KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Calvin improved to 3-1 on the dual meet season with a pair of victories at Kalamazoo College Friday evening.
Calvin topped host Kalamazoo 149-88 and then defeated Olivet 171-32.
The Knights took first place in both relays.
Calvin opened the meet by winning the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:51.70. The relay consisted of senior
Claire Sytsma (Ada, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS), sophomore
Haley Thier (Scanton, Pa./Scranton Prep), junior
Natalie Fisher (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville HS), and freshman
Kristin Winkle (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS).
Calvin's 400 freestyle relay team of freshman
Isabella Gable (Greenville, Oh./Arcanum-Butler HS), freshman
Meghan Bengelink (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS), freshman Madi McNearney (Riverside, Mo./Park Hill South HS) and freshman Libby Martinson (Aurora, Il./Metea Valley HS) took first place in a time of 3:48.24.
Sophomore
Megan Pankratz (Palatine, Il./William Fremd HS) clocked in with a winning time of 11:19.02 in the 1,000 freestyle.
Junior
Maggie Farrell (Portage, Mich./Portage Central HS) was a double-winner, taking home wins in the 200 freestyle (2:00.26) and 100 butterfly (58.48).
Thier was a double-winner, winning the 100 breaststroke (1:08.06) and 200 IM (2:14.21).
Winkle won the 500 freestyle in a time of 5:33.42 while sophomore
Sydney Sonday (Portage, Mich./Portage Central HS) was a winner in the 100 freestyle (55.91).
NEXT UP: Calvin will host Wheaton in a non-conference dual meet on Saturday at 1 p.m. inside the Venema Aquatic Center.