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Northeastern adds four more medals on day three

Day Three Results  |  CAA Championship Central Page  |  Day Two Recap  

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – Northeastern added four more medals on Friday at the 2018 Colonial Athletic Association Championships. The Huskies are in fourth place with 336 points after the third day of competition.
 
Megan Clark claimed the CAA title in the 200 freestyle, her second gold of the CAA Championship. The sophomore is the first Husky in program history to win two CAA gold medals. Clark is also just the third women in championship history to win both the 50 and 200 freestyle events at the same title meet.
 
In the preliminaries, the sophomore posted a time of 1:47.36, breaking her own school record from earlier this season. She then upped that record by swimming a 1:47.20 in the finals.
 
Sara Touchette-McGowan defended her 2017 CAA title in the 100 butterfly. The senior won gold with a time of the 54.30.
 
Freshman Klara Juliusson set a new program record in the 100 breaststroke on her way to a bronze medal. The Sweden native broke the school record from the 2015 CAA Championship in the prelims with a time of 1:01.94.
 
Juliusson went on to secure third place in the finals with a time of 1:01.96.
 
The Huskies captured the CAA title in the 400 medley relay. The relay team of Christine Leong, Juliusson, Touchette-McGowan and Clark earned the first gold in the event since 2008.
 
Northeastern posted a program-best time of 3:40.26 in the event. 
 
Scores After Day 3:
1 James Madison 418
2 William & Mary 407
3 Towson 374
4 Northeastern 336
5 Drexel 310
6 UNCW 209
7 Delaware 149
 
 
Follow the Huskies:
The Huskies continue competition on Saturday with six swimming events and the three-meter diving. Swimming preliminaries will kick off at 10 a.m. and finals will begin at 6 p.m.
 
Live results and videos can be found at  swimming and diving championships central page.
 
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Players Mentioned

Megan Clark

Megan Clark

Sophomore
Christine Leong

Christine Leong

5' 6"
Senior
Sara Touchette-McGowan

Sara Touchette-McGowan

5' 7"
Senior
Klara Juliusson

Klara Juliusson

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Megan Clark

Megan Clark

Sophomore
Christine Leong

Christine Leong

5' 6"
Senior
Sara Touchette-McGowan

Sara Touchette-McGowan

5' 7"
Senior
Klara Juliusson

Klara Juliusson

5' 10"
Freshman