Sonday, Thier and Gable.

COACHES COMMENT: "A really nice evening for our women's team," said Calvin head swim coach Dan Gelderloos. "We can point to a lot of fast times and wins but the thing that stands out to me is the way our team is embracing what we have invested in them. They are embracing each practice session, learning with curiosity. That growth was very evident today as their skills showed up in tonight's meet."

NEXT UP: Calvin will host the Be Better; Invitational on Saturday at 11 a.m. with teams from Davenport, Hope and the University of Michigan joining Calvin in the pool.