COLUMBUS, Ohio (November 13, 2021) – The third-ranked Denison University women's swimming & diving team dropped a 184-104 decision to the No. 10-ranked team in NCAA Division I, The Ohio State University, on Friday night at the McCorckle Aquatic Pavilion.

The meet was kicked off by the 400 medley relay in which Annalise Cheshire, Devin Javens, Emma Pritchett and Tara Culibrk finished fifth with a time of 3:58.71.

In the first individual event of the meet, the 1000 freestyle, Taryn Wisner was sixth with a time of 10:38.17 and Nikki Barnas was seventh with a time of 10:50.48.

Next was the 200 freestyle in which Alix O'Brien was fifth with a time of 1:54.95.

In the 100 backstroke, Cheshire was sixth with a time of 1:00.63 and Ali Burns was seventh with a time of 1:01.15; and in the 100 breaststroke, Christina Crane was fourth with a time of 1:08.56.

In the 200 butterfly, Pritchett was tied for third with a time of 2:08.36; and in the 50 freestyle, Grace Kadlecik was fifth with a time of 24.72 seconds.

The competition on the diving boards started with the 3-meter dive in which Kerstyn Johnson was sixth with a score of 219.45.

Back in the pool, the 100 freestyle saw Esme Wright finish fourth with a time of 53.86 seconds.

Next was the 200 backstroke in which Wisner finished fourth with a time of 2:10.18.

In the 200 breaststroke, Zoe Barclay (2:29.40) finished first, Savannah Sargent (2:30.24) was second and Olivia Lantry (2:31.49) was third.

In the 500 freestyle, O'Brien (5:06.02) finished first, Culibrk (5:12.00) was second and Tara Witkowski (5:16.59) was third.

In the 100 butterfly, Amber Croonquist (59.18 seconds) finished first, Crane (1:00.56) was second and Maja Palmroos (1:01.48) was third.

In the second diving competition, the 1-meter dive, Johnson was again in sixth place, this time with a score of 209.55

In the final individual event of the meet, the 200 IM, Maria Mrosko (2:14.15) was second, Sargent (2:17.03) was third and Javens (2:17.19) was fourth.

Denison closed out the meet with the 400 freestyle relay in which Culibrk, Avery Vogen, Croonquist and Kadlecik were first with a time of 3:38.15 while Wisner, Annie Pfeufer, Crane and O'Brien were second with a time of 3:38.96.

Next up will be the Denison Invitational, featuring six sessions over three days (Dec. 2-4) inside the Trumbull Aquatics Center.

Final Results