Golden Bears take robust third place end at FIU Spirit Invite to open the brand new yr

MIAMI, Fla. – The Concordia-St. Paul girls’s swimming and diving crew opened 2026 with a powerful third-place end on the FIU Sprint Invite, competing in opposition to a robust area of NCAA Division I establishments on the Doral Aquatic Center on the campus of Florida International University. 

The Golden Bears have been led by one other standout efficiency from junior Sophie Leo who tallied two top-two placements in each the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle ending with the best placements of the meet. 

Lilly Adams and Chloe Rihon each recorded fifth place finishes to wrap-up the top-five placements for the Navy and Gold.

On the diving aspect, Chloe Jones was the chief on the board with a sixteenth place end within the 3-meter dive and 18th place end within the 1-meter dive in opposition to a stacked diving competitors. 

As a crew, CSP notched 22 top-10 finishes for his or her highest-placement to this point on the FIU Sprint Invite after ending in fourth final season. 

The Golden Bears will return to the pool on Jan. 16 the place they may head to West Fargo, N.D. to take part within the Dragon Invite hosted by MSU Moorhead. 

FINAL TEAM RESULTS

1. Florida International University, 571

2. University of North Texas, 539

3. Concordia-St. Paul, 315

4. University of Wisconsin, 84

5. Georgia Southern University, 50

6. Saint Joseph’s College (Maine), 19

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-10 Finishes in Finals)

Sophie Leo

2nd – 50 Yard Freestyle, 24.17

2nd – 100 Yard Freestyle, 54.45

sixth – 100 Yard IM, 1:02.25

Lilly Adams

fifth – 100 Yard Backstroke, 1:04.53

eighth – 200 Yard Freestyle, 2:07.23

Aayla Deter

ninth – 200 Yard Freestyle, 2:02.65

tenth – 100 Yard Backstroke, 1:11.99

Rebecca Hildebrand

ninth – 100 Yard IM, 1:06.34

Brooklyn Keney

ninth – 100 Yard Backstroke, 1:08.10

tenth – 100 Yard IM, 1:07.34

Emma Granovsky

seventh – 100 Yard Freestyle, 56.67

Claire Briest

seventh – 100 Yard Butterfly, 1:07.11

tenth – 100 Yard Freestyle, 59.63

Gabby Busch

sixth – 100 Yard Backstroke, 1:06.69

sixth – 100 Yard Butterfly, 1:07.01

Ashley Miranda-Limon

eighth – 100 Yard Backstroke, 1:07.29

Ava Reich

eighth – 100 Yard Butterfly, 1:07.13

Juliana Marroquin

ninth – 100 Yard Butterfly, 1:07.79

Marianna Perna

tenth – 100 Yard Butterfly, 1:09.56

Chloe Rihon

fifth – 100 Yard Breaststroke, 1:12.86

Zoe D’Alessandro

sixth – 100 Yard Breaststroke, 1:14.97

Kaylie Johnson

eighth – 100 Yard Breaststroke, 1:17.95