Tartans Host Western PA Invite

(PiTTSBURGH, Pa) – The Carnegie Mellon University women's swimming and diving team hosted the Western PA Invitational on Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1. The Tartans placed second overall with 38 points in a field of five teams from Chatham University, Duquesne University, Grove City College, Saint Francis University, and Saint Vincent College.

Top Results

• Junior Savannah Xu won the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:07.40. Junior Audrey Soetanto finished third in 2:10.28.
• Xu also placed second in the 200-backstroke with a time of 2:04.88 and third in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.84.
• Junior Audrey Lambert placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.08.
• Freshman Natalia Evans-Gibson won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:06.31.
• The 400-yard medley relay team of Xu, sophomore Elizabeth Shaffer, Soetanto, and freshman Janna Lu earned third with a time of 5:55.83.
• Freshman Alexandra Scharpf swam the 400-yard IM in 4:38.60, placing second.
• The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Xu, junior Grace Malinger, Soetanto, and Lu finished third in 40.53.
• Senior Kyndall Tatum placed sixth on the 1-meter springboard with 228.75 points after six dives and seventh on the 3-meter spingboard with 239.60 points.

Up Next

The Tartans will travel to Emory University for University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships beginning on Wednesday, February 12 at 10:00 a.m.