@ButlerSwimming Falls to Saint Louis in Opening Meet of 2023

1/17/2023 2:33:00 PM | By: Ethan Polak

Results

The Butler women's swimming team headed west to compete against Saint Louis in Missouri on Sunday.

Emily Landwehr was recognized by head coach Maurice Stewart as the "Swimmer of the Meet". Teammates Kate Schilling and Alani Hightower-Bend were also honorable mentions.

Landwehr led the way for the Bulldogs finishing on the podium in three different events. She touched the wall in third for 100 Free at 54.71.

In the relays, Landwehr helped her team earn a pair of second-place finishes. Gianna Leffler, Olivia Stotts and Alani Hightower-Bend joined Landwehr in the 200 Med Relay touching the wall at 1:50.38. Kate Schilling replaced Leffler for the 400 Free Relay to help the group finish in 3:38.60.

Butler's young swimmers continued to show promise in the individual races. Schilling won the 200 IM at 2:10.22 along with a fifth-place finish in the 100 Fly at 1:00.66. Hightower-Bend took home the crown in the 50 Free at 24.79.

Caroline Zimner had another impressive meet touching the wall in second for 1000 Free at 10:45.27. She also finished with a pair of third-place finishes in the 200 IM (2:14.27) and 500 Free (5:24.21).

Rounding out the top scorers was Ava McGonigle in the 100 Breastroke at 1:09.68 for a second-place result.

Meet Scores
Butler 61 Saint Louis 160

The Bulldogs will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 21 at IUPUI

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