Porcellio, Perry, 800 Free Relay Post Victories as Bison Women's Swimming and Diving Moves Into First Place at Bucknell Invitational

Lauren Perry Sets School Record in 200 Free

Lauren Perry

Nov. 17, 2012

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LEWISBURG, Pa. -Lauren Perry set a school record in the 200-yard freestyle and collected one of three victories for the Bison on the second day of the Bucknell Invitational Saturday at Kinney Natatorium. Thanks to the strong performances, the Bison moved past Delaware and into first place in the team standings with just one day to go in the weekend meet.

Perry broke the school record in the 200 free that had been held by Megan Mongan since 2009 in the morning prelims and then beat her own new standard in the finals when she touched the wall in 1 minute, 51.34 seconds, shaving .45 off her earlier record. Perry, who finished fifth in the 50 free on Friday, won the 200 free by 2.72 seconds over runner-up Laura Askin of Delaware. Perry was also part of a pair of relays that set new program top-10 times on Saturday.

Elizabeth Porcellio joined Perry in the winner's circle as she claimed first in the 400 IM to go along with a fifth-place showing in the 200 free. Porcellio's finals time of 4:25.08 was a personal best and moved her up to third in program history, one spot ahead of teammate Stephanie Koziol. Porcellio had been ranked fourth on that list entering the weekend.

Perry, Koziol and Porcellio teamed up with Kelly Pontecorvo to put together a strong performance in the 800 free relay. The foursome won the race and posted the No. 2 time in program history in the event. It is the lone relay time that has not fallen during head coach Dan Schinnerer's seven years at the helm of the Bison and the group was just .33 seconds off the record that has stood since the 2003 Patriot League Championships.

Emma Levendoski, who was part of the 200 medley relay that posted the No. 10 time in program history, finished second in the 100 back on Saturday and her time of 56.14 places her second on the school's records list behind only former Patriot League Champion Courtney Warren.

Kristen Purdy (11th in 100 fly) and Emily Norton (5th in 100 breast) were Bucknell's top finishers in the other events contested on Saturday.

The Bucknell Invitational will wrap up Sunday at Kinney Natatorium. Prelims are scheduled for 10 a.m., while the finals will commence at 5 p.m.

Team Scores
1. Bucknell - 886
2. Delaware - 878
3. La Salle - 708.5
4. Georgetown - 655
5. Fordham - 563
6. Binghamton - 468.5
7. Yale - 106

New Top-10 Marks
200 medley relay (10. Levendoski, Oxley, Henderson, Perry - 1:46.81)
800 free relay (2. Pontecorvo, Perry, Koziol, Porcellio - 7:35.58)
400 IM (3. Elizabeth Porcellio - 4:25.08)
200 free (1. Lauren Perry - 1:51.34)
100 back (2. Emma Levendoski - 56.14)
100 breast (5. Emily Norton - 1:05.50)

Bucknell Results
Leanne Archer
200 free prelims - 32nd, 1:59.54

Melissa Besman
400 IM prelims - 5th, 4:33.38
400 IM finals - 8th, 4:34.28

Rachel Brekovsky
100 fly prelims - 37th, 1:01.80
100 back prelims - 15th, 59.44
100 back finals - 15th, 59.66

Jennifer Brennan
100 fly prelims - 23rd, 59.90
100 fly finals - 21st, 59.69
100 back prelims - 5th, 58.08
100 back finals - 5th, 58.35

Gina Gautieri
100 breast prelims - 27th, 1:11.05

Anna Griest
400 IM prelims - 22nd, 4:43.36
400 IM finals - 21st, 4:40.44

Emily Gwynn
100 breast prelims - 20th, 1:09.10
100 breast finals - 20th, 1:08.49

Ashley Henderson
100 fly prelims - 18th, 59.21
100 fly finals - 17th, 58.25
100 back prelims - 8th, 58.75
100 back finals - 8th, 58.54

Stephanie Koziol
400 IM prelims - 15th, 4:37.49
400 IM finals - 10th, 4:32.36

Meg Lattimer
400 IM prelims - 20th, 4:42.16
400 IM finals - 19th, 4:37.97
100 breast prelims - 29th, 1:11.18

Emma Levendoski
100 back prelims - 2nd, 56.92
100 back finals - 2nd, 56.14

Lyndsey Marcheskie
100 fly prelims - 34th, 1:01.58
200 free prelims - 14th, 1:57.09

Alanna Nawrocki
400 IM prelims - 13th, 4:37.31
400 IM finals - 13th, 4:34.27
100 back prelims - 16th, 59.76
100 back finals - 1:00.28

Emily Norton
100 breast prelims - 4th, 1:05.84
100 breast finals - 5th, 1:05.50

Morgan Oxley
100 breast prelims - 9th, 1:07.13
100 breast finals - 9th, 1:06.86

Lauren Perry
200 free prelims - 1st, 1:51.79
200 free finals - 1st, 1:51.34

Kelly Pontecorvo
200 free prelims - 11th, 1:56.44
200 free finals - 11th, 1:55.36

Elizabeth Porcellio
400 IM prelims - 1st, 4:27.86
400 IM finals - 1st, 4:25.08
200 free prelims - 5th, 1:55.81
200 free finals - 5th, 1:54.48

Kristen Purdy
400 IM prelims - 11th, 4:35.38
400 IM finals - 15th, 4:35.65
100 fly prelims - 16th, 59.16
100 fly finals - 11th, 58.31

Alyssa Rollando
100 fly prelims - 41st, 1:02.71
100 breast prelims - 31st, 1:12.36

Sydney Schroeder
100 fly prelims - 25th, 59.95
100 back prelims - 17th, 59.84
100 back finals - 18th, 59.43

Jackie Shroyer
200 free prelims - 17th, 1:57.61
200 free finals - 19th, 1:57.55
100 back prelims - 28th, 1:01.43

Marisa Taddeo
100 back prelims - 10th, 59.03
100 back finals - 12th, 59.19

Kaitlyn Utkewicz
100 fly prelims - 19th, 59.42
100 fly finals - 22nd, 59.93

200 medley relay
Levendoski, Oxley, Henderson, Perry - 2nd, 1:46.81
Brennan, Norton, Utkewicz, Marcheskie - 7th, 1:48.68
Taddeo, Gwynn, Schroeder, Rollando - t-15th, 1:52.87

800 free relay
Pontecorvo, Perry, Koziol, Porcellio - 1st, 7:35.58
Nawrocki, Besman, Archer, Marcheskie - 7th, 7:51.13