Women's Swimming | 10/31/2026 6:29:00 PM
EDINBORO, Pa. – The Bloomsburg women's swimming team used a balanced effort across the lineup and several impressive individual performances to earn a 114-90 victory over Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponent Edinboro on Saturday afternoon.
The Huskies captured five individual event victories and used their depth to collect valuable points throughout the meet, including multiple sweeps of the top three positions.
Freshman Megan Luddecke (Hatboro, Pa./Hatboro Horsham) continued her strong start to the season with a victory in the 200-yard backstroke and a runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle, posting PSAC championship qualifying times in both events.
Luddecke claimed the 200 backstroke in 2:09.81, leading a 1-2 finish for the Huskies alongside senior Grace McBlain (Aldan, Pa./Monsignor Bonner), who touched second in 2:12.49. Both swimmers finished comfortably under the PSAC qualifying standard of 2:16.28.
Earlier in the afternoon, Luddecke finished second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:57.08, meeting the conference championship standard of 2:02.08. Junior Samantha Linsey (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff) followed in third in 1:59.60, while sophomore Morgan Keefer (Lewisberry, Pa./Northern York) finished fourth in 2:01.68, giving Bloomsburg three PSAC qualifying performances in the event.
McBlain added an individual victory in the 200 butterfly, touching first in a PSAC qualifying time of 2:11.75. Junior Ashley Martin (Middletown, N.Y./Pine Bush) finished second in 2:14.11, while junior Jordyn Kinnee (Frederick, Md./Oakdale) placed third in 2:15.43. All three swimmers met the conference qualifying standard of 2:20.98, giving the Huskies a sweep of the top three positions.
Senior Morgan Holmes (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) delivered another highlight for Bloomsburg, winning the 100 freestyle in 53.77, comfortably under the PSAC qualifying mark of 55.78. Linsey followed in second in 54.27, while junior Sid Beers finished fourth in 54.66, giving the Huskies three additional conference qualifying performances.
Holmes also led the Huskies in the 50 freestyle, placing second in 24.64. Beers followed in third in 24.89, while sophomore Olivia Igou (Flourtown, Pa./Springfield Township) finished fourth in 25.28. All three swimmers met the PSAC qualifying standard of 25.49.
Senior Vanesa Valli (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) added another victory for Bloomsburg in the 200 individual medley, winning in 2:14.21 to meet the conference championship standard. Valli also placed second in the 200 breaststroke with a PSAC qualifying time of 2:32.02, contributing valuable points in both events.
The Huskies opened their individual competition with a strong showing in the 1,000 freestyle as senior Ella Dittmar (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) claimed first in 11:22.49. Sophomore Kaia Griffith (Pottstown, Pa./Spring-Ford) followed in second in 11:27.50, while freshman Charlotte Smallwood (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) placed fourth in 12:01.65.
Sophomore Maddie Fletcher (Wrightstown, N.J./Northern Burlington County) contributed a runner-up finish in the 500 freestyle, touching in a PSAC qualifying time of 5:26.93. Martin added a third-place finish in 5:33.79.
Bloomsburg also received solid contributions from its relay teams throughout the afternoon.
The 200 medley relay team of McBlain, Keefer, Valli and Beers opened the meet with a second-place finish in 1:51.32.
In the final event, the Huskies' 200 freestyle relay team of Luddecke, Igou, Holmes and Linsey finished second in 1:37.69, just 1.30 seconds behind Edinboro's winning quartet. Linsey anchored the relay with a 23.91-second split.
Despite Edinboro claiming both relay victories, Bloomsburg's depth in the individual events proved decisive. The Huskies secured five individual wins and several top-three sweeps, building the advantage needed to earn the 24-point victory over the Fighting Scots.
The win highlighted another strong outing for Bloomsburg's swimmers as the Huskies continued building toward the PSAC Championships with numerous conference qualifying performances.
Bloomsburg returns to action on Friday, November 13 when they welcome Clarion to Nelson Field House for a 5:00 p.m. meet.
