Freshman Taylor Schaffert (Lockport, NY/Lockport) of the women’s swimming and diving team has been named The College at Brockport Female Athlete of the Week after posting three second-place finishes at the Fredonia Invitational.
Schaffert helped lead the Golden Eagles to a third-place finish at the three-day meet. The freshman captured second-place in the 50-yard freestyle and was also a part of two second-place relay teams.
In the 50-yard freestyle, Schaffert posted a time of 24.92, just .07 seconds off of the first-place finisher. Schaffert cut .25 seconds off of her preliminary time.
Teaming up with Eva Lankes (Liverpool, NY/Amherst), Melanie Melewski (New Baltimore, NY/Ravena-Coeymans Selkirk) and Rachel Coia (Rochester, NY/Spencerport), Schaffert swam the last leg of the 400-yard medley relay to finish second with a time of 4.08.61. The foursome also teamed up to take second in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:52.94, .18 seconds off the first-place finisher.
