Amare Wins 200 IM on Day 2 of Patriot Invitational

FAIRFAX, Va. – The University of Richmond girls’s swimming and diving competed within the second day of the Patriot Invitational. Richmond turned in a number of robust performances throughout Thursday’s finals with 10 Spiders advancing to the finals, highlighted by Lena Amare’s victory within the 200 IM.
 
Lena Amare led the Spiders with a first-place end within the 200 IM, touching in 2:03.08, incomes a National Invitational Championship B reduce. 
 
In the space portion within the 500 free, Natalie Stuart paced Richmond with a sixth-place end in 4:56.89. Erin Budde positioned 14th in 5:04.08, adopted by Carys Edgar in fifteenth at 5:05.69 and MaryAgnes Smith in twenty second at 5:07.93.
 
Three Spiders scored within the 50 free. Julia Krichev took eleventh in 23.76, Presley Baber completed sixteenth in 24.11 and Lydia Sturgeon positioned 18th in 24.08.
 
Richmond’s A relay of Baber, Sturgeon, Krichev and Caitlyn Hughes completed fifth within the 200 free relay with a time of 1:34.84. The B relay of Amare, Budde, Mia Gregory and Hannah Wieczorek adopted in eighth at 1:35.42.
 
On the 3-meter borad Sally Harrington led the Spiders in eighth with 231.10, whereas Rachel Vandersea completed tenth (226.35) and Addison Grainger eleventh (220.30).
 
Richmond sits third within the group standings with 405 factors heading into Friday’s occasions.
 
Patriot Invitational Standings: 

1. Florida Atlantic (635 factors)
2. Towson (558 factors)
3. Richmond (405 factors)
4. George Mason (355 factors)
5. American (342 factors)
6. Marist (306 factors)
7. Monmouth (181 factors)

 
The Spiders open Day 3 with prelims starting at 10 a.m. within the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 again and 1-meter diving. Finals start at 6 p.m. and can embody the 400 IM relay.