Kenworthy and Schick each earned 18th place finishes as the Vermont Catamounts women’s swimming and diving team competed at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship in Ocala, Florida, according to a March 14 announcement.
The event brought together top collegiate swimmers from across the country, providing an opportunity for athletes to compete on a national stage. The Catamounts were represented by four student-athletes during the competition.
Head Coach Gerry Cournoyer said, “I was really pleased to see how well our student-athletes competed and represented Vermont on the national stage this weekend in Florida.”
The Catamounts began their meet on Thursday with a 31st place finish in the 200 Free Relay. The relay team of Schick, Kenworthy, Sarah Dexter, and Jess Drozdowski finished with a time of 1:39.19. In individual events, Schick placed 30th overall in the 50 Backstroke preliminaries with a time of 25.81 seconds. On Friday, she finished 26th in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 55.26 seconds.
On Saturday, Schick set a new varsity record for the third time this season during the preliminaries of the 200 Backstroke with a time of 1:58.68 and went on to finish 18th in the finals at 2:00.20. Kenworthy also achieved an individual milestone by placing 18th in the 1650 Freestyle with a personal best time of 16:52.98.
Looking ahead, members of the team will compete at the Aquatics GB Championships scheduled for April 14-19 at London Aquatics Center.
