Glasser, Gerhart Combine to Win Five Individual Events

CHESTER, PA - Junior Rachel Glasser (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) and senior Kathy Gerhart (Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville Area) combined to win five individual events as visiting Washington College defeated host Widener University, 119-81, in non-conference women's swimming this afternoon in Chester, PA. The Shorewomen improved ton 4-2 with the win, while the Pride slipped to 1-5 with the loss.

Glasser won the 400 individual medley in a Washington College season-best time of 4:44.03 to become the Shorewomen's third-fastest swimmer ever in the event. She also won the 100 butterfly in 59.57 and the 500 freestyle in 5:16.93. Gerhart took the 200 freestyle in 2:02.91 and the 100 freestyle in 54.72.

Freshman Sarah Sykes (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley-Demarest) won the 1000 freestyle in 11:27.32 and was second in the 500 freestyle in 5:35.40. Freshman Melanie Craig (Newtown, PA/Council Rock) captured first place in the 100 breaststroke in 1:13.31. Washington also won the 200 medley relay as senior Amy Smith (Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville Area), Craig, Gerhart, and sophomore Mary Stroman (Bala Cynwyd, PA) completed the race in 1:55.59.

Freshman Darcy Zink (Baltimore, MD/Towson) placed second in both the 200 freestyle (2:07.70) and the 100 backstroke (1:05.87), while Stroman was second in the 50 freestyle (26.47), freshman Alix Batesko (Mountain Lakes, NJ/Mountain Lakes) placed second in the 100 butterfly (1:04.42), and freshman Emma Jackovitz (Bel Air, MD/Bel Air) finished second in the 1000 freestyle (11.53.23).