Butler Swimming Secures Finest BIG EAST Championships End in Program Historical past

The Butler swim group concluded competitors on the 2026 BIG EAST Championships offered by JEEP on Saturday night. Butler posted 581.5 group factors and secured fifth place, which marks the very best end in program historical past. The Dawgs edged out Seton Hall (559 factors) to safe fifth and Butler’s rating of 581.5 is the second highest level whole in class historical past on the BIG EAST Championships. Butler’s 400 Free Relay group set a brand new college file within the occasion with a time of three:26.19.
 
“It was exciting to watch the entire team race well and be led by our experienced and competitive senior class to finish in fifth place for the first time on the final night at the BIG EAST Championships,” mentioned head coach Maurice Stewart.  “I am very proud of this team, all their accomplishments during the conference championships and especially this group of nine seniors that will be remembered as one of the best classes in program history.”
 
1650 Free
Kayla Wright – twelfth place – 17:12.81
Wright additionally reset her college file in 1000 Free, posting a time of 10:21.62 within the occasion.
Sam Tomic – twenty first place – 18:06.17
 
200 Back
Caroline Zimner – T18th – 2:03.70 – season finest time
Sophia Amendola – twentieth place – 2:05.28 – season finest
Sarah Jones – twenty second place – 2:07.37 – private finest time
Olivia McKee – twenty third place – 2:12.46
 
100 Free
Ava Whittaker – twenty second place – 53.13
Elizabeth Naylor – twenty third place – 53.15
 
200 Breast
Kate Schilling – 2nd place – 2:13.90 – reset her college file
Ava McGonigle – 18th place – 2:26.81
Lydia Eberlein – twentieth place – 2:27.58
 
200 Fly
Sadie Brown – eleventh place – 2:04.76 – season finest time
Emma Ciesla – thirteenth place – 2:06.16 – season finest time
Caitlin Herring – 18th place – 2:08.09
Meghan Voelker – twenty second place – 2:13.44 – private finest time
 
400 Free Relay – 3:26.19 New School Record
Kate Schilling – 50.68 – reset her college file at lead-off
Caitlin Herring – 52.31 break up
Ava Whittaker – 51.73 break up
Caroline Zimner – 51.47 break up
 
Swimmer of the Meet
Kate Schilling – Sr.
Reset School Records  
200 Free lead-off – 1:50.19 in 800 Free Relay
200 IM – 2:01.25
100 Breast – 1:02.19
200 Breast – 2:13.90 – 2nd place – Highest end by a Butler swimmer on the BIG EAST Championships in class historical past
100 Free – 50.68 lead-off in 400 Free Relay
  
Final Women Team Scores
Villanova            1754
UCON                1520
Georgetown      1303
Xavier                 1000.5
Butler                 581.5 (2nd highest factors scored on the BIG EAST Championship meet)
Seton Hall         559
Providence        521