RESULTS
AWARDS AND ACTION PHOTOS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's swimming and diving team brought home a third place finish in the meet with their second-most points scored in the HCAC meet in program history. The Fightin' Engineers broke five school records and tallied eight HCAC Championships in their third-place finish.

Avery Witt received special recognition from the HCAC, being named the Newcomer of the Year in the championship meet with three relay wins and a trio of top-3 finishes. This is the second time in HCAC history that a Fightin' Engineer has won the HCAC Newcomer of the Year, joining Elisa Weber in 2018.

The Fightin' Engineers opened the championship meet with a bang on Wednesday night as the 800 Freestyle Relay team of Cate Stauffer, Avery Witt, Ritu Bharamaraddi, and Catherine Bath combined to break the school record with a time of 7:55.42, breaking the record that had stood since 2018 and swimming just the second sub-8 minute time in school history.

Catherine Bath and Cate Stauffer each took home HCAC titles in their first individual events of the meet on Friday night. Bath won the 500 Freestyle by over five seconds with a time of 5:10.09, and Stauffer took home the 200 IM title with a time of 2:09.10.

Rose-Hulman capped off the night by taking home the 400 Medley Relay title for the first time in HCAC history with the second-fastest time in school history at 4:03.15. The 400 Medley Relay team included Ritu Bharamaraddi, Cate Stauffer, Catherine Bath, and Avery Witt.

The Fightin' Engineers' freshman duo of Ritu Bharamaraddi and Avery Witt each made their way into the record book on Friday morning in the 100 Backstroke as Witt swam the second-fastest time in school history with a 59.16, and Bharamaraddi added the third-fastest time in school history with a 59.80.

Also on Friday morning, Cate Stauffer added the second school record of the meet as she swam a 1:06.68 in the 100 Breaststroke to take down Lauren Blake's 2018 record by over a second. Then, in the evening session, Stauffer then took down her second school record of the meet in the 400 IM as she won her fifth HCAC Championship by over 13 seconds with a school record time of 4:33.91.

Rose-Hulman also opened the Friday evening session with their third relay title of the meet as they won the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:50.88 that ranks second in Rose-Hulman history. The 200 Medley Relay team included Ritu Bharamaraddi, Cate Stauffer, Catherine Bath, and Avery Witt.

On Saturday morning, the Fightin' Engineers added yet another school record by Cate Stauffer in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2;25.58 in the preliminary round, and she broke the record a second time on Saturday night with a time of 2:24.03 en route to another HCAC title.

Ritu Bharamaraddi and Avery Witt each found their way into the record book in the 200 Backstroke with times of 2:10.37 and 2:11.69 which rank 2nd and 5th in HCAC history.

Rose-Hulman capped off the meet on Saturday night with another school record as Cate Stauffer broke her FIFTH school record of the meet on the opening leg of the 400 Freestyle Relay as she swam a 53.27 in the 100 Freestyle.

TEAM STANDINGS:

1) Franklin - 656
2) Transylvania - 615
3) Rose-Hulman - 567
4) Anderson - 443
5) Manchester - 198
6) Hanover - 171
7) Bluffton - 135

A FINALS PERFORMANCES:

