Richmond Posts Sturdy Finals Displaying on Day Three of Patriot Invitational

FAIRFAX, Va. – The University of Richmond’s swimming and diving staff competed on the third day of the Patriot Invitational. The staff earned factors in each occasion Friday on the Patriot Invitational, putting 14 Spiders into finals to carry third within the staff standings with 834.50 factors.

Mia Gregory opened the evening with an eighth-place end within the 100-yard butterfly in 56.31, whereas Gabbie Primiano received the B ultimate in 56.42.

The Spiders adopted with one among their finest showings of the meet within the 400 particular person medley, the place Lena Amare positioned fifth in 4:27.60, Erin Budde completed seventh in 4:29.07 and Kaitlyn Bauer received the B ultimate in 4:28.78. Natalie Stuart added a Twentieth-place end in 4:35.16. Amare, Budde and Bauer all earned National Invitational Championship (NIC) B cuts.

In the 200 freestyle, Julia Krichev completed seventeenth in 1:53.90 and Carys Edgar took nineteenth in 1:54.78. Primiano added a seventh-place end within the 100 breaststroke in 1:03.76, adopted by sophomore Trinity Schulze in twelfth at 1:04.83 and Presley Baber in Twentieth at 1:06.00.

Richmond superior 4 swimmers to finals within the 100 backstroke, led by Caroline Weldon, who completed sixth in 56.83. Hannah Wieczorek received the B ultimate in 56.05, whereas Krichev positioned eleventh in 57.03 and Gregory added a Thirteenth-place end in 57.24.

In the 400 medley relay, the B relay of Amare, Schulze, Budde and Wieczorek completed sixth in 3:49.13 and the A relay of Weldon, Primiano, Gregory and Baber completed seventh in 3:49.14.

In diving, Addie Grainger completed fifth on the 1-meter board with 222.70 factors, and Sally Harrington tied for sixth with 219.30.

Richmond stays third within the ladies’s standings heading into Saturday’s finals.

Patriot Invitational Standings:

1. Florida Atlantic (1,443.50 factors)
2. Towson (1,147.50 factors)
3. Richmond (834.50 factors)
4. Marist (677 factors)
5. George Mason (666 factors)
6. American (593 factors)
7. Monmouth (291 factors)
8. UNC Wilmington (103.50 factors)

The Spiders shut out the Patriot Invitational with prelims starting at 10 a.m. within the 200 again, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly. Finals start at 6 p.m. and can embrace the 1650 free.