WAUKESHA, Wis. – The Carroll University women's swimming & diving team hosted UW-Oshkosh Saturday afternoon at Van Male Natatorium, turning in several strong individual and relay performances. Despite the effort, the Pioneers fell to the Titans by a final score of 141-53.
Natalie Oldenburg highlighted the afternoon for Carroll, earning a second-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:23.32. Oldenburg also played a key role in two of Carroll's relay performances, helping the Pioneers secure second place in the 400-yard freestyle relay and third place in the 200-yard medley relay.
Ella Foster added another runner-up finish for the Pioneers in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:45.13. Foster also competed in the 400-yard individual medley, finishing fourth overall with a time of 5:17.01.
In the distance freestyle events, Kendal Richard led Carroll with a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, recording a time of 5:55.15. Carigan Tabor followed in third place with a time of 6:06.66, while also securing third place in the 1650-yard freestyle (20:30.58). Addison Wherley added a fifth-place finish in the 1650-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 21:51.02.
Mia Petersen contributed a third-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:47.78, while Kenley Jacobs placed fourth in the 200-yard backstroke (2:32.20).
Carroll's relay teams also delivered solid performances throughout the meet. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Oldenburg, Richard, Kelly Gordon, and Alexandria Ostopowicz earned second place with a time of 4:01.85. Earlier in the afternoon, Oldenburg, Foster, Petersen, and Ostopowicz combined for a third-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, clocking a time of 2:04.98.
The Pioneers will return to the pool on Saturday, November 7, when they travel to Decatur, Ill., to take on CCIW opponent Millikin University. Competition is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.