The Pipers started off the evening session with a seventh place finish in the 200 yard medley relay. Sam Fisher (Sr., South St. Paul, Minn.), Marreya Bailey (Sr., Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Punyko, and Tiffany Thanel (Fy., Moorhead, Minn.) swam a 1:56.84 race.

Punyko then placed fourth in the 100 fly finals with a time of 59.29. The first three finishers posted NCAA "B" cut times. 

The time betters her own on the Hamline all-time list, remaining at third.

Bailey then finished third in the "B" finals for the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.18.

In the morning session, Punyko had the fifth-fastest time in the preliminaries of the 100 fly, swimming into the finals with a time of 59.77.

Bailey placed into the "B" finals in the 100 yard breaststroke with a 1:11.61 swim.

The conference championship meet will continue tomorrow, Saturday, February 20, at 10:30 a.m. at the University of Minnesota.

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