Swim and Dive Leads After Day 1 At Liberty and James Madison

Friday, October 16

Lynchburg, Va.

5:00 PM

Rutgers

Liberty & James Madison

Results

Swim and Dive Leads After Day 1 At Liberty and James Madison

Oct 16 | Women's Swimming & Diving

Day 1 Results

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Rutgers swimming and diving traveled south for the second straight weekend of competition to open the year. Rutgers leads against Liberty and James Madison after earning six first place finishes in 10 events and 12 total top-3 finishes on the opening night of action, with the meet concluding on Saturday morning.

Rutgers opened and closed the day with a relay victory. First up, RU's Valentina Giannini, Sofia Bartoloni, Anna Vlachou and Emilianna Gonzalez captured the 200 Medley Relay in 1:41.34. To close the night, Rutgers' A relay of Journei Webster, Emilianna Gonzalez, Lena Bauer and Anna Vlachou, fresh off a pool record in the event last Friday, touched the wall first in 1:32.14.

RU's elite duo of Emilianna Gonzalez (22.77) and Anna Vlachou went 1-2 in the 50 Freestyle. Vlachou grabbed a win in the 100 Butterfly (54.21), while Sofia Bartoloni touched first in the 100 Breaststroke (1:04.58).

In diving, Rutgers had each of its three divers finish in the top-4. Sophomore Gianna Lawrence had her first collegiate event win with a 304.80. Bailee Sturgill placed second with a 286.05 while Madilyn Varnum was in fourth with a 263.25.

The Scarlet Knights saw a number of high-level performances from their highly regarded freshman class. Florence Robitaille had two second place finishes, with strong swims in the 100 Back (55.67) and 400 IM (4:25.30). Grace Sorensen finished first in the 500 Freestyle (4:58.88).

Through the end of the 10^th event on day one, Rutgers holds a 107-79 lead over Liberty and a 123-63 lead over James Madison.

Friday Results (Top-3 Finishes)

200 Medley Relay