The Parkland girls swimming and diving team started the new year with two wins and an appearance in the Bucknell Invitational.

The Trojans dominated Northampton in a 144-42 win Jan. 4. Coach Allison McPeek’s team is loaded, and this meet showcased its talent.

Senior Ashley Settle won the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly, while Madison Roseman took the 100-yard breaststroke and finished second in the 200-yard individual medley.

Freshman Milla Hahn continued a fine rookie season winning the 100-yard freestyle and finishing second in the 200-yard freestyle. Sophomore Julianne Zaffiro won the 100-yard backstroke and claimed second in the 100-yard freestyle. Senior Simone Lin took gold for Parkland in the 200-yard IM.

Six days later Parkland dunked Dieruff, 140-22. The Mackenzie Platt, Zaffiro, Roseman and Lin team won the 200-yard medley relay by less than one second over teammates Ella Rafeld, Taylor Coombe, Kaley McKenzie and Hahn.

The 200-yard freestyle relay was won by Natasha Goldman, Sada Fleischaker, Sydney Platt and Rafeld. Goldman did more fine work in winning the 50-yard freestyle and Fleischaker took the 100-yard breaststroke.

Other winners over the Huskies included Lin in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle, Roseman in the 100-yard butterfly, Zaffiro in the 200-yard IM, and Settle in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle. Elle Newcombe and Grace Liersaph finished first and second in diving.

The team did not experience as much success Jan. 7 in the Bucknell Invite, finishing seventh in an eight-team field and failing to medal in any event. Settle did finish fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:09.43, while Hahn took seventh in the same race clocking a 1:10.02 time.