Next Meet:
vs. Warren Wilson / Columbia College | Salem Aquatic Center | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Dec. 2 | 1 p.m.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Salem swim team completed its two-day stint in Raleigh, N.C., at the William Peace Invitational with three Top-20 finishes, earning seven over the course of the weekend.

Among the Top-20 performances for the Spirits on Saturday, November 18th, was a 17th-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay. The quartet of Marabeth Huffman, Rama Alsakhita, Sara Vargas and Omega Pinnix, tapped the wall in 5:13.85.

That was one of two Top-20 outings for Pinnix, who was 19th in the 100 freestyle with a mark of 56.37. Pinnix topped her own Salem record by almost four seconds, after posting a time of 1:00.30 in the event at a dual that featured both Greensboro and Guilford on October 23rd.

Vargas posted a 20th-place finish in the 1650 freestyle for Salem, recording a 29:48.12, as she took nearly two minutes off her previous time in the event. Vargas, who was the first to race the event on October 23rd, had a previous mark of 31:38.84.

Two Spirits, Huffman and Alsakhita, competed in the 200 backstroke and finished 23rd and 25th, respectively. Huffman, taking part in the event for the first time in her collegiate career, posted a time of 2:51.43. Meanwhile, Alsakhita, tapped the wall in 4:19.67.

Madison Fullerton competed in one event on Saturday afternoon for Salem, finishing 30th in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 3:49.79.

Salem Finishes / Times (William Peace Invitational)