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Swimming Jacob Skipper, Associate Sports Information Director

Abby Jones Wins 200 Back to Finish Weekend at Nike Invitational

The William & Mary women's swimming team wrapped up action at the Janis Hape Dowd Nike Invitational on Sunday night, winning one of its three events and also earning yet another personal-best.  For the week, the Tribe totaled nine personal-best marks.

- Senior Abby Jones (Manakin-Sabot, Va.) finished her weekend with the team's first win, timing 2:04.97 to take gold in the 200 back.  Sophomore Tess Ruona (Medford, N.J.) was fourth overall in 2:11.97.

- In the 100 free, senior Nina Lesser (Centerport, N.Y.) took fifth overall in 53.77 seconds, just ahead of her classmate Emily Schroeder (West Windsor, N.J.) who was sixth overall in 54.22 seconds.  Junior Emma Herold (Kohler, Wisc.) touched the wall in 55.13 seconds, finishing in eighth place.

- Finishing out the night was the 200 fly, where freshman Rebecca Rogers (Richmond, Va.) swam a lifetime-best by nearly two seconds, stopping the clock in 2:02.07 for third place overall.  That lifted her all the way up to fifth in school history.  Junior Yuka Kuwahara (Ashburn, Va.) was just behind her own PB pace from this morning, and finished fourth overall in 2:02.92.

Next up for William & Mary is the Colonial Athletic Association Championships, which returns to the Christiansburg (Va.) Aquatics Center from Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 20-23.  The Tribe finished second last year, and will be aiming to win its third conference title in the last four seasons.
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Players Mentioned

Emma Herold

Emma Herold

Free
5' 8"
Junior
Abby Jones

Abby Jones

Back/IM
5' 9"
Senior
Yuka Kuwahara

Yuka Kuwahara

Breast/Fly
5' 2"
Junior
Nina Lesser

Nina Lesser

Free
5' 2"
Senior
Tess Ruona

Tess Ruona

Free/Back
5' 6"
Sophomore
Emily Schroeder

Emily Schroeder

Free
5' 9"
Senior
Rebecca Rogers

Rebecca Rogers

Fly/IM
5' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Emma Herold

Emma Herold

5' 8"
Junior
Free
Abby Jones

Abby Jones

5' 9"
Senior
Back/IM
Yuka Kuwahara

Yuka Kuwahara

5' 2"
Junior
Breast/Fly
Nina Lesser

Nina Lesser

5' 2"
Senior
Free
Tess Ruona

Tess Ruona

5' 6"
Sophomore
Free/Back
Emily Schroeder

Emily Schroeder

5' 9"
Senior
Free
Rebecca Rogers

Rebecca Rogers

5' 1"
Freshman
Fly/IM