Gallaudet updates - Bison win streak extends to four before women’s swim team falls to CAC foe

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Gallaudet University women’s swim team split a
double dual meet on Friday night on the campus of Marymount (Va.)
University in Arlington, Va. The Bison defeated Frostburg State
University 52-43 to increase their winning streak to four straight
matches but the streak was stopped by the host Saints as the Capital
Athletic Conference rival won 64-30.

Gallaudet (4-6, 0-5 CAC) started off the blocks with a strong showing
in the first three women’s events. The Bison 200-yard medley relay
team of senior Rachel Steingieser (New Market, Md.), juniors Carlisle
Robinson (Carmel, Ind.), Misella Tomita (Kahului, Hawaii) and
freshman Sara Moore (Charleston, WVa.) finished second behind the
Saints with a time of 2:08.90. Robinson followed with Gallaudet’s
only first-place finish as she won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a
time of 12:35.97. Robinson was more than 31 seconds faster than the
second-place swimmer from Frostburg. GU teammate Kimberly Lin (San
Jose, Calif.) took third-place.

Steingieser earned some points for the Buff and Blue as she placed
third in the 200-yard free with a time of 2:30.10. Later in the meet,
Gallaudet secured some key points in the 100-yard breaststroke as
freshman Tong Song (Beijing, China) finished second with a time of
1:20.11, just seven seconds back of first-place. The final event was
the 200-yard free relay and the Bison didn’t disappoint as they
finished strong with a second-place showing as they touched the wall
at 2:38.61. The relay consisted of sophomore Raven Slevin (Green
Valley, Ill.) freshmen Cassandra Jones-Bell (Tucson, Ariz.), Randi
Medugno (Bay Area, Calif.) and Lin.

Gallaudet will host Hood College on Sunday, January 24, in the final
regular-season home meet for the Bison seniors. The CAC meet begins
at 1 p.m. in the Field House pool.