College swimming and diving
Hoffman helps Kenyon to D-III title
Franklin graduate Sarah Hoffman scored in three different events, including a top-10 effort Saturday in the 1,650-yard freestyle, to help the Kenyon College women win their record 24th NCAA Division III swimming and diving championship.
Hoffman finished the 1,650 in a time of 17 minutes, 5.61 seconds during the final day of competition, good for 10th place and seven points — matching the Lords’ overall margin of victory over Emory (446-439). Earlier in the meet, the former Grizzly Cub had finished 14th in the 500 freestyle and led off Kenyon’s 12th-place 800 free relay.
On the men’s side, Franklin College diver Gauge Creech followed up his 14th-place showing in 3-meter diving by finishing 19th on the 1-meter board.
Franklin College
Track teams open outdoor season
Buoyed by three first-place finishes, the Franklin College men opened their outdoor campaign with a third-place finish at the Rose-Hulman Early Bird on Saturday. Zak Wiley won the hammer throw and placed second in the discus, Nick Patton was first in the 110-meter hurdles and Jaycee Wilburn took the 800 and anchored the victorious 4×400 relay. The Grizzly women placed fifth on the day behind four runner-up individual finishes — Janae Johnson (100 hurdles), Sarah O’Day (100), Taylor Tatlock (javelin) and the 4×400.
