Women’s Swimming and Diving Places Fourth at the #CAAChamps, Braun Named Coach of Year

Wednesday, February 22

Christiansburg, Va.

All Day

Drexel University

CAA Swimming and Diving Championships

Women’s Swimming and Diving Places Fourth at the #CAAChamps, Braun Named Coach of Year

2/25/2017 10:23:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
Results/Standings: Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday/Final
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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – The Drexel women's swimming and diving team closed out the 2017 CAA Swimming and Diving Championships from Christiansburg, Va. on Saturday night with a fourth-place finish. In the four-day meet, the Drexel women earned six gold, two silver and two bronze medals. Drexel head coach Adam Braun shared honors for the Women's Swimming Coach of the Year with James Madison's Dane Pederson following the conclusion of the event.

Freshman Alexa Kutch and senior Rachel Bernhardt both took home gold medals again on the final night as they each finished with two individual golds for the meet.

Kutch won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:55.12 for a new Drexel, CAA All-Time and CAA Championships record on Saturday. The freshman swept the backstrokes at the meet after winning the 100 on Friday. Fellow freshman Alicia Diaz placed fourth in the 200 at 1:59.82 while junior Gillian Gress came in eighth with a time of 2:04.42.

In a similar vein, Bernhardt earned gold in the 200-yard breaststroke to sweep the breaststroke events with a time of 2:12.60 on Saturday evening. The senior finished the meet second in total points earned with 56 behind William & Mary's Jaimie Miller at 60.

The women ended the night with a bronze finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay to set a new Drexel record with a time of 3:24.79 from Bernhardt, junior Emily Joyce, Kutch and senior Claudia Duguay.

Joyce also came in 15th place in the 1650-yard freestyle earlier in the night with a time of 17:21.11. Freshman Dora Gercsak placed 17th at 17:29.26.

Sophomore April Forsthoffer turned in a sixth-place performance in the 200-yard butterfly behind a time of 2:02.30.

FINAL STANDINGS (4th of 7)
1. William & Mary – 749.5
2. James Madison – 700.5
3. Towson – 505.5
4. Drexel - 443
5. Northeastern - 421
6. UNCW - 291
7. Delaware – 236.5

WOMEN'S MEDAL FINISHES
Gold (6)
100 back – 53.25 – Alexa Kutch
200 back – 1:55.12 – Alexa Kutch
100 breast – 1:00.37 – Rachel Bernhardt
200 breast – 2:12.60 – Rachel Bernhardt
200 medley relay – 1:39.61 – Alexa Kutch, Rachel Bernhardt, April Forsthoffer, Claudia Duguay
400 medley relay – 3:40.03 – Alexa Kutch, Rachel Bernhardt, April Forsthoffer, Claudia Duguay

Silver (2)
200 free relay – 1:32.91 – Alexa Kutch, Aubrey Murray, Claudia Duguay, Rachel Bernhardt
1m dive – 288.10 – Madison Kramer

Bronze (2)
50 free – 23.21 – Rachel Bernhardt
400 free relay – 3:24.79 – Rachel Bernhardt, Emily Joyce, Alexa Kutch, Claudia Duguay

WOMEN'S MEDALS BY DAY
Wednesday, February 22
Gold (1)
200 medley relay – 1:39.61 – Alexa Kutch, Rachel Bernhardt, April Forsthoffer, Claudia Duguay

No silver or bronze on Wednesday

Thursday, February 23
Silver (1)
200 free relay – 1:32.91 – Alexa Kutch, Aubrey Murray, Claudia Duguay, Rachel Bernhardt

Bronze (1)
50 free – 23.21 – Rachel Bernhardt

No gold on Thursday

Friday, February 24
Gold (3)
100 back – 53.25 – Alexa Kutch
100 breast – 1:00.37 – Rachel Bernhardt
400 medley relay – 3:40.03 – Alexa Kutch, Rachel Bernhardt, April Forsthoffer, Claudia Duguay

Silver (1)
1m dive – 288.10 – Madison Kramer

No bronze on Friday

Saturday, February 25
Gold (2)
200 back – 1:55.12 – Alexa Kutch
200 breast – 2:12.60 – Rachel Bernhardt

Bronze (1)
400 free relay – 3:24.79 – Rachel Bernhardt, Emily Joyce, Alexa Kutch, Claudia Duguay

No silver on Saturday

WOMEN'S RECORDS
100 back – 53.22 – prelims – Alexa Kutch (Drexel, CAA All-Time, CAA Championships)
200 back – 1:55.12 – Alexa Kutch (Drexel, CAA All-Time, CAA Championships)
100 breast – 1:00.37 – Rachel Bernhardt (Drexel)
100 fly – 55.61 – Charlotte Myers (Drexel)
50 free – 23.21 – Rachel Bernhardt (ties Drexel)
500 free – 4:54.84 – prelims – Emily Joyce (Drexel)
200 IM – 2:03.21 – April Forsthoffer (Drexel)
400 IM – 4:22.95 – April Forsthoffer (Drexel)
200 free relay – 1:32.91 – Alexa Kutch, Aubrey Murray, Claudia Duguay, Rachel Bernhardt (Drexel)
400 free relay – 3:24.79 – Rachel Bernhardt, Emily Joyce, Alexa Kutch, Claudia Duguay (Drexel)
800 free relay – 7:29.46 – Thursday – Aubrey Murray, Charlotte Myers, Dora Gercsak, Emily Joyce (Drexel)
200 medley relay – 1:39.61 – Thursday – Alexa Kutch, Rachel Bernhardt, April Forsthoffer, Claudia Duguay (Drexel, CAA All-Time, CAA Championships)
400 medley relay – 3:40.03 – Alexa Kutch, Rachel Bernhardt, April Forsthoffer, Claudia Duguay (Drexel)