Dartmouth Fights Against Harvard and Cornell

Saturday, November 13

Ithaca, N.Y.

11:00 AM

Dartmouth College

143

155

Cornell

Kenna Van Steyn swimming against Yale and Penn

Senior Kenna Van Steyn

Photo by: Tom Weishaar

11/13/2021 8:30:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Women's swimming and diving beat one team or another in nine events

By: Charlotte Brackett

HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth women's swimming and diving team fought hard in its losses to Harvard (192-107) and Cornell (155-143) in Ithaca on Saturday.

"It was a big day for the Big Green," head coach Jesse Moore said. "Our women and men swam and dove a series of personal-best performances while winning multiple events! Alyssa qualified for the NCAA Zone Championship meet as a freshman, and our men's team won their first Ivy League meet in 10 years. I'm so proud of our teams' work ethics, grit and support for each other. Today was a special day for our program as a beautiful culmination of their work so far."

Highlights
· Mary Howley won the 100 back against both teams with a time of 57.82, winning by just seven one-hundredths of a second. She was also second against Cornell in the 200 back (2:05.64).
· In the 100 breast, Kenna Van Steyn was first against Cornell and second to Harvard (1:07.61), while Emma Dantas was third vs. the Big Red (1:10.18). Van Steyn came in second place to the Big Red in the 200 breast (2:29.43).
· Mia Leko beat both teams in both the 200 fly (2:01.95) and the 100 fly (55.77).
· On the 1-meter diving board, Alyssa Palacios was third against Harvard and first to Cornell (267.25), becoming the first Big Green diver to qualify for the Zone Championship this season.
· The 200 medley relay – made up completely of seniors, Connie Zhang, Van Steyn, Zoe Wortzman and Ashley Post – placed first over Cornell (1:47.99) and was third to both Harvard's A and B relays.
· In the 200 free, Post was first over Cornell and second vs. Harvard (1:52.97). Sophie Weiner had a lifetime best for the second weekend in a row, placing third against the Big Red (1:54.59).
· Post and Wortzman went 1-2 against the Crimson and 2-3 against the Big Red in the 100 free with times of 52.14 and 52.62, respectively.
· To end, the 400 free relay composed of Wiener, Wortzman, Post and Leko was first to Cornell and second to Harvard (3:29.56)

Next up for Dartmouth will be the U.S. Open in Greensboro, North Carolina, from Dec. 1-4.