Wheaton synchro places third overall in season opener

February 9, 2002

SCHENECTADY, NY- The Wheaton College synchronized swimming team opened their 2002 season at Union College Saturday afternoon, as the Lyons placed third overall in a four-team meet.

Wheaton finished with 89.5 points, just a point and a half off the second-place total of Keuka College. Canisius College earned top honors with 120 points, while the University of Richmond placed fourth with 88 points.

In the team competition, the Blue & White finished with a respectable third place standing, as Wheaton was behind the top two squads from Canisius. However, the Lyons were able to get the early upper hand on Keuka and Richmond. Highlighting the meet for Wheaton came from sophomore Beth Percy (St. Louis, MO/Parkway West).

Percy posted an outstanding top mark among all competitors in the solo routine and then paired up with fellow St. Louis native, junior co-captain Jamie Sallier (St. Louis, MO/Ladue Horton Watkins), in the duet portion of the meet, where the tandem placed fourth overall. In the solo routine, Sallier recorded a fourth-place finish.

Wheaton's other duet team, comprised of junior Emily Padow (Richmond, VA/The Steward School) and freshman Jamie Olken (Rochester, NY/Brighton), placed sixth overall. In the technical elements competition, top performances came from Percy with a fourth-place mark in the A category and Olken with a fifth-place standing in the B category.

In the D category, sophomore Aimee Sears (Norwell, MA/Thayer Academy) led all performances with the top score. Classmates Andrea Barkoukis (Brecksville, OH/Gilmour Academy) and Liana Cardillo (Bedford, NH/West) placed third and fourth, respectively, while first-year Luisa Frontino (Mashpee, MA) rounded out the top five in fifth place.

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