WASHINGTON - The women's team captured the outright win for the first time since 2019, and the men's team placed third for the first time since 2021 as American University swimming & diving hosted the annual Potomac Relay Invitational on Friday against Georgetown, George Mason, Howard, Mount St. Mary's, and Mary Washington. The Eagles captured two wins and two second-place finishes out of nine events on their way to the win for the women.
Notable
- The women's team, winning outright with 456 points after tying for the win last season, earned wins in the 3x100 breaststroke relay and the 2x500 freestyle relay. They placed second in both the 200 medley relay and the 800 freestyle relay.
- On the men's side, the Eagles took second place in the 2x500 freestyle relay.
- Teaming up for the women's breaststroke relay win in 3:20.58 were sophomore Marin Priddy, junior Jordan Carpentieri, and sophomore Grace Gilbert.
- Junior Kate Williams and sophomore Demetra Bicos were the winning pair in the 2x500 freestyle relay with a time of 10:25.08.
- The women capped the day with a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay, as Priddy, freshman Lucy Penna, sophomore Piper Crosby, and Gilbert went 1:37.15.
- The men's second-place event finish came from sophomore Luke Martens and freshman Ryan Sommerstad who went 9:43.47 in the 2x500 freestyle relay.
- The men's 200 freestyle relay team of sophomore Charlie St. Louis, junior Connor Florence, freshman Cade Kidani, and freshman Gavin Shifflett placed fifth in 1:27.02 to close out the day.
- On their way to a team win overall on the men's side, George Mason set a new pool record in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:23.56.
Next Up
- On Friday, Oct. 3, the Eagles will host UMBC in a dual meet at 6 p.m. The meet will be streamed live on YouTube.
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(first and second-place are switched on event #1)
