Skip To Main Content

Midway University

Josie and Sammy back to back with finger guns
Josie Briner and Sammy Friel combined for seven total wins as Midway won all 12 events in a season-opening dual at Pikeville Saturday.

Women's Swimming and Diving

Clean sweep! Women's swim team goes 12-for-12 to crush UPike in opener

PIKEVILLE, Ky. - The season began about as well as it possibly could have for the Midway women's swim team, which won all 12 events in a 132-22 win in a road dual against Pikeville.

Five Eagles won multiple events, none more than Sammy Friel, who won two individual races and two relays.

Friel swam a 2:12.29 in the 200-yard freestyle and a 1:04.96 in the 100 butterfly.

She also teamed with Madison RicheyKatie Heath and Isabel Flores to win the 200 medley relay in 2:03.81; then won the 200 free relay in 1:48.04 with Kaelynn Martin, Richey and Josie Briner.

Briner, who became the first Eagle to reach the finals of the NAIA Championships a season ago, opened her new season with great success as well, with wins in the 100 free (58.70) and the 200 individual medley (2:31.75).

Katie Heath earned herself two wins, taking the 100 breaststroke in 1:16.49 and the 200 breaststroke in 2:44.26

Richey and Martin solo wins as well. Richey swam the 200 backstroke in 2:29.50 with Martin taking the 100 back in 1:05.18.

Other winners for Midway were Liz Pare in the 50 free (26.50) and Autumn Young in the 500 free (6:34.19).

The Eagles will host Indiana Wesleyan and Lindsey Wilson at Falling Springs in Versailles at 1 p.m. next Saturday.

Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Josie Briner

Josie Briner

Sophomore
Isabel Flores

Isabel Flores

Senior
Sammy Friel

Sammy Friel

Senior
Katie Heath

Katie Heath

Senior
Kaelynn Martin

Kaelynn Martin

Freshman
Liz Pare

Liz Pare

Senior
Madison Richey

Madison Richey

Senior
Autumn Young

Autumn Young

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Josie Briner

Josie Briner

Sophomore
Isabel Flores

Isabel Flores

Senior
Sammy Friel

Sammy Friel

Senior
Katie Heath

Katie Heath

Senior
Kaelynn Martin

Kaelynn Martin

Freshman
Liz Pare

Liz Pare

Senior
Madison Richey

Madison Richey

Senior
Autumn Young

Autumn Young

Sophomore