RESULTS

GREENSBORO, NC – A pair of All-America swims boosted Calvin into 12^th place in the final team standings at the NCAA III Championships on Saturday. The finish is Calvin's highest-team placement since 2018.

Calvin's 400 freestyle relay team of senior Maggie Farrell (Portage, Mich./Portage Central HS), junior Meghan Bengelink (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS), sophomore Emma Merkel (Wyoming, Mich./Grandville HS) and senior Sydney Sonday (Portage, Mich./Portage Central HS) took second in the consolation final on Saturday including 10^th overall with a time of 3:24.83. The finish is good for a Division III Second Team All-America berth. Farrell led off the relay with a career-best time of 50.84 in her 100 freestyle leg.

Freshman Zoe Poe (Bridgeville, Pa. South Fayette Twp.) also claimed a Second Team All-America berth in the 1,650 freestyle, placing 16^th in the race with a time of 17:12.57. In placing 16^th, Poe gave Calvin a perfect 6-for-6 showing as all six of its swimmers at the national meet earned at least one point and recorded an All-America placement.

Merkel competed for Calvin in the 200 backstroke in the morning prelims, placing 21^st in 2:02.41 while Sonday was 32^nd in the prelims of the 100 freestyle in 51.31.

COACHES COMMENT: "Really pleased with this group and how it competed all week," said Calvin head coach Dan Gelderloos. "Our seniors went out on a high note, swimming some of the best races of their careers. Our younger swimmers had strong performances and contributed very well. That should fuel them moving forward with an eye looking towards next season."