Annapolis, Md. – Villanova swimming and diving delivered a strong second day at the Navy Fall Invitational, highlighted by a new program record and 20 top five finishes. Currently, the women are in first place with 1,079 points, while the men sit third with 710. The Wildcats' combined total of 1,789 places them second overall heading into the final day of competition.
In the women's 200 Medley Relay, Villanova placed fifth in 1:42.37 with the lineup of
Arabella Lee,
Winnie Jalet,
Anna Kilponen and
Riley Kudlac. The B relay took eighth in 1:44.14, and the C relay finished 10th in 1:44.82.
The men's 200 Medley Relay delivered the highlight of the session as
Cole Gorsuch,
Hugh Boris,
Zach Sutter and
Sam Randall set a new Villanova program record in 1:28.21, placing fourth. The B team placed 12th in 1:31.95, and the C team finished 14th in 1:32.76.
In the 100 Fly,
Anna Farley placed second in 53.84. Kilponen finished fourth (54.44), Lee fifth (54.76),
Annie Mee sixth (55.06) and
Katie White seventh (55.23).
Martina Lonati added a ninth-place finish in 55.55. For the men,
Sam Randall placed 15th in 48.77, with Sutter finishing 16th in 48.79.
Four of the top five spots belonged to the 'Cats in the 400 IM.
Peri Gaguzis won the event in 4:16.89, followed by
Meghan Tiernan in third (4:18.79), Farley in fourth (4:19.96),
Emily Herr in fifth (4:20.19).
In the men's 400 IM,
Justin Nowicki led Villanova with a fifth-place finish in 3:53.22.
In the women's 200 Free,
Carlota Colomer Guasch finished second in 1:50.13.
Marlene Blanke placed fourth (1:50.93), Kudlac fifth (1:51.22) and
Amylia Higgins eighth (1:51.77). On the men's side, Randall placed 17th (1:40.22).
In the women's 100 Breast, Jalet placed second in 1:01.58, a performance that moved her to No. 2 on Villanova's all-time performers list.
In the 100 Back,
Alana Leen finished fifth for the women in 55.75, while
Cole Gorsuch placed 11th for the men in 48.89.
The women grabbed a 3–4 finish in the 800 Free Relay. Farley, Kudlac, Blanke and Colomer Guasch placed third in 7:24.45, and the B team of Leen, Lonati, Mee and Higgins placed fourth in 7:27.08.
The men stacked the leaderboard with a 4–5–6–7 finish to close the night. The A team recorded a 6:44.10 finish for fourth.
In men's 3-meter diving,
Nate Warson placed third with 324.35 points and Christopher Jones finished fourth with 294.60.
The Wildcats head into final day of the Navy Invitational tomorrow.
