ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College women's swimming and diving team turned in several strong performances in a dual meet at St. Catherine University Saturday afternoon. The Scots lost the dual meet to the defending MIAC-champion Wildcats, 164-126.

Macalester scored significant points in the diving events. Sophomore Kate Yehle (Madison, Wis./James Madison Memorial) won both the 1-meter and 3-meter events, while first year Jamie Carlberg (Sanbornville, N.H./Phillips Exeter Academy) placed second on the 3-meter board and third on the 1-meter board. Senior Katie Kelbrants (Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South) took second on the 1-meter board.

First year Skye Schmit (Stillwater, Minn.) earned the Scots' lone individual swimming win. taking first in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:58.89, which ranks 33rd in Division III. Schmit also took second in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:26.66. First year Izzy Uhlhorn-Thornton (Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais) took second place in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.43), the 200-yard breaststroke (2:31.25) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:16.68). Also taking second in their events were first year Hannah Zurn (Hudson, Wis./Hudson) in the 200 butterfly (2:21.18), sophomore Natalie Pollock (Madison, Wis./Madison West) in the 100-yard butterfly (1:01.68), and junior Jocelyn Radke (Indianapolis, Ind.) in the 100-yard freestyle (55.70). Radke also finished third in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:02.45.

Others swimming well were first year Emma Henry (Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith), who was third in both the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke, sophomore Eleanor Petrin (Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka), who placed third in the 200-yard butterfly, sophomore Olga Merkadeau (Lafayette, Calif./The College Preparatory School), who finished third in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly, and sophomore Anna Rakowski (Vergennes, Vt./Vergennes Union), who placed third in the 100 freestyle.

The Scots closed out the meet with a victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay, with Henry, Radke, Schmit and senior Grace Madigan (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) finishing first with a time of 3:43.65.
 
Next up for Macalester is a dual meet at Hamline on Nov. 19.

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