• Results

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (Jan. 23) – Competing for the fourth time in less than two weeks, the Vulcans split dual meets against Kutztown and Lock Haven, falling to the Golden Bears (107-95) and defeating the host Bald Eagles (129-67) on Saturday at the Zimmerli Pool.

With the split, the California University of Pennsylvania swimming team moves to 4-7 in dual meets this season.

Sophomore Melissa Gates (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) won a combined three events (one individual, two relay) and set the pool record in the 100 freestyle with her performance as the opening leg of the 400 freestyle relay. The Lancaster native won the 50 freestyle by almost two seconds with a NCAA Championships “A” qualifying time of 23.71 seconds.

In the 400 freestyle relay, Gates, senior Rachel Kurta (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette), freshman Kelly Geras (Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg) and graduate student Ester Bosch (Barcelona, Spain/Universidad Ramon Illull) won the event after touching the wall in 3 minutes, 37.98 seconds.

Gates and Bosch teamed with freshmen Georgia Emert (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) and Bruna Carvalho (Para, Brazil/Miltom Campos) to claim the victory in the 400 medley relay with a time of 4:03.40.

Bosch also won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:58.66 and Kurta earned the win in the 100 freestyle after touching the wall in 55.59 seconds

Cal U returns to Hamer Hall on Friday, Jan. 29, when they open the Vulcan Dual Meet Challenge Invitational against Chatham at 5 p.m. The Vulcans will then compete against Mansfield and Lock Haven on Saturday, Jan. 30.