ABOUT THE MEET

• After enjoying the holidays, the Millersville swimming team is back in Anttonen Natatorium for a packed weekend of competition after nearly a month away from the pool. The Marauders host back-to-back duals, facing off against the Arcadia Knights on Friday and the Franklin and Marshall Diplomats on Saturday. 
   

SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS 

• Millersville began its season on Oct.11 at the PSAC Fall Invitational and Sprint Frenzy. The Marauders took third overall in the invitational and sixth in the Frenzy. Since then, the Marauders are 2-2 in duals with wins at Kutztown and Lock Haven. the win over Lock Haven was particularly convincing, 203.5-58.5. 
• Just before the winter recess, the Marauders competed at the Franklin and Marshall Invitational where they finished eighth with six top-10 performances from Izabella Wreski and a school record in the 400-yard medley relay. 
• Senior Jordan Plempel finished first in four events in the dual against Lock Haven and has also earned PSAC cut times in multiple events this season. She ranks second in the PSAC in the 400-yard individual medley, posting a 4:35.64 on Nov. 23. She is third in the 100 IM with a 1:01.99 on Oct. 11. She is also sixth in the 200 after a 2:09.51 on Nov. 22. 
• Mackenzie Yosko has had her share of early-season success, and her 2:11.99 at the F&M Invitational was .41 off the school record. Jewels Hepner posted top-four times in all three freestyle sprints during the 2024 calendar year and is just .04 off the school record in the 100. Claire Weaver has set PR times in the 50-yard and 100-yard butterfly. Weaver and Wreski both own top-10 times by PSAC swimmers in the 500-yard freestyle. Jane McClelland ranks 12th in the 500, eighth in the 1,000 and sixth in the 1,650. Leah Eckert is among the top breaststroke swimmers in the PSAC, ranking fourth in the 100 and fifth in the 200.  
• The Franklin and Marshall Invitational was a top meet for the Marauders as 17 new additions were made to the all-time top 10 leaderboard. 
   

SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS 

• The Arcadia Knights have had a slow start to their season that began on Oct. 12 against York College. Since their opening weekend, the team has fallen to 0-5 in duals.
• The Knights' most recent meet came on Dec. 7 against Kean University. Despite the loss, the team had some standout moments. Brooke Boyd had a strong performance for the Knights in the 200 free. Mikayla Scardino placed fourth in the 50 free. And the 200 free relay team took third place overall.
   

SCOUTING THE DIPLOMATS 

• The Diplomats had a strong start to their 2024-25 season, opening with three consecutive victories against Dickinson, Ursinus, and Washington College. The team fell short with losses to Gettysburg and Mary Washington. To finish out the year, the Diplomats took home a 181-61 victory over McDaniel. 
• This will be just the second time this season that the Diplomats compete on the road.