Aubrey Gowen

Women's Swimming Competes at Hood Quad-Meet

10/25/2025 10:36:00 PM

FREDERICK, MD (October 25, 2025) – The King's College women's swim team took on Hood College, Messiah, and Widener in a quad-meet at the Huntsinger Aquatics Center on Saturday afternoon. The Monarch's dropped all three of their matchups, losing to Hood 55-121, 13-232 to Messiah and 18-223 against Widener. With the results, the Monarchs now stand at 0-6 overall.

Abigayle Cryan and Athena Gerlek placed ninth and tenth in the 200-yard freestyle, with Cryan swimming a time of 36:58 while Gerlek touched the wall at 4:18.03.

In the 100-yard backstroke, Stefany Malaga Nunez placed ninth at 1:16.25. Aubrey Gowen placed tenth the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:34.09.

Gowen and Gerlek claimed ninth and 12th respectively in the 50 yard freestyle, as Gowen swam the 50 free in 31.58 and Gerlek in 52.77.

In the 100-yard freestyle, Cryan earned a ninth-place finish with a time of 1:36.47 while Gerlek touched the wall at 1:56.53 to finish 11th.

Gowen posted a time of 3:20.14 in 200-yard breaststroke to clinch ninth, and Nunez swam a time of 2:52.66 to claim 10th in the 200-yard backstroke. Nunez capped off her day with a ninth-place finish in the 200-yard IM, recording a time of 2:58.81.

The Monarchs competed in one team event, finishing seventh out of seven groups in the 200-yard freestyle. The squad of Gerlek, Cryan, Gowen, and Nunez touched the wall at 2:32.91.

The Monarchs return to action next week, taking on Hartwick College and Nazareth University at the Sally Griffiths Herbert Aquatics Center in Oneonta, NY on Saturday, November 1, at 1:00pm.

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