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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – In the first race of the 2017 CAA swimming and diving championships, Christine Leong, Taylor Ellis, Sara Touchette-McGowan and Megan Clark broke the school record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:40.31. The finish earned them second overall, raked in 34 points for the Huskies and bested the CAA meet record by .03 seconds. Towson finished less than a second ahead of the Huskies, putting its name on the new meet record.
 
After the first day of competition, Northeastern ranks third with 96 points. James Madison currently leads the field with 112 points and Towson sits just above NU with 98 points.
 
Today's events also included women's three-meter diving and the 800 freestyle relay. In the diving well, four Northeastern athletes advanced to the consolation and final rounds. Early in the afternoon, Mackenzie Hagist and Maddie Schaefer earned Northeastern's first few points taking 11^th and 16^th place overall. In the evening session, junior Alyssa Seales notched the Huskies' second podium finish of the day, and the first of her career, placing third with a score of 268.50. Jacquelyn Gover rounded out scoring for the Red and Black with an eighth place finish and a score of 234.80. On the diving boards, James Madison took the lead with the top two overall finishes and 44 total points. As a team, Northeastern holds the No. 3 spot with 34 points behind JMU and Towson with 36 points.
 
The 800 freestyle relay proved to be more of a challenge for the Huskies, who took 5^th overall and added 28 points to their team score. Carly Schnabel, Taylor Ellis, Kerry Treusdell and Jordan Domeier stopped the clock at 7:25.84 and were just barely out-touched by UNCW who finished in 7:25.76. Despite the lower finish, the foursome was just seconds off the school record, a strong sign for the days ahead.
 
The Huskies will continue competition tomorrow, Feb. 23, beginning with preliminary races at 10 a.m. Athletes competing in the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle will race for a spot in the finals tomorrow night at 6 p.m. In addition to the individual races, the 200 freestyle relay is also slated for tomorrow night.
 
Day One Finishes
200 Medley Relay
2^nd Leong, Ellis, Touchette-McGowan, Clark 1:40.31 (34 pts.)
 
3-Meter Diving
3^rd Alyssa Seales 246.75/268.50 (16 pts.)
8^th Jacquelyn Gover 246.25/234.80 (11 pts.)
11^th Mackenzie Hagist 221.10/235.15 (6 pts.)
16^th Madeline Schaefer 218.05/196.15 (1 pt.)
18^th Caroline Gonsalves 198.00
 
800 Freestyle Relay
5^th Schnabel, Ellis, Treusdell, Domeier 7:25.84 (28 pts.)
 

2017 CAA Swimming and Diving Championships Schedule
Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Prelims 12 p.m.	Prelims 10 a.m.	Prelims 10 a.m.	Prelims 10 a.m.
W 3-Meter Diving	500 Freestyle 200 Individual Medley 50 Freestyle	400 Individual Medley 100 Butterfly 200 Freestyle 100 Breaststroke 100 Backstroke	200 Backstroke 100 Freestyle 200 Breaststroke 200 Butterfly
	Diving Prelims 1 p.m.	Diving Prelims 1 p.m.	Prelims
	M 1-Meter	W 1-Meter	M 3-Meter | 1 p.m. 1650 Freestyle | 3 p.m.
Finals 6 p.m.	Finals 6 p.m.	Finals 6 p.m.	Finals 6 p.m.
200 Medley Relay W 3-Meter Diving 800 Freestyle Relay	500 Freestyle 200 Individual Medley 50 Freestyle M 1-Meter Diving 200 Freestyle Relay	400 Individual Medley 100 Butterfly 200 Freestyle 100 Breaststroke 100 Backstroke W 1-Meter Diving 400 Medley Relay	1650 Freestyle - Final Heat 200 Backstroke 100 Freestyle 200 Breaststroke 200 Butterfly M 3-Meter Diving 400 Freestyle Relay