ERIE, PA – Melissa Puskar won three events as the Chatham University Swimming & Diving team defeated Penn State-Behrend on Friday, 125-97. The win marked the first dual meet victory this season for the Cougars.

Puskar won the 100 yd. freestyle in 59.83 and the 50 yd. free in 27.72. Along with Alexis Rectenwald, Hillary Lotz, and Paige Carrigan, she was also a member of the winning 200 yd. freestyle relay team.

Lotz took first place in the 100 yd. backstroke in a time of 1:09.42, while Theresa Schrider won the 100 yd. butterfly in 1:07.42. Chatham divers again fared well, taking the first two spots in both 1 and 3 meter dives. Emily Hinson took first in each while Alexis Rectenwald finished second.

Complete results can be found HERE.

Chatham is back in action on Saturday, November 23 at Westminster College.

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Chatham University, founded in 1869, is located in the vibrant Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. Preparing students from around the world, Chatham's enrollment throughout the past decade was the fastest growing in the Pittsburgh region.

Consisting of a historic, undergraduate women's college and graduate and online programs for both men and women, Chatham has consistently been ranked among the top master's level institutions in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Offering challenging academics and innovative programming in the fields of sustainability and the environment, the health sciences, and business & entrepreneurship, a Chatham education is designed to meet the needs of tomorrow's economy, today.

Chatham has also demonstrated institutional commitments to reach carbon neutrality by 2025 as a charter signatory of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, has been named to The Princeton Review's 2013 Green Honor Roll as one of the most environmentally responsible universities in the U.S. and Canada, received a STARS Gold Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), and is the alma mater of environmental icon and Silent Spring author, Rachel Carson (class of '29).

For more information, call 800-837-1290 or visit www.chatham.edu.