WASHINGTON - After two consecutive meets on the road, American University swimming & diving returned to campus hungry for a win. AU posted a dominant performance, as the Eagles won 23 of 26 events against Catholic University to collect dual meet wins for both the men's team and women's team.

Notable Results

• On the women's side, many AU swimmers competed in events they don't typically specialize in, with relay teams also mixing things up from the usual lineups.
• Both 200 medley relay victories went to Eagles as they started the meet off strong.
• Stepping up in place of the usual suspects in the women's 1000 free, sophomore Claire Mosher won with a time of 10:50.98.
• Sophomore Luke Martens won the men's 1000 free with a time of 9:52. He later won the men's 500 free with a time of 4:44.41.
• Sprint specialist Grace Gilbert hung on to win the 200 free in 1:57.76 after being out in :55 flat. Junior Kate Williams and sophomore Hailey Rees finished in second and third, respectively, and were both under 2:00 as well.
• Junior Lucas Standridge and freshman Matthew Pistorino went 1-2 in the men's 200 free, with Standridge winning in 1:45.68.
• Seniors Isabel McGovern and Dylan Moulton finished 1-2 in the women's 50 free, with McGovern sprinting to a time of 24.83.
• The men followed suit in the 50 free with freshman Gavin Shifflett and sophomore Charlie St. Louis. Shifflett won with a time of 22.01.
• Sophomore Marin Priddy made a rare appearance in the women's 200 IM, but commanded the race nonetheless with a winning time of 2:09.76.
• Freshman Van Paul picked up his first two individual collegiate wins in the men's 200 IM (2:00.93) and the men's 100 breast (1:00.24).
• Juniors Sam Kohm and Fiona McMahon took wins in the men's 100 fly (51.95) and women's 100 free (54.30) respectively.
• Freshman diver Alex Way won the men's 3-meter, and senior Peyton Thurman won both the women's 1 and 3-meter.
• In the men's 100 back, the trio of sophomore Ryan Pursley and juniors Connor Florence and Henry Bysshe went 1-2-3 for the Eagles. Pursley's winning time was 52.91.
• The freshman duo of Lucy Penna and Abby Rothrock teamed up for a 1-2 finish in the women's 500 free with times of 5:13.43 and 5:14.66, respectively.
• McGovern, Penna, freshman Maia Alston, and sophomore Demetra Bicos closed the meet out strong for the women with a decisive 200 free relay win.
• The quartet of St. Louis, Standridge, Shifflett, and Florence came from behind to win a gritty men's 200 free relay by five hundredths of a second, ending the meet on a highlight.

Full Results

Up Next

• The Eagles have two weeks before their next meet, a Halloween day dual at Howard at 6 p.m.

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