TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman women's swimming and diving team started their season at the Indiana DIII Championships on Saturday. The team earned a third-place finish with a team score of 450.

Rose-Hulman finished the meet with one event win and seven top-three finishes. 

Allison Buroker was the lone event winner with a first-place finish in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:09.35. Buroker also earned a third-place finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.10.

Ritu Bharamaraddi was another standout for the Fightin' Engineers with a second-place finish in the 100 backstroke in a time of 1:02.24. She teamed up with Buroker, Janey Leiker, and Avery Witt to claim a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:52.59. 

The women's swimming and diving team will return to action on the road at the Illinois Wesleyan Invite on Saturday, October 31, at 1 PM CT. 

TOP FINISHERS
* 1st Place - Allison Buroker - 100 Yard Breaststroke - 1:09.35
* 2nd Place - Ritu Bharamaraddi - 100 Yard Backstroke - 1:02.24
* 2nd Place - Ritu Bharamaraddi, Allison Buroker, Janey Leiker, Avery Witt - 200 Yard Medley Relay - 1:52.59
* 3rd Place - Janey Leiker - 200 Yard Butterfly - 2:20.53
* 3rd Place - Allison Buroker - 50 Yard Free - 25.10
* 3rd Place - Janey Leiker - 100 Yard Free - 57.01
* 3rd Place - Janey Leiker, Catherine Bath, Lilian Mahonski, Allison Buroker - 400 Yard Free Relay - 3:50.32
* 4th Place - Catherine Bath - 1,000-Meter Free - 11:20.71
* 5th Place - Lily Mierow - 1-Meter Diving - 122.55
* 5th Place - Ritu Bharamaraddi - 200 Yard Backstroke - 2:19.84
* 5th Place - Catherine Bath - 500 Yard Freestyle - 5:34.52

TEAM SCORE
1) DePauw - 963
2) Franklin - 735
3) Rose-Hulman - 450
4) Manchester - 173