No. 15 Women’s Swim/Dive Wins MIAA Invite

The 15th-ranked Hope College women's swimming and diving team posted three first-place performances en route to winning the MIAA Invite on Saturday at the Holland Aquatic Center.

The Flying Dutch scored 825.5 points over 13 events, finishing ahead of No. 19 Calvin University (704), Kalamazoo College (207.5), Albion College (203), and Alma College (187).

Junior swimmer Emme D'Errico, sophomore diver Grace Dawson and freshman swimmer Callie Marks all took first in events. Hope also recorded four runner-up efforts.

In the 100-yard butterfly, D'Errico (Farmington Hills, Michigan / Michigan) clocked her fastest swim of the season at 58.74 seconds. She topped runner-up Grace Schutter of Calvin by 0.7.

In the 1,000 freestyle, Marks (Boulder, Colorado / Fairview) finished nearly 11 seconds ahead of the field by posting a time of 10:46.46.

In 3-meter diving, Dawson (Jackson, Michigan / Western) recorded a season-best, six-dive total of 260.95 points — 12.05 points ahead of runner-up Wen Wadsworth-Curcuru.

Dawson also placed runner-up in 3-meter diving, scoring 217.90 points. Wadsworth-Curcuru took first (229.75 points).

In the 400 individual medley, freshman Layla Unstead (Jenison, Michigan / Michigan) swam a runner-up time of 4:44.40. Calvin's Zoe Poe won in 4:41.32.

In the 100 backstroke, senior Avery Bills (Traverse City, Michigan / Traverse City Central) finished in second place after touching the wall at 1:01.14. Calvin's Emma Merkel took first at 56.96.

Hope's 400 freestyle also was runner-up. Freshman Peyston Ostertag (Chesterton, Indiana / Chesterton), Umstead, Marks and senior Madeline McGee (Ionia, Michigan / Ionia) recorded a time of 3:41.56. Calvin won at 30.93.

The Flying Dutch next compete on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 30-31, at the Kalamazoo College Invite that also includes Lake Forest College.

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Players Mentioned

Avery Bills: Senior; Elementary Educaiton : PreK-3

Emme D'Errico: Junior; Psychology

Grace Dawson: Sophomore

Madeline McGee: Senior; Exercise Science

Callie Marks: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Avery Bills
: Senior; Elementary Educaiton : PreK-3

Emme D'Errico
: Junior; Psychology

Grace Dawson
: Sophomore

Madeline McGee
: Senior; Exercise Science

Callie Marks
: Freshman