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The Cornell Big Red women’s swimming and diving team's Marie Williams poses for feature photos on media day on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 in the Teagle Pool in Ithaca, New York.
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Women’s Swim & Dive Captures Four Cornell All-Time Top-10 Marks on Final Day of Zippy Invite

12/6/2021 2:30:00 PM

AKRON, Ohio – On the final day of Akron's Zippy Invitational, Allie Danko, Marie Williams, Melissa Parker, and Priscilla Wongso all found themselves on the Cornell women's swimming and diving team's all-time top-10 list, as the Big Red finished the three-day meet strong on Sunday at the Ocasek Natatorium in Akron, Ohio.

The Big Red placed fifth among 10 teams at the meet, accruing a total of 832 points. The host Zips defended its own pool, winning the invitational with 2,005 points. Ivy League foe Penn finished as the runner-up after collecting 1,452 points.

Danko notched a Cornell all-time top-10 mark in the first event of the day, finishing seventh overall in the 1,650 freestyle with the ninth-fastest time in Big Red history (17:04.31).

Williams kept things rolling for Cornell in the 200 backstroke, winning the B Final with a time of 2:01.13 to finish over two seconds ahead of the entire heat and place ninth overall. Williams' time was good for sixth all-time in the Big Red record books. Williams had company in the race, with Angelica Sih clocking in one spot behind Williams to place 10th in 2:03.48.

Parker continued a successful, busy weekend in the 100 freestyle, making the A Final of the event and going on to place eighth in 51.21. Parker's preliminary time of 50.82 not only marked a personal-best, but improves her to seventh all-time in Cornell history. Parker wasn't the only one to crack Cornell's top-10 list in the event, however, as Priscilla Wongso got in on the fun as well. The sophomore finished 13th overall with a time of 51.15, a mark which is the eighth-fastest all-time.

Alison Chang had a solid showing in the 200 breaststroke, as she was Cornell's top finisher in the event, securing a top-10 finish after touching the wall in 2:17.32 to place 10th.

The Big Red closed out the Zippy Invitational with a top-eight finish in the 400 freestyle relay, as the team of Wongso, Parker, Sophia Tsai, and Anna Gruvberger placed seventh with a time of 3:26.31.

With the conclusion of the Zippy Invitational, the Cornell women's swimming and diving team will take a pause from competition until Jan. 14-15 when it faces Yale in New Haven, Conn. Diving is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 14 with swimming commencing at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15.

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