
Relays highlight Pioneer Classic appearance
GRINNELL, IOWA – Morningside’s women found a rhythm at this year’s Pioneer Classic, hosted by Grinnell College.
GRINNELL, IOWA – Morningside's women found a rhythm at this year's Pioneer Classic, hosted by Grinnell College.
A third-place finish was the high point of the Mustangs' day, as the combination of Alice Mahoney, Kaylee Barlow, Olivia Ramaeker, and Lily Schwickerath reached the podium for the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 2:03.42.
Schwickerath, Olivia Ramaeker, Barlow, and Haley Snawerdt took fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:49.86. Snawerdt, Schwickerath, Delaney Biesecker and Ramaeker also took fourth in the 800-yard freestyle relay.
Individually, Mahoney was the highest finisher when she took fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 1:11.54. Barlow was behind in 10th in 1:16.50.
Mahoney also turned in a top-10 finish in the 100-yard backstroke, where she placed seventh in 1:06.42.
The Mustangs next outing comes after the calendar turns to 2025, when they host Minnesota-Morris in the Hindman-Hobbs Center's season finale on January 18.