Results | CAA Recap
 
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – Junior Sara Touchette-McGowan highlighted day three of competition with Northeastern's first CAA title since 2006. Touchette-McGowan earned the CAA crown with an NCAA B cut 54.06 finish in the 100 butterfly out-touching William and Mary's Abby Mack by .12 seconds. Going into the race, Touchette-McGowan and Mack had tied for the No. 1 seed. The top finish marks the first time a Northeastern individual or relay team has placed first since Sarah Reddick who also won the 100 butterfly at the 2006 championships with a time of 55.55. The 2006 championship was also the first year Northeastern competed in the CAA.
 
With one competition day left, Northeastern sits in fifth place with 287 points. Within reach of the Huskies are Drexel (324) and Towson (354.5) holding onto third and fourth. James Madison kept its lead, racking the Dukes' score up to 550.5. William and Mary followed suit, raising its score to 480.5. UNCW and Delaware rounded out the conference at 215 and 146.5 respectively.
 
In total seven Huskies advanced to finals in today's competition. Senior Jordan Domeier competed in the 400 IM consolation final, earning 11^th place with a time of 4:26.72, more than three seconds faster than her prelim time. Following the 400 IM was Touchette-McGowan's victory and Delaney Lanker who also competed in the 100 butterfly final, earning eighth with a time of 56.17. In the 200 freestyle, Carly Schnabel contributed five points to the Husky effort with a 12^th place finish and a time of 1:51.54. In the 100 breaststroke, the duo of Taylor Ellis and Miriam Schaefer added 16 points with a 1:03.54 finish from Ellis and a 1:04.53 finish from Schaefer, good for 6^th and 14^th overall. As the lone Husky in the 100 backstroke, Christine Leong notched a 7^th place finish tallying 12 points for the Red and Black. The diving team hit the boards again today with Alyssa Seales qualifying for the one-meter championship final where she placed sixth overall with a score of 255.25. In the final race of the evening, the 400 IM relay team grabbed fifth place, good for 30 points, with a time of 3:44.46.
 
Next Up
The 2017 CAA Championship will come to a close tomorrow night after the final six events. Still to come is the 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and the 400 freestyle relay.
 
 
Day Three Finishes
400 IM
11^th Jordan Domeier 4:29.93 | 4:26.72 (6 pts.)
24^th Rachael Geiger 4:41.56
 
100 Butterfly
1^st Sara Touchette-McGowan 54.86 | 54.06 (20 pts.)
8^th Delaney Lanker 55.71 | 56.17 (11 pts.)
24^th Paris James 57.90
25^th Elizabeth Aldrich 57.94
33^rd Lena Spear 1:00.33
34^th Rachel Green 1:00.44
 
200 Freestyle
12^th Carly Schnabel 1:51.82 | 1:51.54 (5 pts.)
18^th Kerry Treusdell 1:53.10
23^rd Megan Clark 1:54.56
 
100 Breaststroke
6^th Taylor Ellis 1:03.07 | 1:03.54 (13 pts.)
14^th Miriam Schaefer 1:04.18 | 1:04.53 (3 pts.)
20^th Tove Bjork 1:06.59
24^th Amit Palkovic 1:09.79
25^th Angela Gyurina 1:11.62
 
100 Backstroke
7^th Christine Leong 55.70 | 56.09 (12 pts.)
 
1-Meter Diving
6^th Alyssa Seales 241.30 | 255.25 (13 pts.)
11^th Caroline Gonsalves  | 233.40 (6 pts.)
14^th Maddie Schaefer  | 227.90 (3 pts.)
15^th Jacquelyn Gover  | 213.95 (2 pts.)
16^th Mackenzie Hagist  | 200.35 (1 pt.)
 
400 Medley Relay
5^th Leong, Ellis, Touchette-McGowan, Clark 3:44.46 (30 pts.)