Gophers Hold Down 9th Place After Opening Session

RICHMOND, Va. — Goucher scored 31 points during today's opening session of the Yellow Jacket Invitational, which puts head coach Thomas Till's Gophers in ninth place in the team scoring heading into the final two sessions on Saturday.

In the first event of the day, the Gophers earned 18 points with a ninth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Ila Jackson (Columbia, Md./homeschooled), Kyanna Cadwallader (Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville), Molly Brenton (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Twp.), and Lizzy Hannifin (Denver, Colo./East) posted a time of 1:43.09.

Two of the swimmers from that relay unit also secured points in the 50 free: Jackson earned nine points for placing ninth (:25.57), while Hannifin placed 15th (:25.90), adding three points to the team total.

Alexis Regopoulos (Fitchburg, Mass./North Middlesex Regional) added a point for the Gophers by finishing with a time of 5:21.00 in the 500 free, good for 16th place.