PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers women's swimming & diving team returns to the water on Friday to host Fordham at 4 p.m. at the Rutgers Aquatics Center at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center. Admission is free. Live results will be available on Meet Mobile and DiveMeets.com. 
 

LAST TIME IN THE WATER - SWIMMING

• On day two of the Minnesota Invite, graduate students Molly Urkiel and Shannon Meadway went into the record books in the 200 IM, both qualifying for the A final with the second- and third-fastest times at Rutgers in the 200 IM. Both bettered their times in the final falling just short of breaking the RU record set in 2014.
• Day three continued with Urkiel appearing in two A finals with a pair of NCAA B cuts, setting a new Rutgers record in the 400 IM. Additionally, she posted Rutgers' fifth-fastest 100 breast time and Meadway recording the fifth-fastest time at RU in A finals appearance in the 400 IM. Also swimming to program top-10 times at the Minnesota Invite on day three were sophomore Sofia Bartoloni in the 100 breast and juniors Cameron Kuriger and Ellie Schinsky in the 100 fly.
• On the final day, Urkiel was back in the water to break the 200 breast record with an NCAA B cut time. Rutgers also saw A finalists in Meadway in the 200 back and sophomore Blanka Berecz in the 200 fly and top 10 times from juniors Schinsky and Kuriger in the 200 fly and Bartoloni in the 200 breast.

LAST TIME IN THE WATER - DIVING

• At the Rutgers Diving Invitational, sophomore Amelia Scott was crowned the 1M champion, senior Holly Prasanto walked away with the 3M title and junior Sephora Ford claimed the platform title.
• In addition to Scott's title on 1M, Prasanto produced the Scarlet Knights' sixth-highest score in school history during prelims and was the runner-up. Freshman Madilyn Varnum took third for RU to secure at 1-2-3 finish.
• The 3M ultimately saw the Scarlet Knights sweep the top six spots. In addition to Prasanto's victory, freshmen Katerina Hoffman and Bailee Sturgill went 2-3 with top-10 program scores.

RUTGERS B CUTS

 

Event	Participant	Time	Meet
100 Breast	Molly Urkiel	1:00.87	Minnesota Invite - Time Trial
200 Breast	Molly Urkiel	2:10.90	Minnesota Invite - Final
400 IM	Molly Urkiel	4:17.50	Minnesota Invite - Final

 

RUTGERS ZONE SCORES

 

Event	Participant	Score	Meet
1M	Holly Prasanto	304.50	RU Diving Invite - Prelim
1M	Katerina Hoffman	297.90	Buckeye Invite
1M	Bailee Sturgill	297.30	vs. Princeton
1M	Amelia Scott	283.73	RU Diving Invite - Final
1M	Madilyn Varnum	274.10	RU Diving Invite - Final
3M	Holly Prasanto	353.55	RU Diving Invite - Final
3M	Katerina Hoffman	333.65	Rutgers Diving Invite - Final
3M	Amelia Scott	331.95	Rutgers Diving Invite - Final
3M	Bailee Sturgill	319.05	vs. Purdue
3M	Sephora Ford	306.50	Rutgers Diving Invite - Final
3M	Madilyn Varnum	305.85	Rutgers Diving Invite - Final
Platform	Sephora Ford	279.3	Rutgers Diving Invite
Platform	Katerina Hoffman	273.65	Buckeye Invite
Platform	Bailee Sturgill	248.60	Buckeye Invite
Platform	Amelia Scott	226.65	Rutgers Diving Invite

 

RUTGERS TOP 10

200 Backstroke
7th - Shannon Meadway - 1:56.45    2024

100 Breaststroke
5th - Molly Urkiel - 1:00.87 
9th - Sofia Bartoloni - 1:02.02   

200 Breaststroke
1st - Molly Urkiel - 2:10.90    
7th - Sofia Bartoloni - 2:13.62 

100 Butterfly
8th - Cameron Kuriger - 54.01  
9th - Ellie Schinsky - 54.19   

200 Individual Medley
2nd - Molly Urkiel - 2:00.21  
3rd - Shannon Meadway - 2:00.51    

400 Individual Medley
1st - Molly Urkiel - 4:13.49 
5th - Shannon Meadway - 4:17.50   

1-Meter
6th -  Holly Prasanto - 304.05    
8th - Katerina Hoffman - 297.90  
9th - Bailee Sturgill - 297.30  

3-Meter
4th - Katerina Hoffman - 333.65
5th - Amelia Scott - 331.95  
6th  Bailee Sturgill - 330.65   

Platform
5th - Sephora Ford - 2024
7th - Katerina Hoffman - 2024
9th - Bailee Sturgill  - 248.60 
 

ABOUT FORDHAM

• On the year the Rams have picked up victories over Manhattan and Boston College with a loss against NYU.
• Fordham was last in the water at the Bucknell Invitational finishing fifth out of seven teams. Highlighting the Rams' results were runner-up finishes by the 200 and 400 medley and 800 free relay teams and Ainhoa Marting in the 200 breast along with third place times by Leire Martin in the 200 back and 200 IM and Martin in the 400 IM.

LAST YEAR IN THE WATER

• Rutgers finished 32nd at the NCAA Championships as Holly Prasanto earned second team all-america honors reaching the consolation final on 1M to place 11th overall. She became the fifth Scarlet Knight diver to earn all-america honors and marked the third-straight season Rutgers has sent a diver to the NCAA Championships.
• At the Big Ten Championships, eight NCAA B cuts were registered, 18 top 24 finishes were recorded, 13 program top 10 times were captured and 28 personal bests were set.
• The 400 medley relay squad consisting returning Scarlet Knights Martyna Piesko and Jade Smits had the highest-ever finish for a Scarlet Knight relay squad at the championships with a fifth-place finish and new school record.

RSMART

• The Scarlet Knights earned the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) team award with a 3.59 spring GPA  , marking the 21st consecutive semester. RU has been honored with one of the nation's top grade-point averages. RU's GPA was also the fourth highest among Big Ten women's swimming and diving programs, ahead of Ohio State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, and Purdue.
• Eight Scarlet Knights were honored as CSCAA Second Team Scholar Americans for achieving a 3.5 grade point average or higher while collecting NCAA B cuts or advancing to NCAA Zone diving competition including returnees Sephora Ford, Shannon Meadway, Martyna Piesko, Elysha Pribadi, Amelia Scott and Molly Urkiel.
• Last season, Rutgers women's swimming and diving posted 14 Big Ten All-Academic honorees and five Big Ten Distinguished Scholars.

UP NEXT

• The Rutgers swimming & diving will be in B1G action hosting Nebraska and Iowa at the Rutgers Aquatics Center on Fri., Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. Admission is free.
• Day two on Sat., Feb. 1 will be Senior Day and Letterwinner Day. Nine members of the graduating class of 2025 will be honored prior to the start of the meet. Letterwinners can still register for the day at:  https://go.rutgers.edu/wsdlwday.

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