BALTIMORE - Three wins for junior Mimi Watts along with six other top-three finishes highlighted the first tri-meet of the season for American University men's and women's swimming & diving. The Eagles faced tough competition at Patriot League foe Loyola Maryland, also taking on Boston College out of the ACC.

NOTABLE

• Watts, as she usually does, won all three individual events in which she was entered. She posted winning times of 23.34 in the 50 free, 51.50 in the 100 free and 54.87 in the 100 fly.
• Close behind in the 50 free was sophomore Marissa Kleckner who took fourth in 24.46. 
• Kleckner also took fourth in the 1000 free in 10:49.80, while fellow sophomore Tyler DiMarco was fifth by a hair, 10:49.82, a PR for her by over 10 seconds.
• Freshman Sophia Hemingway was impressive in her first traditional meet, taking third in the 200 back (2:07.39) and fourth in the 100 back (59.11). Her time in the 200 back is the 16th-fastest PR in program history.
• Junior transfer Maddie Mara and senior Kenzie Cresci finished in a dead tie for third in the 100 breaststroke, both clocking in at 1:06.57. Mara took fourth in the 200 breaststroke in 2:26.49, good enough for the 16th-fastest PR in that event at AU.
• Junior Nick Buckley took third place in the 50 free with a time of 21.26, while junior Caleb Farris took third in the 100 free in 47.17.
• Freshman Veronica Lester was fourth in the 200 fly in 2:11.60, and sophomore Mallory Meister was fourth in the 500 free in 5:18.34.
• On the men's side, sophomore Seamus Brown also took fourth in the 500 free with a time of 4:49.50.
• The women's 200 medley relay improved on its time from two weeks prior, coming in at 1:46.27 to post the 10th-fastest time in program history.
• Freshman Peyton Thurman was impressive in the diving events, taking third on the 1-meter (234.95) and fourth on the 3-meter (224.55). Her 1-meter score shot her up to eighth-best all-time after she was previously 11th, and her 3-meter score is the ninth-best PR at AU.
• Sophomore Griffin Batt posted a 28.75-point improvement on the 3-meter, taking fifth place with a score of 226.80 that ranks 11th at AU.
• The women fell 173-126 vs. Loyola Maryland and 206-94 against BC.
• The men fell 237.50 to 60.50 vs. Loyola Maryland and 246-52 against BC.

UP NEXT

• The Eagles will head to Georgetown for a dual meet at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14. Two weeks later, American will host Howard at home on Oct. 28.

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