Meet Results
Piscataway, NJ ... The College of New Jersey women’s swimming and diving team has accumulated 906 points heading into the final day of the Metropolitan Conference Championships as they own a strong-hold on first place.
Second-place University of Bridgeport has tallied 696 points as the Lions are in total command of claiming their third straight MET conference championship.
Junior Margaret Molloy (Toms River, NJ/Toms River East) set a new school record that she previously shared with head coach Jen Harnett winning the 200-yard freestyle in 1:52.76. The mark was also an NCAA automatic qualifying time. Teammate Melissa Hessler (Palmyra, NJ/Palmyra) registered a B-cut finishing in 1:55.78.
Freshman Kayleigh Shangle (Highland Park, NJ/Highland Park) posted an NCAA automatic qualifying time with her 1:03.86 finish in the preliminary heat of the 100-yard breaststroke. The time was also a MET conference meet record and TCNJ program record previously held by teammate Katie Morgan (Westfield, NJ/Westfield). Shangle placed first in the finals at 1:04.25 (also an automatic qualifier) while Morgan recorded a NCAA provisional cut time in that same race finishing in 1:06.32.
Sophomore Laura Pierce (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill) placed first and posted a NCAA automatic qualifier in the 100-yard butterfly finishing in 56.05. Senior Christina Falcone (Newtown, PA/Notre Dame) earned a provisional B-cut placing fifth with a time of 58.60.
In the 200-yard medley relay race, Shangle, Pierce, Ashley Robb (Blackwood, NJ/Gloucester Catholic), and Traci Hofer (Millville, NJ/Millville) took second place. Their time of 1:46.48 was a provisional qualifier. Hessler, Molloy, Danielle Dilts (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North), and Jennifer Rashti (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) posted a B-cut time of 7:49.88 in the 800-yard freestyle relay placing second in the event.
The final day begins tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ.