LANCASTER, Pa. - Franklin & Marshall totaled seven first-place finishes en route to a 99-78 victory over McDaniel on Friday evening in Centennial Conference (CC) women's swimming action. The No. 24 Diplomats improved to 5-1, 4-0 CC, while the Green Terror fell to 0-8, 0-4 CC.

In the latest CSCAA (College Swimming Coaches Association of America) rankings, F&M jumped to No. 24 in the country, the first time the Diplomats have been ranked since a No. 25 spot in 2007. F&M is the only CC school represented in the top-25. The CSCAA's top-25 can be viewed by clicking here.

The Diplomats started the evening on the right foot, as a team of Kellen McDonald, Melissa Mullin, Courtney Collins, and Jillian Albus won the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:54.71. 

Leeza Rojas touched first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:01.79 and closely behind was Collins in second at 2:02.31. Collins added a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (1:02.80) as well. In the following race, the 50-yard freestyle, Albus won the event, touching at 25.50.

In the 400-yard individual medley, Mullin won the third consecutive race for F&M with a time of 4:44.53, and Jane Posner finished third at 5:14.11. 

The first place finishes kept coming for the Diplomats, as Dromerick won the 100-yard freestyle (56.44), followed by a win from McDonald in the 100-yard backstroke (1:03.01) and a victory by Mary Ann Robison in the 500-yard freestyle (5:28.10).

F&M continues CC action tomorrow when the Diplomats travel to Collegeville, Pa. for a 1:00 p.m. meet with Ursinus.