A Dive Squad Sweep, NCAA B Cut, Two Top Ten Times and Three Overall Titles Highlight Big Al Invite Day Two Action

Saturday, December 4

Princeton, N.J.

10:00 AM (ET) / 6:00 PM (ET)

Rutgers University

Big Al Open

Abigail Knapton Holly Prasanto Joella Mills Jenna Douglass Savana Trueb Natalia Chichaikina

Photo by: Michael Ringor

A Dive Squad Sweep, NCAA B Cut, Two Top Ten Times and Three Overall Titles Highlight Big Al Invite Day Two Action

Dec 04 | Women's Swimming & Diving

Results - Day Two

PRINCETON, N.J. – A dive squad sweep, an NCAA B cut, two times among the all-time Rutgers top ten and three titles highlighted day two action for the Rutgers women's swimming & diving team at the Big Al Invitational hosted by Princeton.

FROM THE POOL DECK

A total of eight Scarlet Knights advanced to Saturday finals out of the morning prelims with seven season bests registered on the day.
A pair of Rutgers rookies were responsible for some of the fastest times in school history. Sofia Lobova captured the third-fastest time in the RU record book in the 100 fly with an NCAA B cut time while Tina Celik swam the seventh fastest time ever at RU in the 100 breast.
Two titles belonged to Sofia Chichaikina besting the competition in the 200 free along with Virginia Menicucci, Liza Ryndych and Eleonora Trentin in the 800 free relay.
Additionally, RU went 1-2-3 on 1M with Savana Trueb taking home first place for the first time as a Scarlet Knight.

SPRINTS

The 100 fly saw Rutgers post its first NCAA B cut time of the year with Sofia Lobova's third-place performance of 53.31. The time was also the third fastest on record at Rutgers in the event.
Tina Celik moved her name up the all-time top 10 list in the 100 breast with her swim of 1:02.68. The third-place time at the invite moved her up into seventh all-time in school history. Beatriz Zoppeidossantos also reached the A final and finished eighth overall recording 56.85.
Sofia Chichaikina out-touched second place by .05 seconds to win the 200 free in a time of 1:48.15 marking her third victory of the year in the event. She was also joined in the A final by Virginia Menicucci who placed fourth overall hitting the wall in 1:49.60.

DIVING

Savana Trueb won 1m scoring 295.80 with Abigail Knapton taking third with a score of 272.75 and Holly Prasanto rounding out the top three with a 268.25.

RELAYS

The night wrapped up with Rutgers winning the 800 free relay. The squad of Sofia Chichaikina, Virginia Menicucci, Liza Ryndych and Eleonora Trentin teamed up for the top time of 7:22.41.

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