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Despite no home pool Lansing LadyCats Swimming and Diving continue to persevere with 4-0 start to season.

It has been an interesting season for the LadyCat swimmers.  For the 2nd season in 3 years the young women are saddled with no home pool due to repairs to the Lansing Natatorium. Coach Diane Hicks-Hughes and Assistance Coach Shelly Matheny have had to use a combination of facilities to practice their squad.

The team has had to use a myriad of alternate facilities including the Ithaca Swim Club, TC3 and Ithaca High School. The lack of a permanent home leads to other distractions, including coordinating use times, transportation and communication amongst the athletes and parents. The level of added stress on the team is not typically seen for the varsity squad.

The lack of home water has not put a damper on the ladies enthusiasm to compete.  Pool issues aside, Senior Captains – Grace Ferris, Michele Romano, Lexi Ryan, Krista Taylor and Katie Weaver are all well aware of the tradition of winning at Lansing. The streak of 3 undefeated seasons preceding their leadership looms large and as several of them have been on the team since they were freshman when the streak began the thought of going out never having lost a meet is tantalizing. The seniors also know when you are on top the competition is coming for you and the captains are eager to defend their regular season title.  Buoyed by a strong group of returning veterans as well as some excellent new talent, the team is poised to do well again this season and meet those challenges.

2016 Lansing Girls Swim and Diver Roster

Marin Allen 'JR Katie Barr 'FR Allison Brown 'FR Jacqueline Brown 'JR Caroline Dennis 'JR Claire Dowell 'SO Grace Ferris 'SR Laura Ferris 'SO Valencia Gell '8 Christina Hawkins 'SO Grace Kadlecik '8 Meghan Matheny 'JR Abby Overstrom 'SO Michelle Romano 'SR Lexi Ryan 'SR Samantha Sanito 'SO Mackenzie Stark '8 Krista Taylor 'SR Katherine Weaver 'SR Libby Weaver 'SO

LadyCats down Swimmin’ Women of Watkins Glen
With victories over Whitney Point (61-28), Southern Cayuga (92-71) and Dryden (104-68); the LadyCats headed in to Watkins Glen on Tuesday afternoon ready to face their toughest competition yet; confident yet determined. The Watkins Glen swimmers were no push over, but in the end Lansing's determination paid off with a 105-78 victory. Lansing swimmers won 7 of 9 individual events and 2 of 3 relays.
Scoring for Lansing by event was as follows:

200 Medley Relay:
1st Place with a winning time of 2:02.39, the team of Marin Allen (Back, JR), Grace Ferris (Breast, SR-Cpt), Katie Weaver (Fly, SR-Cpt), and Grace Kadlecik (Free, 8)
3rd Place with a time of 2:15.44 the team of Libby Weaver (Back, SO), Valencia Gell (Breast, 8), Jacqueline Brown (Fly, JR) and Megan Mathany (Free, JR)
200 Freestyle:
1st Place with a time of 2:09.04, Grace Kadlecik (8); 4th Place- Mackenzie Stark (8)
200 Individual Medley:
1st Place with a time of 2:31.05, Katie Weaver; 3rd Place - Jacqueline Brown
50 Freestyle:
1st Place with a time of 27.96, Caroline Dennis (JR); 4th Katie Barr (FR) and 5th Megan Mathany
Diving:
2nd Place with a score of 210.65, Megan Matheny
100 Butterfly:
1st Place with a time of 1:07.74, Katie Weaver and 2nd Marin Allen
100 Freestyle:
1st Place with a time of 1:01.41, Caroline Dennis; 2nd Katie Barr
500 Freestyle:
1st Place with a time of 5:47.72, Grace Kadlecik and 2nd Grace Ferris
200 Freestyle Relay:
2nd Place with a time of 1:55.27 the team of Megan Mathany, Katie Barr, Grace Ferris and Caroline Dennis
3rd Place with a time of 2:01.63 the team of Mackenzie Start, Valencia Gell, Jackie Barr and Krista Taylor (SR, Cpt)
100 Backstroke:
2nd Place with a time of 1:08.48, Marin Allen; 2nd Libby Weaver and 4th Mackenzie Stark
100 Breastroke:
1st Place with a time of 1:18.66, Grace Ferris; 2nd Jacqueline Brown and 4th Valencia Gell
400 Freestyle Relay:
1st Place with a time of 4:04.21 the team of Caroline Dennis, Katie Barr, Grace Kadlecik and Katie Weaver
The LadyCats next meet is vs. Waverly on Thursday September 29th at 4:30.

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