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Martinez Grabs Two Top Five Results; Mustangs Finish Fifth at Spartan Invitational

YORK, Pa. - Denise Martinez secured a second place individual finish and a fifth place team result on the final day of events at the Spartan Invitational. 

The Mustangs entered day three in sixth place with 261 points after a strong day two performance.

Day three opened with the first 1650-yard Freestyle of the season where Charlotte Forte swam a time of 19:20.23 and secured sixth place.

Martinez followed up Forte's performance in the next event, the 200-yard Backstroke. The first-year from Silver Spring, Maryland, swam a team season-best and career-best 2:14.84 in the finals, securing a second place finish.

The 100-yard Freestyle followed the 200 Back. Laila Umrani-Sanders was the highest placing Mustang as she recorded a time of 56.28 in the finals, finishing ninth. Similar to Martinez in the previous event, Umrani-Sander's time was a new team season-best and career-best.

Sophia Schultze took the the blocks next in the 200-yard Breaststroke. She finished seventh, the highest of all competing Mustangs, but it was her preliminary time of 2:38.21 that set a new team season-best.

Claire Price represented Stevenson in the 200-yard Butterfly. She finished seventh with a finals time of 2:35.91.

The final event of the invitational was the 400-yard Freestyle Relay. The Mustangs were represented by Martinez, Eryn O'Brien, Alexa Darak, and Umrani-Sanders. Stevenson secured fifth place and recorded a time of 3:51.76.

Darak and Allison Fitzgerald participated in two time trials after the conclusion of scoring events. Fitzgerald set a new season person-best in the 100-yard Butterfly Time Trial, while Darak set a new team season-best in the 200 Fly Time Trial with a time of 2:24.16.

The Mustangs were able to climb one spot after day three, jumping Elizabethtown College, and finished in fifth with a total score of 392 points. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Alexa Darak

Alexa Darak

Fly/IM
Junior
Allison Fitzgerald

Allison Fitzgerald

Fly/IM
Junior
Eryn O

Eryn O'Brien

Dist Free/ Mid Free
First Year
Sophia Schultze

Sophia Schultze

Breast/ IM
First Year
Claire Price

Claire Price

5' 3"
First Year
Laila Umrani-Sanders

Laila Umrani-Sanders

5' 3"
First Year
Charlotte Forte

Charlotte Forte

5' 10"
First Year
Denise Martinez

Denise Martinez

5' 4"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Alexa Darak

Alexa Darak

Junior
Fly/IM
Allison Fitzgerald

Allison Fitzgerald

Junior
Fly/IM
Eryn O

Eryn O'Brien

First Year
Dist Free/ Mid Free
Sophia Schultze

Sophia Schultze

First Year
Breast/ IM
Claire Price

Claire Price

5' 3"
First Year
Laila Umrani-Sanders

Laila Umrani-Sanders

5' 3"
First Year
Charlotte Forte

Charlotte Forte

5' 10"
First Year
Denise Martinez

Denise Martinez

5' 4"
First Year

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