Four Event Victories Highlights Women’s Swim and Dive in Final Ivy Road Trip of Season Against Yale
NEW HAVEN, Conn — It was a strong final regular season conference road meet of the season for Cornell Women’s Swimming and Diving, as it earned four event victories and 11 podium finishes in a 199-101 loss to the Yale Bulldogs on Tuesday from Kiphuth Exhibition Pool.
Senior Anna Gruvberger was the star in the pool for the Big Red, as the Hinsdale, Ill. native grabbed two of Cornell’s four victories. Gruvberger’s first gold came in the 50-Freestyle, as she touched the wall at a time of 23.42 as part of a 1-2 finish with teammate Priscilla Wongso, who earned second at 23.60. It was the only event that the Big Red earned the top two positions.
Gruvberger’s winning ways transferred over to the 100-Butterfly, as she earned the top spot with a time of 54.19. Her time was less than two seconds ahead of fellow senior Emilie Boisrenoult, who earned bronze in the event at 55.49. Boisrenoult also grabbed the final solo win on the day for the Big Red, swimming a 50.38 to take the 100-Freestyle title.
And like all season, Cornell’s relay teams put forward a solid effort, earning podium spots in both events. The Big Red opened Tuesday’s action with a runner-up spot in the 200-Medley, as Ming Xu, Amy Wu, Boisrenoult, and Wongso put together a 1:41.61, just under two seconds behind Yale’s B-team. Cornell also earned two of the top three spots in the 400-Freestyle relay. Wongso, Boisrenoult, Kate Li, and Gruvberger shaved 0.13 seconds off their seeded time to finish just under two seconds ahead of Yale’s A-team with a 3:22.70 to grab the top spot, while Joelle Ohr swam a strong anchor to help the quartet of Chloe Addiego, Victoria Zhang, Jungmin Yoon, and Ohr finish third in the event (3:28.41).
Other top performers on the day included a second-place finish from Marie Williams in the 200-Backstroke (2:01.79) and a 2-3 showing in the 100-Backstroke from Xu and Williams, with just .06 separating the two athletes.
With Tuesday’s loss, Cornell will have to wait until next season to seek its first head-to-head win over the Bulldogs since an 87-52 decision on Jan. 27, 1989.
UP NEXT
Cornell will return to Teagle Pool for the final time this season when it hosts the Brown Bears on Friday, Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. It will also be a celebration for Emilie Boisrenoult, Anna Gruvberger, Joelle Ohr, Angelica Sih, Olivia Sutter, Marie Williams, Priscilla Wongso, and Amy Wu, as each will be recognized for senior day.
