Swimming and Diving

Swimming & Diving

Villanova Falls to Florida State in Dual Meet

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Villanova men's and women's swimming teams fell to Florida State. The 12th-ranked Seminole men defeated the Wildcats 261-58, while the Seminole women earned a 205-114 victory over the 'Cats.

The 200-yard medley relay team of Jana Strand, Winnie Jalet, Arabella Lee and Riley Kudlac opened the meet with a third-place finish in 1:42.57. On the men's side, Cole Gorsuch, Hugh Boris, Zach Sutter and Max Kunisaki placed fourth with a time of 1:30.81.

In the 1000 Free, Katie White finished second with a time of 10:04.82, followed by Peri Gaguzis in third at 10:08.96. White's performance moved her into eighth on Villanova's all-time performers list. Patrick Casey placed fourth in the 1000 Free, moving into fourth all time at Villanova.

Kayla Bolster recorded a third-place finish in the 100 Back with a time of 56.49, while Jalet was the runner-up in the 100 Breast. Jalet's performance ranks 10th on Villanova's all-time top times list.

Carlota Colomer Guasch finished second in the 50 Free with a time of 23.43, while Sutter placed third on the men's side, touching in at 20.55.

The Wildcats claimed the top two spots in the 200 Fly, with Anna Farley winning in 1:59.10 and Meghan Tiernan finishing second at 2:01.08. Justin Nowicki took third with a time of 1:49.68.

Sutter moved into eighth on Villanova's all-time list in the 100 Free with a time of 45.70. Alana Leen added another runner-up finish for the Wildcats in the 200 Back, touching in at 2:00.96.

White took the top spot in the 500 Free, touching the wall in 4:59.77. Farley earned her second win of the day in the 100 Fly, posting a time of 53.58, which improves her previous time and keeps her at No. 2 on Villanova's all-time list.

The two freshmen, Strand (26.40) and Bolster (26.81), moved into Villanova's record book, ranking ninth and 10th in the 50 Back, respectively.

Four more Wildcats earned spots in the program record book in the 100 IM. Emily Herr finished fourth with a time of 57.97, Meghan Tiernan took fifth in 58.26, Alana Leen placed sixth at 58.67, and Winnie Jalet rounded out the group in 10th with a time of 59.57.

To wrap up the day for the men, Nowicki and Kunisaki now share third on Villanova's all-time list in the 100 IM, each posting a time of 52.76. Carter Gray also moved into the top five, claiming fifth all-time with a finish of 53.23.

Both teams return to the pool tomorrow to take on the University of North Florida at 4 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Patrick Casey

Patrick Casey

Distance Freestyle
Senior
Carlota Colomer Guasch

Carlota Colomer Guasch

Breast/Free
Junior
Anna Farley

Anna Farley

Fly/IM
Junior
Peri Gaguzis

Peri Gaguzis

IM/Free
Junior
Cole Gorsuch

Cole Gorsuch

Fly/Back/Free
Sophomore
Winnie Jalet

Winnie Jalet

Breast/IM
Senior
Riley Kudlac

Riley Kudlac

Freestyle
Junior
Arabella Lee

Arabella Lee

Fly/Back
Senior
Alana Leen

Alana Leen

Back/ IM
Sophomore
Justin Nowicki

Justin Nowicki

IM/Free
Junior

Players Mentioned

Patrick Casey

Patrick Casey

Senior
Distance Freestyle
Carlota Colomer Guasch

Carlota Colomer Guasch

Junior
Breast/Free
Anna Farley

Anna Farley

Junior
Fly/IM
Peri Gaguzis

Peri Gaguzis

Junior
IM/Free
Cole Gorsuch

Cole Gorsuch

Sophomore
Fly/Back/Free
Winnie Jalet

Winnie Jalet

Senior
Breast/IM
Riley Kudlac

Riley Kudlac

Junior
Freestyle
Arabella Lee

Arabella Lee

Senior
Fly/Back
Alana Leen

Alana Leen

Sophomore
Back/ IM
Justin Nowicki

Justin Nowicki

Junior
IM/Free