GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Kylene Slocum added another chapter to her outstanding senior season Saturday, winning three individual events and swimming on the winning 200 medley relay as Albion College upset the nationally ranked squad from Calvin College, 151-147.
In winning, Albion sent a message that it is ready to climb in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings.
"The women have stated a goal to move up in the MIAA," Head Coach Jake Taber said. "The team is sick of finishing fourth. I'm proud of how the team was not intimidated today."
Calvin was ranked 12th in the most recent Division III survey released by the collegeswimming.com website and 16th in the poll conducted by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.
Slocum was the first to reach the wall in the breaststroke events and 400 individual medley.
"Kylene was the only person – for either team – to win four events," Taber said. "She put this team on her shoulders and we were awfully good."
First-year swimmer Alexandra Horman swept first place in the butterfly events and sophomore Anna Moore did likewise in the backstroke events.
While she did not take first place individually, Sarah Kilbride produced important points by swimming on the medley relay and finishing second in the 400 IM and third in the breaststroke events.
Katie Ferrero was the runner-up in the distance freestyle events and Camila Manrique finished second in the 200 freestyle.
Albion will get a preview of the venue for the MIAA Championship next Saturday when it visits the Holland Aquatic Center for a dual meet against Hope College.
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