EMMITSBURG, Md. – VMI Women's Swimming & Diving had plenty of positives to look back on in a hard-fought loss to Mount St. Mary's at ARCC Swimming Pool on Saturday.
 
Despite the 164-129 defeat, the Keydets had five first-place finishers and nine short-course meter records snapped.
 
Kicking off the evening was sophomore Isabelle Haer, who took first in the one-meter dive with a score of 198.65. Sophomore Ollie Hobbs (171.30) and freshman Caitlin Bernard (151.20) followed in second and third place, respectively.
 
Sophomore Mackenzie Byrne shattered a pair of short-course meter records, taking first place in the 100 Free (1:01.09) and second place in the 50 Free (27.73). Also breaking two records was freshman Lacy Delzell, who claimed first in the 200 Back (2:24.19) and second in the 100 Back (1:07.49).
 
Freshman Avery Shuping scored first in the 800 Free (9:52.09), breaking the short-course record, with freshman Carissa Witte earning second in the 200 Fly (2:29.15) to capture another record. Witte would later snag first place in the 100 Fly (1:07.59).
 
In the relays, VMI had a pair of relay squads earn second place and break a short-course record, including the 200 Free Relay team of Byrne, Delzell, Noelle Tong, and Valeria Paulson (1:51.09) and the 200 Medley Relay team of Delzell, Byrne, Witte, and Parker Belle Fogle (2:04.16).
 
Next Up
The Keydets host Davidson for their home opener on Saturday, October 25, at Goodall Pool in VMI Aquatic Center.
 
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