WESTMINSTER, Md. – Sara Hegna (Brielle, N.J./Manasquan) won three times to lead McDaniel against Franklin & Marshall in Centennial Conference (CC) women's swimming action on Friday.

Scoring:

• The Diplomats (3-5, 2-2 CC) defeated the Green Terror (3-5, 0-5 CC) by a score of 47-39. The meet was decided by the final event of the night – the 200 free relay.

Head of the Class: The following athletes won multiple events at the meet:

• Individually, Sara Hegna won the 50 free (25.43 seconds) and 100 backstroke (1:01.06). She was also part of the winning 200 medley relay (1:54.23).
• Blair Boyle (Springfield, N.J./Villa Walsh Academy) won the 200 free (2:01.18) and 100 free (55.35 seconds).

Striking Gold: The following athletes won a single event at the meet:

• Cara Dube (Milford, Conn./Joseph A. Foran), Bryn Blanchard (Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley), Samantha Smith (Bangkok, Thailand/International School of Bangkok) joined Sara Hegna to win the 200 medley relay (1:54.23).

Precious Metal: The following athletes finished second or third in an event at the meet:

• Samantha Smith finished second in the 100 butterfly (1:01.64). She was also third in the 50 free (26.07 seconds).
• Blair Boyle finished second in the 500 free (5:31.68).
• Bryn Blanchard finished second in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.24).
• The 200 free relay of Joanna Wattenberg (Monrovia, Md./Urbana), Maddie Gamble (Colora, Md./Rising Sun), Becca Sykes (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) and Bryn Blanchard finished second (1:47.78).
• Emma Perdue (Grasonville, Md./Annapolis Area Christian) finished third in the 200 IM (2:25.35).

For the Foes: The following Franklin & Marshall athletes won events at the meet:

• Anna Hess won the 200 IM (2:21.98).
• Leah Williamson won the 100 butterfly (1:00.70).
• Grace Pereles won the 500 free (5:29.82).
• Michelle Wall won the 100 breaststroke (1:11.06).
• Julia Pavlov, Diane Wagner and Erin Fago joined Williamson to win the 200 free relay (1:42.48).

Next Up: The Green Terror returns to action at home against Elizabethtown on Saturay. Meet time is 1 p.m.

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