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Thompson, Walkinshaw Lead Women in Finale at Dickinson

CARLISLE, Pa. - Junior Amanda Thompson and sophomore Jane Walkinshaw led the McDaniel College women's swimming team as it closed out the regular season with a dual meet at Dickinson on Saturday.

In their final meet before the Centennial Conference Swimming Championships, the Green Terror (3-10, 0-7 CC) fell to the Red Devils, 161-61.

Thompson posted two first-place finishes in the 500-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke while placing second in the 200-yard individual medley. She touched the wall first in the 500 free with a time of 5:38.49 and won the 100 back in a season-best time of 1:07.20. She also posted a season-best time of 2:26.18 in the 200 IM.

Walkinshaw had two second-place finishes in the 100 and 200-yard freestyle. She clocked in at 1:01.95 in the 100 free before claiming a season-best in the 200 free in 2:15.40.

Sophomore Mackenzie Skelton also earned a runner-up finish, placing second in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:58.69. She finished third in the 100-yard butterfly with a season-best time of 1:15.15 which was just one hundredth of a second faster than freshman Reagan Farris who claimed fourth in 1:15.16.

Walkinshaw, Farris, Skelton and junior Jolie Gray teamed up to place second in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 2:00.95. Individually, Gray finished fourth in the 100 free in a time of 1:12.84.

Junior Tori McArthur was the fourth person to record a season-best on Saturday as she finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke in 3:03.91. She also touched third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:29.24.

The team of Thompson, McArthur, Walkinshaw and Farris came in fourth in the 200-yard medley relay, posting a time of 2:12.77.

McDaniel will now have over two weeks to prepare for the 2024 Centennial Conference Swimming Championships that will be hosted by Gettysburg beginning on Thursday, Feb. 22.
 
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Players Mentioned

Amanda Thompson

Amanda Thompson

IM
5' 4"
Sophomore
Mackenzie Skelton

Mackenzie Skelton

Free
5' 2"
First Year
Jane Walkinshaw

Jane Walkinshaw

Free/Back
5' 11"
First Year
Tori McArthur

Tori McArthur

Free/Back/Fly
5' 4"
Sophomore
Reagan Farris

Reagan Farris

Free/Fly
5' 7"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Amanda Thompson

Amanda Thompson

5' 4"
Sophomore
IM
Mackenzie Skelton

Mackenzie Skelton

5' 2"
First Year
Free
Jane Walkinshaw

Jane Walkinshaw

5' 11"
First Year
Free/Back
Tori McArthur

Tori McArthur

5' 4"
Sophomore
Free/Back/Fly
Reagan Farris

Reagan Farris

5' 7"
First Year
Free/Fly