WASHINGTON – The American University swimming & diving senior class of 2026 will compete in its final dwelling meet on Friday, Jan. 16, towards Mount St. Mary’s at 4 p.m. Prior to the meet, 12 seniors shall be acknowledged throughout a Senior Day ceremony at 3:50 p.m. on the pool deck. It’s an vital tune-up for AU, with simply two extra meets remaining previous to the Patriot League Championships in February.
Meet Info
- Friday’s meet shall be broadcast dwell on YouTube.
- Events will happen within the following order: Senior Ceremony (3:50 p.m.), 1-meter diving, 200 Medley Relay, 1000 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle, 50 Freestyle, 10-Minute Break, 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 100 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 500 Freestyle, 10-Minute Break, 100 Breaststroke, 400 Free Relay.
Parking Information
- Standard hourly storage charges apply from 8 am-10 pm within the Katzen Arts Center and School of International Service garages.
Last Time Against Mount St. Mary’s
- American and Mount St. Mary’s final met in October of 2023 in Emmitsburg, and the ladies’s group got here away with a twin meet win. AU gained eight of 12 occasions on the ladies’s facet, and 4 of 12 for the lads.
- The ladies received two particular person wins from then-freshman, now junior Kate Williams, who took first in each the 200 meter free (2:12.45) and 400 meter free (4:35.68 7), profitable the latter by seven and a half seconds.
- Current seniors Isabel McGovern and Dylan Moulton had been each a part of a win within the ladies’s 200 free relay. McGovern additionally had a person win within the 50 fly.
- Diver Peyton Thurman, then a sophomore, took first place within the lone diving occasion, the 1-meter, with a rating of 221.70.
2025-26 Highlights So Far
- The ladies’s group picked up its first twin meet win over UMBC in a detailed battle that got here right down to the final relay on Oct. 3, and the ladies have since gained three extra duals over Catholic, Howard, and Lafayette. The males’s group has twin meet wins over each Catholic and Lafayette.
- The Eagles had their most success on the George Mason Patriot Invitational since 2006, getting wins in three particular person occasions. Senior Isabel McGovern gained the ladies’s 100 and 200 fly, whereas sophomore Piper Crosby gained the ladies’s 100 again. The ladies’s 800 free relay group of McGovern, freshman Lucy Penna, sophomore Fiona McMahon, and junior Kate Williams set a faculty file of seven:33.45. McGovern set a person faculty file within the 200 free as a part of that relay (1:50.61), and Crosby’s 100 again win got here in a school-record 53.50.
- Sophomore Marin Priddy has been a swimmer to observe. She set a pool file within the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:04.51 towards UMBC, and posted each a person and a relay win in a quad meet towards Navy, Bucknell, and Lafayette. Priddy additionally gained the 100 breaststroke in a twin meet at Georgetown.
- Crosby’s school-record 53.50 within the 100 again at the moment ranks second this season within the Patriot League, whereas her high time of 23.21 within the 50 free ranks fifth. Williams ranks third within the PL within the 1,650 free in 17:03.71.
- Sophomore Luke Martens gained the 1000 freestyle towards UMBC with a time of 9:47.52 and he was sixth within the 200 free within the quad meet at Navy. Freshman Gavin Shifflett took fourth within the 50 free on the Navy quad with a season-best time of 21.46.
- Freshman diver Alex Way posted a rating of 274.50 on the 1-meter at Howard which ranks fourth all-time in program historical past, whereas his 3-meter rating of 279.40 from the Navy quad meet ranks eighth all-time.
Senior Day Bios
Daniel Coughlin
- Butterfly specialist with the Eleventh-best private file all-time within the 200 butterfly, and can also be part of 4 top-16 relays together with the 400 medley with the second-best time in program historical past.
- As a junior he gained 3 times in twin meets within the 100 and 200 fly.
- Last season, he posted one of many high 25 cumulative GPAs amongst all AU student-athletes.
- Biology main and a Patriot League Academic Honor Roll pupil.
Maggie Fanning
- Personal information rank Twelfth all-time at American on each the 1-meter and 3-meter.
- Psychology main and has been named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll every year since transferring to AU.
Colin Jue
- Events have included the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 IM, 400 IM, and 1000 free throughout his 4 years at AU.
- Swam a PR within the 1000 free ultimately season’s ECAC Championships.
- Public relations and strategic communication main.
Gabby Kaczorowski
- Holds high 16 occasions at American within the 100 fly and 200 IM, in addition to within the 200 medley relay.
- For two years in a row, her cumulative GPA has been among the many high 25 of all AU student-athletes.
- Neuroscience main and a three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Veronica Lester
- Butterfly specialist whose PR of two:05.78 from the 2024 Patriot League Championships ranks ninth all-time in program historical past.
- Majoring in American Government and Justice and Law, and is a three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Isabel McGovern
- Captured two particular person victories on the Patriot Invitational this previous November whereas additionally setting a person 200 freestyle faculty file as a part of the school-record setting 800 free relay.
- Her identify seems 22 occasions on AU’s all-time Top 16 lists together with the second-fastest PR within the 100 fly, the third-fastest within the 200 fly, and the fourth-fastest within the 200 IM.
- Was a three-time particular person finalist ultimately yr’s Patriot League Championships and earned a win within the C remaining of the 200 fly.
- Psychology main and Patriot League Honor Roll pupil.
Madan Morris
- Butterfly specialist who has this system’s Twelfth-fastest PR within the 200 fly from final yr’s Patriot Invitational.
- Has been a Patriot League Academic Honor Roll pupil yearly as double main in psychology and enterprise administration.
Dylan Moulton
- Has 9 high 16 occasions in program historical past together with faculty information in each the 200 free and 400 free relays.
- Her 50 free time of 23.89 from the 2024 Patriot League Championships ranks tenth all-time.
- Majoring in neuroscience and has been a Patriot League Academic Honor Roll pupil in every of her two full years at American to date.
Grace Netz
- Holds high eight PRs at American in each the 100 and 200 breaststroke, and was the C remaining winner within the 200 ultimately season’s Patriot League Championships.
- Psychology main and four-year Eagle who has been named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll every year.
Kai O’Malley
- Freestyle and butterfly specialist who has already posted occasions in seven totally different particular person occasions for AU this season.
- Earned the group’s Student-Athlete Success Program Award final season, and has been a Patriot League Academic Honor Roll pupil every year as an data techniques/expertise main.
Peyton Thurman
- Her PR of 261.15 on the 3-meter ranks fifth all-time at American, whereas her 1-meter PR of 257.35 ranks sixth all-time.
- Has earned quite a few dual-meet victories on each boards, and has been each a B and C finalist on the Patriot League Championships.
- Public relations and strategic communications main and a Patriot League Academic Honor Roll pupil every year.
Natalie Webb
- While her profession has been hampered by damage, she has remained dedicated to serving to the group in any manner potential.
- Graduating in simply three years with a level in enterprise administration, and is a Dean’s List pupil in addition to a Patriot League Academic Honor Roll pupil.
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