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Stephens Secures Gold on Final Day of 2024 MAC Championships

Women's Swimming

Stephens Secures Gold on Final Day of 2024 MAC Championships

YORK, Pa. – The Arcadia University women's swim team finished fourth overall at the 2024 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championship Meet with 977 points.
 
The Knights earned two individual medals and one relay medal. They also recorded eight personal best times in Sunday night's session.
 
DAY 4 RESULTS
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Julia Stephens earned the Knights first gold medal in the 100-yd freestyle with a personal best time of 53.33. She dropped .32 seconds from the 2021 MAC Championship for this new best time.

- The 400-yd freestyle relay squad of Grace Brooks, Hannah Daniels, Stephens and Mikayla Scardino earned silver with a time of 3:37.97.

- Scardino also placed third in the 100-yd freestyle with a time of 54.02.

- Ava Despeaux earned a spot on the podium with a sixth-place finish in the 200-yd breaststroke (2:31.66).

- Brooks finished eighth in the 200-yd backstroke with a time of 2:19.86.

- Rylie Pellegrino earned herself a lifetime best in the 1650-yd freestyle by 23.79 seconds (19:58.14).

- Brooke Boyd recorded a personal record time of 55.17 in the 100-yd freestyle dropping 1.57 seconds from last season's MACs.

- Gigi Brown cut .30 seconds off of her 100-yd freestyle time for a new personal best time of 56.29 seconds.

- Madelyn Meyer recorded a personal record time of 2:23.04 in the 200-yd backstroke. She dropped 1.73 seconds for this new best time.

- Juliane Heller dropped .58 seconds in the 200-yd breaststroke for a new best time of 2:37.29.

- Erin Dunphy swam the 200-yd breaststroke in 2:45.35, cutting 3.88 seconds off of her previous best time.

- Emma Kury also earned a lifetime best in the 200-yd breaststroke by .57 seconds with a time of 2:49.85.
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Players Mentioned

Brooke Boyd

Brooke Boyd

Fly/Sprint
5' 6"
Sophomore
Grace Brooks

Grace Brooks

Sprint/Back
5' 10"
Senior
Gigi Brown

Gigi Brown

Free
5' 5"
Junior
Hannah Daniels

Hannah Daniels

Sprint/Back
5' 9"
Senior
Erin Dunphy

Erin Dunphy

Breast
5' 4"
Fifth Year
Juliane Heller

Juliane Heller

Breaststroke
5' 5"
Sophomore
Emma Kury

Emma Kury

IM/Breast
5' 6"
Junior
Madelyn Meyer

Madelyn Meyer

Backstroke
5' 3"
Junior
Mikayla  Scardino

Mikayla Scardino

Sprint
5' 10"
Sophomore
Julia Stephens

Julia Stephens

Back/Free
5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Brooke Boyd

Brooke Boyd

5' 6"
Sophomore
Fly/Sprint
Grace Brooks

Grace Brooks

5' 10"
Senior
Sprint/Back
Gigi Brown

Gigi Brown

5' 5"
Junior
Free
Hannah Daniels

Hannah Daniels

5' 9"
Senior
Sprint/Back
Erin Dunphy

Erin Dunphy

5' 4"
Fifth Year
Breast
Juliane Heller

Juliane Heller

5' 5"
Sophomore
Breaststroke
Emma Kury

Emma Kury

5' 6"
Junior
IM/Breast
Madelyn Meyer

Madelyn Meyer

5' 3"
Junior
Backstroke
Mikayla  Scardino

Mikayla Scardino

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sprint
Julia Stephens

Julia Stephens

5' 5"
Senior
Back/Free