Kaczor, Owls Finish Second at Bridgewater Invitational

Westfield, Mass. – Junior swimmer Wiktoria Kaczor (Belchertown, Mass.) won two individual events as the Owls placed second in an eight team field at the Bridgewater Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Owls placed the top two swimmers in both the 100 and 200-yard breaststrokes as Kaczor won both events (1:12.78 and 2:39.67) while first-year Karoline Warzybok (Chicopee, Mass.) was the runner-up in each.

First-year Alexa Richter (Westfield, Mass.) won the 50-yard freestyle, placing with a time of 26.29. She also was a second place finisher in both the 100-yard backstroke (1:04.35), where she fell short of first place by only .27 seconds, and 500-yard freestyle (5:38.75).

Junior Kat Ferri (Springfield, Mass.) was victorious in the 100-yard butterfly by finishing with a time of 1:07.12. She also placed within the top three at the 400-yard IM at a mark of 5:22.76. Kaczor earned second in the same event.

Richter, Kaczor, Ferri, and Warzybok also had success in the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay. The Owls won the medley relay with a combined time of 1:58.69 and placed second overall in the freestyle relay, narrowly missing first place by .12 seconds.

The Owls scored 330 points overall, 57 points ahead of third place finishers Rhode Island College. Bridgewater State won the meet with a score of 507.  

Westfield State will have one more meet before the winter break as they travel to Plymouth State on Saturday, December 11, at noon.