PURCHASE, N.Y. – Sarah Lawrence College sophomore Naima Mackrel (Woodstock, N.Y./Kingston) broke Skyline records in two events Friday on the opening day of the 2018 Skyline Swimming Championships at Purchase College.

IN SHORT
1. Merchant Marine – 311
2. Mount Saint Mary – 172
3. Sarah Lawrence – 114
4. Maritime – 62
5. St. Joseph's L.I. – 43
6. Purchase – 33
7. St. Joseph's Brooklyn – 26
8. Old Westbury – 10

MACKREL VICTORIOUS
Mackrel defended her crown in the 100 yard backstroke. Entering with a seed time of 59.26, the sophomore topped her mark with a time of 57.88, a new Skyline record. Mackrel later set the conference record in the 50 yard freestyle, winning the race in 24.90.

GRYPHON RELAYS
In the 200 yard medley relay, a team comprised of Mackrel, Hannah Lawson (Portland, Ore./Pacific Crest Community School), Devon Peal (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) and Andrea Corbin (Eugene, Ore./Henry D. Sheldon) earned Second Team All-Conference honors, finishing as the runner-up with a time of 1:55.70.

TOP GRYPHON PERFORMANCES
Peal scored for the Gryphons in the 1,000 yard freestyle, finishing sixth with a time of 12:00.33. The junior also scored in the 100 yard backstroke, taking fourth with a mark of 1:03.25. Elizabeth Kroll (Sacramento, Calif./The Met Sacramento) and Leah Myrtil (Boston, Mass./Elizabeth Seton Academy) also scored in the race, finishing eighth and ninth, respectively.

Lawson scored in two events, placing sixth in the 200 yard freestyle (2:08.63) and sixth in the 100 yard backstroke (1:14.23). Corbin also added to the Gryphons' point-total in the 100 backstroke, finishing ninth in 1:17.62.

Caitie Adler (Pikesville, Md./Wilde Lake) scored in the 200 yard butterfly, taking eighth with a time of 2:57.54.

UP NEXT
The Skyline Championships resume Saturday at Purchase College at 1 p.m.