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IAC GIRLS SWIMMING: SHARPSTEEN, WHITLEY, BENJAMIN PACE WAVERLY'S EFFORTS AT OWN INVITATIONAL (14 PHOTOS) (2019-09-14)

Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY "” Sophomore Willow Sharpsteen had four top-8 finishes, and senior Maggie Whitley and sophomore Lourden Benjamin each had three to pace Waverly's efforts here Saturday at the fourth annual Waverly Swimming & Diving Invitational.

Class B powerhouse Chenango Valley won the team title with 536 points, well ahead of runner-up Maine-Endwell (377 points) and third-place Norwich (338). The Lady Wolverines finished sixth in the eight-team field with 173 points, one point behind fifth-place Notre Dame.

Whitley and Benjamin teamed with sophomore Mackenzie Nichols and senior Mara Callear for Waverly's best finish of the day - fifth place in the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 4:25.8.

Sharpsteen, Whitley, and Benjamin teamed with sophomore Delaney Vascoe to finish sixth in the 200-yard medley really in a time of 2:11.17.

Sharpsteen finished seventh in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:21.65, and Benjamin was ninth in 2:22.21. Sharpsteen also finished eighth in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:10.76, and Nichols was 13th in 1:20.19.

Benjamin finished seventh in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:12.48, and Nichols was ninth in 1:16.39.

Whitley finished eighth in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 28.01 seconds. She was also 12th in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 1:03.97.

Freshman Josie VanDyke finished eighth in the 1-meter diving competition with 201.2 points.

The Waverly foursome of Sharpsteen, Vascoe, freshman Sophia DeSisti, and Nichols finished eighth in the 200-yard freestyle relay in a time of 2:00.33.

Vascoe finished ninth in the 200-yard IM in a time of 2:41.03, and DeSisti was 14th in 2:54.13. Vascoe also finished 12th in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:26.97.

Callear finished ninth in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 6:36.23.

Waverly returns to action Tuesday when it hosts Watkins Glen.

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IN PHOTO 1: Waverly's Willow Sharpsteen. ... PHOTOS COURTESY OF LORI VASCOE.

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