WORCESTER, Mass. — Silvia Valeria Avila Estrada (Zapopan, Mexico) earned top marks in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 400-yard IM for the Albertus Magnus College women's swimming & diving team on the first day of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championships hosted by WPI on Friday. The Falcons are seventh with 86 points, while Norwich University (288), Simmons University (281) and Regis College (212) are the top three after day one.
Avila Estrada swam a personal-best time of 4:51.72 in the 400-yard IM and crossed the finish line with a time of 1:11.03 in the 100-yard breaststroke. The first-year came in 48.18 seconds faster than second-place finisher Chaelin Humphrey from Simmons in the 400-yard IM.
Emily Morales (Southington, Conn.) earned a personal best time of 1:34.16 in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Albertus kicks off day two of the Championships on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Albertus Results
100 Yard Breaststroke
1. Silvia Valeria Avila Estrada (1:11.03)
7. Maria Estrada (1:20.71)
16. Emily Morales (1:34.16)
200 Yard Freestyle
13. Nicole Irizarry (2:32.03)
200 Yard Medley Relay - Sixth Place (2:05.09)
1. Sophie Olander (34.69) 2. Silvia Valeria Avila Estrada (32.24) 3. Maria Estrada (29.18) 4. Nicole Irizarry (28.98)
400 Yard IM
1. Silvia Valeria Avila Estrada (4:51.72)
1000 Yard Freestyle
14. Sophie Olander (13:23.20)
