PROVIDENCE, N.Y. – At the conclusion of day two of the Bruno Invitational, the lady Wildcats fall to third place with 450.5 points, Brown still holds a strong lead with 637 points and Princeton is now in second with 570.5 points. On the men's side Princeton leads with 703 points and Villanova is in fifth with 263 points. A total of 16 events took place on the day.
Villanova Women
In the second day, the Villanova women earned three first place finishes and six other top four finishes in the "A" Flight.
Kelly Montesi swam to a first-place finish and a fourth-place finish in the 400-IM and 100-fly and was also part of the 800-freestyle relay team that finished in second. In the IM she clocked a time of 4:10.22, in the fly she recorded a 54.94, and in the relay, alongside
Alexa Fabbri,
Milly Routledge and
Nicole Welch they clocked a 7:20.21 finish.
Fabbri swam to the top spot in the 200-freestyle with a time of 1:48.51 and
Darby Goodwin earned the third first place finish in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 54.86.
Other top four finishes for the women came in the 200-medley relay, 400-IM, 100-yard breaststroke, and 1-meter dive.
Anastasia Kontrimas,
Elise Pidutti,
Micaela Grassi, and
Abbey Berloco came in fourth in the 200-medley relay, Pidutti came in fourth in the 400-IM,
Rayann Jaryszak placed third in the 100-breaststroke with a 1:02.98 time and
Bridie Dunn placed third in the 1-meter with a score of 259.25.
The women had many other finishes in the "B" and "C" Flights on the day.
Villanova Men
The men did not earn any finishes in the top three spots other than in the 3-meter dive.
Michael Perra placed third with a score of 321.10.
The 100-backstroke was the best showing for the men on the day.
Justin Cucchi earned a fifth-place finish in the "A" Flight with a time of 49.44 and
Andrew Kelley placed sixth with a time of 49.51. Cucchi also placed 11
th overall and third in the "B" Flight in the 400-IM clocking in at 3:57.56.
In the 100-breaststroke,
Francis Prikasky placed 16
th and behind him
JJ Strain placed 17
th overall and first in the "C" Flight. Prikasky swam to a 58.38 finish and Strain clocked in at 57.61.
The men's 200-medley relay placed seventh overall and in the 800-freestyle relay they placed ninth.
The final day of the Bruno Invitational will be on Sunday, Dec. 2.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 27
1. Brown University 637
2. Princeton University 570.5
3. Villanova University 450.5
4. University of Miami 341
5. Dartmouth College Swimming 271.5
6. Johns Hopkins University 202
7. Rider University 104.5
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 27
1. Princeton University 703
2. Columbia University 644
3. Johns Hopkins University 439
4. Rider University 338
5. Villanova University 263
6. Dartmouth College Swimming 238