O'FALLON, Ill. – The McKendree women's swimming and diving team hosted the No. 4-ranked University of Indianapolis in a dual competition this weekend. The Bearcats fell to the Greyhounds 194-104 in the 16-event meet.
 
McKendree saw four first-place finishes in the meet, including a victory in the 1-meter diving as junior Regan Gubera (Jamestown, Ind./Western Boone) took first with a score of 280.35. Gubera finished second in the 3-meter diving contest with a score of 276.23, just 4.4 points shy of the leader from Indianapolis, Mikaela Starr.
 
Freshman Ana Cecilia Carvalho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Colegio Loyola) posted two first-place finishes in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:21.77) and the 200-yard butterfly (2:08.57). Carvalho took second in the 500-yard freestyle at 5:10.10.
 
Rounding out the first-place finishes for the day was freshman Rylee Sitton (Troy, Ill./Triad), posting a time of 2:24.06 in the 200-yard breaststroke.
 
Sophomore Sarah Gormley (Las Cruces, N.M./Las Cruces) recorded a second-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley (2:09.49) just .4 seconds behind first-place finisher Hannah Burke of Indianpolis, while freshman Jocelyn Zgola took second in the 100-yard freestyle (53.26). Freshman Keianna Moss (Nassau, Bahamas/Focus Point Academy) posted a 58.80 in the 200-yard butterfly to earn another second place for the Bearcats.
 
McKendree also finished second in both the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard medley relay.  
 
Below are results for McKendree swimmers for the meet.
 
3-Meter Diving
2. Gubera, 276.23
4. Andrea Menard Cordoba, 239.25
5. Taylor Seibert, 230.70
 
1-Meter Diving
1. Gubera, 280.35
4. Menard Cordoba, 254.36
5. Seibert, 253.28
 
200-Yard Medley Relay
2. McKendree 'A' – 1:48.32 – Alexis Kachin, Grace Credit, Aurora Abbruscato, Abigail Rumpp
5. McKendree 'B' – 1:49.25 – Caitlyn Sligh, Sitton, McKenzie Fazio, Karley Sonnenberg
6. McKendree 'C' – 1:53.33 – Emily Drabick, Presley Hietzmann, Gormley, Olivia Fuller
 
1000-Yard Freestyle
1. Carvalho, 10:21.77
4. Natalia Kralova, 10:45.94
 
200-Yard Freestyle
3. Zgola, 1:55.21
5. Fazio, 1:57.30
6. Kachkin, 2:00.50
 
100-Yard Backstroke
5. Sligh, 1:01.00
 
100-Yard Breaststroke
3. Sitton, 1:07.55
4. Gormley, 1:07.88
5. Credit, 1:07.90
7. Drabick, 1:10.01
8. Hietzmann, 1:11.56
 
200-Yard Butterfly
1. Carvalho, 2:08.57
 
50-Yard Freestyle
3. Rumpp, 24.56
4. Sonnenberg, 24.76
5. Abbruscato, 25.09
7. Fuller, 25.44
 
100-Yard Freestyle
2. Zgola, 53.26
5. Sonnenberg, 54.10
6. Rumpp, 55.36
7. Fuller, 55.91
 
200-Yard Backstroke
5. Sligh, 2:14.58
 
200-Yard Breaststroke
1. Sitton, 2:24.06
4. Credit, 2:31.35
5. Hietzmann, 2:35.47
 
500-Yard Freestyle
2. Carvalho, 5;10.10
5. Payton Kollmorgen, 5:29.13
 
100-Yard Butterfly
2. Moss, 58.80
3. Abbruscato, 59.10
6. Fazio, 59.50
 
200-Yard Individual Medley
2. Gormley, 2:09.49
5. Sitton, 2:18.30
6. Sligh, 2:22.12
7. Heitzmann, 2:22.58
 
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
2. McKendree 'A' – 3:34.83 – Sonnenberg, Zgola, Fazio, Rumpp
3. McKendree 'B' – 3:38.37 – Abbruscato, Kachkin, Kralova, Carvalho
6. McKendree 'C' – 3:47.53 – Fuller, Drabick, Credit, Terrah DeLorimiere
 
The women's swimming and diving team compete again Nov. 5 at Truman State in Kirksville, Mo.