ELSAH, ILL. -- On Saturday, November 13th the Principia College Panthers welcomed the Lynxs of Lincoln College to their home pool and turned in some great swims. The Lynxs, having a bigger team, took the win 149 to 39. However, the score didn't reflect that the team performed amazingly well, and left the pool with multiple lifetime and season best times.

The Lady Panthers started off well in the first event of the meet - the 200 medley relay. Laura Perry (SO), Joanna Patzwald (FR), Mak Thompson (SO), and Kendall McMurray (FR) led the way with a 2nd place in a time of 2:20.12. Jenna Mehlenbacher (SO) swam a 2:07.74 in the 200 Free, earning first place and a seasonal best by shaving five seconds off her previous time! Thompson also swam the 200 Free earning fourth place with a life time best time of 2:21.70. Captain Kelsey Meidell (SR) also swam a life time best but in the 50 free with a time of 28.36.

Meghan Vivian (FR) did well in the 50 Free, swimming to a 5th place finish and a seasonal best time of 29.00. The Principia women also did very well in the 100 Free with Patzwald placing 3rd with a time of 1:01.15 and three seasonal bests by Thompson (1:02.72), Vivian (1:04.77), and Perry (1:18.09). Catherine Joyner (SO) received 2nd place in the 200 Back with a time of 3:09.33. With a life time and seasonal best time, Mehlenbacher did well again in the 500 free with the time of 5:54.09. The women ended the day with a 2nd place in the 400 free relay. It was swum by Joyner, Vivian, Meidell, and Mehlenbacher in a time of 4:30.12.

With a lot of seasonal best and some life time best times, the Principia College women did well against Lincoln. While losing to them in points, the Lady Panthers left the pool knowing that they gave it everything they had.

Our next meet will be the Grinnell College Pioneer Classic in Grinnell, Iowa on December 3rd and 4th. It is going to be a blast!