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LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Ohio swimming and diving team wrapped up the 2024 TYR '85 Invite hosted by Liberty Sunday evening (Nov. 24). The Bobcats finished the event in second place with 2937 points. 
 
Senior Gabrielle McKee (Gilbertsville, Pa.) opened the night in the 1650 free, placing second overall with a time of 16:53.23. Freshman Melissa Blaine (Cape Coral, Fla.) finished sixth (17:21.86), while junior Anna McGrath (Lewis Center, Ohio) finished in seventh (17:24.71), sophomore Ashley Sallows (Delaware, Ohio) in eighth (17:28.60) and freshman Maddie Berg in ninth (17:29.38). 
 
In the 200 back, junior Morgan Brown (Roanoke, Ind.) placed third with a time of 2:00.49, followed by freshman Sofia Matern (Cincinnati, Ohio) in fourth with a time of 2:01.21. 
 
In the 100 free, sophomore Zita Szoke (Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary) picked up a first-place finish with a time of 48.48, while graduate student Caroline Dunigan (Lansdale, Pa.) placed fourth in 50.81. 
 
Junior Casadie DiBetta (St. Clairsville, Ohio) picked up a second-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing the race with a time of 2:11.73. Meanwhile, junior Emily Ellsworth (Westerville, Ohio) finished fourth in 2:16.32, while senior Julia Strine (Shippensburg, Pa.) finished sixth (2:17.57), senior Edie Sawyer (Cranberry Township, Pa.) finished seventh (2:18.79) and senior Raphaelle Anglade (Toulouse, France) placed ninth with a time of 2:20.66.
 
In the 200 fly, McKee placed third with a time of 2:03.13, while sophomore Isabella Arbaugh (Ann Arbor, Mich.) finished fourth (2:05.62) and Blaine in seventh with a time of 2:06.23. 
 
In the final event of the weekend, the 4x100 freestyle relay, the Ohio 'A' team of Szoke, Dunigan, freshman Jordan Claypoole (Parkersburg, W. Va.) and sophomore Katie Buroker (Zionsville, Ind.) placed second, finishing with a time of 3:19.55. 
 
Up next, select member of the Ohio swim team will head to Greensboro, N.C. Dec. 4-7 for the 2024 Toyota U.S. Open. 
 
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