Swimming and Diving Hits the Highway to Face Queens on Friday and Saturday

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers swimming and diving is again in motion this weekend. The Scarlet Knights hit the street for the primary street meet of the season, heading to Charlotte to swim a two-day meet towards Queens University. There might be a stay stream of the meet obtainable on-line on the Queens Sports Network, and stay outcomes by way of Meet Mobile.

Rutgers has had a pair of weekend competitions so far this season. The Scarlet Knights posted a robust opening meet on October 11, welcoming St. Bonaventure and Fordham. RU earned a pair of wins, handedly downing the Bonnies (211-87.5) and the Rams (218-81).

The Scarlet Knights later hosted a pair of Power Four foes out of the ACC and SEC for a two-day meet on October 24-25, welcoming Miami out of the ACC and Arkansas from the SEC. In that meet, the Scarlet Knights Rutgers noticed six completely different swims throughout 5 occasions inserting within the top-ten all-time. That included two marks as excessive as fourth all-time (Ana Hazlehurst, 400 IM and Anna Vlachou, 100 Butterfly), in addition to two sixth (Anna Vlachou, 100 Yard Freestyle and Emilianna Gonzalez within the 50 Yard Freestyle), a seventh (Ana Hazlehurst, 200 IM) and a ninth (Ellie Schinsky, 100 Butterfly).

Queens is in its first season totally eligible for NCAA Championships after finishing the Division I reclassification course of. They have competed on 4 weekends so far. The Royals opened towards UNC after which Davidson, travelled the following weekend to Emory, competed towards Wingate and Catawba, and swam versus UNC-Wilmington and William and Mary, scoring wins over Davidson and Catawba. Freshman Sarah Leonie Tenze was just lately named the ASUN swimmer of the week after three particular person victories in Wilmington. Last season, the squad completed third on the convention meet and secured fourth place on the National Invitational Championships.

On the diving facet, RU ranks No. 6 nationally within the US PDCA Coaches Poll. The Scarlet Knights prime their present rankings within the staff twin meet energy rankings.

In their current D-1 Power rankings, RU has three top-10 divers on the 3M: Amelia Scott (3^rd), Katerina Hoffman (6^th) and Bailee Sturgill (8^th). They are led on the 1M by Katerina Hoffman (10^th).

The meet towards Queens is the primary on the street this season. For RU, it marks the primary of the following 5 occasions coming away from house. The Scarlet Knights should not again at RU till a January 23 Senior Day meet towards La Salle.