* 1st - Catherine Bath - 500 Freestyle - 5:10.09
* 1st - Catherine Bath - 1650 Freestyle - 17:59.20
* 1st - Cate Stauffer - 200 IM - 2:09.10
* 1st - Cate Stauffer - 400 IM - 4:33.91 (School Record)
* 1st - Cate Stauffer - 200 Breaststroke - 2:24.03 (School Record)
* 1st - Cate Stauffer, Avery Witt, Ritu Bharamaraddi, Catherine Bath - 800 Freestyle Relay - 7:55.42 (School Record)
* 1st - Ritu Bharamaraddi, Cate Stauffer, Catherine Bath, Avery Witt - 400 Medley Relay - 4:03.15 (2nd in RHIT History)
* 1st - Ritu Bharamaraddi, Cate Stauffer, Catherine Bath, Avery Witt - 200 Medley Relay - 1:50.88 (3rd in RHIT History)
* 2nd - Catherine Bath - 200 Freestyle - 1:57.45
* 2nd - Ritu Bharamaraddi - 200 Backstroke - 2:10.37
* 2nd - Avery Witt - 100 Backstroke - 59.84
* 3rd - Ritu Bharamaraddi - 100 Backstroke - 59.93
* 3rd - Avery Witt - 200 Breaststroke - 2:11.81
* 3rd - Cate Stauffer, Catherine Bath, Elizabeth Nolte, Avery Witt - 400 Freestyle Relay - 1:45.40
* 4th - Maria Beloreshka - 100 Butterfly - 1:02.97
* 4th - Audrey Hankins - 1m Diving - 311.05
* 4th - Audrey Hankins - 3m Diving - 297.10
* 4th - Avery Witt - 200 Freestyle - 1:59.54
* 4th - Maria Beloreshka, Ritu Bharamaraddi, Ary Nelson, Elizabeth Nolte - 200 Freestyle Relay - 1:45.40
* 6th - Maria Beloreshka - 100 Backstroke - 1:03.81
* 6th - Gabrielle Guffey - 100 Butterfly - 1:07.07
* 6th - Allison Kirk - 400 IM - 5:06.86
* 6th - Allison Kirk - 200 Butterfly - 2:31.13
* 6th - Ary Nelson - 100 Breaststroke - 1:12.75
* 6th - Elizabeth Nolte - 50 Freestyle - 25.87
* 7th - Brianna Brunk - 400 IM - 5:20.80
* 7th - Ary Nelson - 200 Breaststroke - 2:43.57

RHIT RECORD BOOK PERFORMANCES:

* Cate Stauffer - 100 Breaststroke - 1:06.68 (School Record)
* Cate Stauffer - 400 IM - 4:33.91 (School Record)
* Cate Stauffer - 200 Breaststroke - 2:24.03 (School Record)
* Cate Stauffer - 100 Freestyle - 53.27 (School Record on First Leg of 400 Free Relay)
* Cate Stauffer, Avery Witt, Ritu Bharamaraddi, Catherine Bath - 800 Freestyle Relay - 7:55.42 (School Record)
* Ritu Bharamaraddi - 200 Backstroke - 2:10.37 (2nd in RHIT History)
* Avery Witt - 100 Backstroke - 59.16 (2nd in RHIT History)
* Ritu Bharamaraddi, Cate Stauffer, Catherine Bath, Avery Witt - 400 Medley Relay - 4:03.15 (2nd in RHIT History)
* Ritu Bharamaraddi - 100 Backstroke - 59.80 (3rd in RHIT History)
* Ritu Bharamaraddi, Cate Stauffer, Catherine Bath, Avery Witt - 200 Medley Relay - 1:50.88 (3rd in RHIT History)
* Avery Witt - 200 Backstroke - 2:11.69 (5th in RHIT History)

PERSONAL BESTS:

* Maria Beloreshka - 100 Backstroke - 1:03.23
* Maria Beloreshka - 200 Backstroke - 2:18.56
* Maria Beloreshka - 100 Butterfly - 1:02.52
* Ritu Bharamaraddi - 50 Freestyle - 26.38
* Ritu Bharamaraddi - 100 Backstroke - 59.80
* Ritu Bharamaraddi - 200 Backstroke - 2:10.37
* Brianna Brunk - 50 Freestyle - 27.90
* Brianna Brunk - 500 Freestyle - 5:46.84
* Allison Clark - 50 Freestyle - 28.19
* Allison Clark - 100 Backstroke - 1:12.35
* Gabrielle Guffey - 100 Breaststroke - 1:21.13
* Allison Kirk - 200 Butterfly - 2:31.13
* Allison Kirk - 200 IM - 2:25.25
* Ary Nelson - 100 Breaststroke - 1:12.75
* Ary Nelson - 200 Breaststroke - 2:43.41
* Elizabeth Nolte - 50 Freestyle - 25.87
* Elizabeth Nolte - 100 Backstroke - 1:07.50
* Sofia Rodriguez - 100 Freestyle - 1:01.93
* Sofia Rodriguez - 500 Freestyle - 6:24.64
* Sofia Rodriguez - 400 IM - 6:02.92
* Cate Stauffer - 100 Breaststroke - 1:06.68
* Cate Stauffer - 200 Breaststroke - 2:24.03
* Cate Stauffer - 400 IM - 4:33.91
* Avery Witt - 50 Freestyle - 25.53
* Avery Witt - 200 Freestyle - 1:59.54
* Avery Witt - 100 Backstroke - 59.16
* Avery Witt - 200 Backstroke - 2:11.69