Allison Fowler, Emory & Henry, Fr.

Allison Fowler, Emory & Henry, Fr.

Fowler, a freshman from Morristown, Tenn., put together a strong day in leading the Wasps to a first place finish at the Union College Winter Invitational.  Fowler competed in seven different events, including three individually in which she claimed first place each time.  She set or helped set several schools records and one new ODAC standard.  She and her teammates tapped out in 1:36.96 in the 200-yard free relay, eclipsing the ODAC mark of 1:37.15 set by Washington and Lee last February at the ODAC Championships.  Fowler posted individual wins in the 200-yard (2:11.69) and 400-yard (4:38.27) individual medleys in addition to claiming the win in the 200-yard butterfly (2:13.09).  Her times in both IM's are tops in the ODAC this season.  Fowler and her teammates also won the 400-yard (3:34.01) and 800-yard (7:55.82) free relays, as well as the 400-yard medley relay (4:00.85).  E&H, as the only non-scholarship team at the meet, won 13-of-18 events and all five relays on the way to setting 18 school records.

Swimming Honor Roll

Carrie Crowther, Bridgewater (Sr. - Burgess, Va.)
Crowther set schools records in the 50-free (24.69) and 200-free (1:58.24) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.  She won the 50-free -- which ranks atop the ODAC this season -- and finished second in the 200-free.  She placed third in the 100-free (54.44) and swam with her teammates ni the 200 (7th - 1:46.45), 400 (4:01.07) and 800 (8:52.31) free relays, as well as the 400 medley relay (4:27.17).

Marisa Martinez, Greensboro (Fr. - Apex, N.C.)
Martinez won and set meet records in the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly events in addition to swimming in four other events at the Yellow Jacket Invitational. Martinez touched the wall in 59.44 in the 100-fly, followed by a 2:13.32 showing in the 200-fly, which also set a Greensboro program record. Martinez also swam individually in the 500-yard freestyle, placing eighth (5:27.95). She participated in four relays including the 200-yard (9th - 1:47.41) and 800-yard (6th - 8:46.47) freestyle and 200-yard (11th - 2:04.88) and 400-yard (11th - 4:26.22) medley relays.

Morgan McKinnon, Guilford (Jr. - Asheville, N.C.)
McKinnon set career best numbers in the 50-free (30:05) and the 100-breaststroke (1:23.80) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.  She also competed individually in the 200-breaststroke (3:00.68) in addition to the 200-medley (2:34.76) and 400-free (5:09.97) relays.

Emily Plowman, Randolph-Macon (Fr. - Chesapeake, Va.)
Plowman competed in six events at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, including three individual events.  She placed second in the 50-free (24.80) and 100-back (1:01.88), as well as seventh in the 100-free (55.68).  She and her teammates won the 200-free (1:42.40) and 200-medley (1:55.09) relays, and placed third in the 400-medley relay (4:13.45).