UC Ladies’s Swimming & Diving Finishes Sturdy to Win the Speedo Centre Invite

By: UC Sports Information

Danville, KY – The Patriots ladies’s swimming & diving workforce notched a trio of wins and three “A” cuts Saturday as Cumberlands gained the Speedo Centre Invite.  UC recorded 2,512 factors over the three-day meet and clipped 17 nationwide cuts on Saturday.

UC set the tone early in finals as Bella Hoare pulled away from the sphere and clocked a 17:15.72 to win the 1650 free with a NAIA “A” commonplace.  That time broke the meet report, clipped the NAIA A reduce by 12 seconds and is the second quickest time in UC historical past.  Posting the second quickest time within the NAIA this season is Juliana Lopez Morales, who touched the wall in a career-best time of 17:23.75 to clip an A reduce.  Mara Ellerkamp positioned eighth with a time of 18:20.38, clipping the provisional commonplace.

Sarah Zoellner collected her third particular person win of the meet as she went 2:05.86 to win the 200 again.  Bailey Amerman clocked a 2:11.14 to position fourth within the finals, whereas Madeline Barbee touched the wall in a season-best time of two:11.40.

Four Patriots clipped the NAIA provisional reduce within the 200 breast.  Megan Schoenlein led the best way for UC going a career-best 2:22.75 to complete runner-up.  That is the fifth quickest time within the NAIA and the sixth greatest time in program historical past.  Moa Nyblom positioned fifth clocking a 2:24.90, whereas Helena Jarosz (2:26.13) and Kathryn Harrison (2:26.77) completed seventh and eighth, respectively.

Ugne Takuseviciute has continued her unbelievable sophomore marketing campaign as she clocked a 52.37 to complete third within the 100 free.  That was a career-best time for Takuseviciute and the seventh quickest time in program historical past.   Victoria Niska edged out Celin Ullern by 0.01 seconds (53.90 to 53.91) to position eighth, whereas Alicja Sedlak was tenth going 53.97.

Hoare additionally competed within the prelims of the 200 fly, the place she notched the top-seed with a time of two:10.35.  Filippa Malmstrom recorded a provisional reduce touching the wall in 2:12.42 to position fifth.

Morgan Schraudner lead a trio of divers scoring a 320.65 to complete fifth.

In the ultimate occasion of the meet, the 400 free relay, Zoellner, Hoare, Niska, and Takuseviciute teamed up for a profitable time of three:32.58.

This wraps up the 2025 portion of Cumberlands schedule.  The Patriots will return to the water on Friday, January 9^th, once they journey to Boiling Springs, NC to face NCAA DI Gardner-Webb.

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