Susquehanna Women's Swimming

(8-4 overall, 4-1 Landmark Conference)

Crusaders finish fourth at Landmarks Meet Results

KINGS POINT, N.Y. - The Susquehanna women finished their season by placing fourth at the Landmark Conference Championships.

One individual school record and two school relay records fell throughout the three-day championship meet.

Freshman Lindsey Jankiewicz (Easton, Pa./Freedom) clocked a 1:02.52 in her 100 backstroke leg of the 400 medley relay, eclipsing the former mark of 1:03.28 set by freshman Christie Savard (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) earlier this season. Jankiewicz went on to take second in the 100 backstroke with a 1:03.22 time in finals. Jankiewicz also placed fifth in the 200 backstroke (2:20.98).

The 400 medley relay quartet of Jankiewicz , senior Lindsey Moretti (Alfred, N.Y./Alfred-Almond) , freshman Sarah Springer (Sykesville, Md./Glenelg) and sophomore Cristina Los (Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury) took down the school record in the 400 medley relay, clocking a fourth-place time of 4:17.23. The former school record of 4:18.45 was set back in 2003.

Jankiewicz , Moretti , sophomore Melissa Gilpin (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) and senior Julie Yingling (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg) teamed up in the 200 medley relay, breaking the 1996 school record of 1:57.97 with a third-place time of 1:56.10.

The women also fared well in the other relays.

The 200 freestyle relay of Moretti , junior Amanda Kane (Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua) , sophomore Catherine Harris (Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place) and Yingling came in fourth place with a time of 1:45.83.

Freshman Lauren Snyder (Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) , Gilpin , Kane and Yingling nearly missed Catholic for second in the 800 freestyle relay, settling for third with an 8:28.57 time.

Snyder , Kane , Yingling and Los closed out the meet by placing fourth in the 400 freestyle relay, stopping the clock at 3:55.01.

Most of the women shaved off tons of time, creating a strong showing deep into the consolation final heats.

Moretti racked up solid points in the breaststroke events. She swam a 1:12.78 100 breaststroke, placing seventh overall, and a sixth-place 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:37.14.

Senior Abby Letterese (Morristown, N.J./Morristown) swam the fastest conference championship meet of her four-year career, corralling two times that stood as her fastest as a Crusader. She put up a fifth-place effort in the 200 individual medley (2:24.20), a second-place showing in the 400 individual medley (5:02.06) and an eighth-place performance in the 200 breaststroke (2:38.06).

Snyder debuted in her first collegiate championship meet, placing in the top six in two of her three events. She took eighth in the 500 freestyle (5:35.44), sixth in the 200 freestyle (2:05.70) and third in the 200 backstroke (2:19.73).

Gilpin struck big in her events, placing sixth in the 500 freestyle (5:36.38), ninth in the 100 butterfly (1:06.46) and second in the 200 butterfly (2:25.29).

Senior Kelly Leighton (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Meyers) helped lead the distance corps, taking 10th in the 500 freestyle (5:37.91) and fourth in the 1650 freestyle (19:11.20).

Yingling clocked personal-best times in each event she swam over the weekend. She took 12th in the 50 freestyle with a 26.63, eighth in the 200 freestyle in 2:06.24 and 11th in the 100 freestyle with a 59.24.

Junior Amy Thiele (New Providence, N.J./New Providence) scored points in each of her three individual events. Thiele clocked a 2:29.88 200 individual medley for 10th place, a 5:24.45 400 individual medley for sixth place and a 2:38.10 200 butterfly for 11th place.

Sophomore Hayley Keenan (Pikesville, Md./Liberty) placed in each of the backstroke events. She took seventh in the 100 backstroke with a 1:04.27 time and seventh in the 200 backstroke with a 2:20.69.

Senior Samantha Meddaugh (Hamilton Square, N.J./Steinert) placed in one individual event, taking fifth in the 1650 freestyle in 19:31.85.

Springer reached the evening swim in two individual events, taking ninth in the 200 butterfly (2:37.45) and 10th in the 100 backstroke (1:06.70).

Los took home two top-12 finishes, placing 11th in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:15.66 and 12th in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:48.05.

Harris placed in the top 12 in one event, placing 12th in the 100 butterfly (1:07.90).

Susquehanna did not field any divers in the diving competition.

All-Conference Honors:

2nd Team:
Lindsey Jankiewicz (100 backstroke)

Abby Letterese (400 individual medley)

Melissa Gilpin (200 butterfly)