Gonzalez Earns Bronze Medal in 50 Free at USA Swimming Speedo Junior National Championships

Irvine, Calif. – Rutgers rising sophomore Emilianna Gonzalez and incoming freshman Journei Webster excelled within the 50 Freestyle to focus on Rutgers performers on the US Junior Nationals. On Friday evening, Emilianna Gonzalez had a bronze medal efficiency, incomes her spot on the rostrum with a third-place end within the A Final. Gonzalez, who entered the race as the highest seed with the quickest prelim time, swam a 25.51 at evening to earn the bronze. Gonzalez was simply .13 off of first place and simply .01 seconds behind second place. Journei Webster had a 15^th place end with a 26.50 within the B Finals.

In the prelims for the 50 Free, Gonzalez touched the wall the quickest, doing so in 25.52 to earn the highest seed within the night’s A Final. In the identical occasion through the morning session, incoming freshman Journei Webster swam a 26.19 to position 15^th in prelims and qualify for the B Finals. She completed in seventh place in her B Final race on Friday evening.

Gonzalez and Webster represented two of the three Scarlet Knights competing on the occasion on the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center. Grace Sorensen additionally competed alongside the duo, as she swam Monday within the 200 Butterfly.

Gonzalez competed in 4 occasions total. The 50 Free was the final of her 4, as she additionally competed within the 100 Free, 50 Fly and 50 Breast.

Webster additionally competed in 4 occasions. In addition to the 50 Free, she swam the 100 Free, 50 Back and 50 Fly.

A product of New York, N.Y., Gonzalez had a powerful freshman marketing campaign ‘On the Banks’ this previous season. A C Finalist within the Big Ten Championships within the 50 Free, she has the third quickest time in program historical past within the 50 Free, swimming a 22.40 within the USA Winter Junior Nationals. She received the 50 Free at three separate occasions through the season and was named the Big Ten Swimmer and Freshman of the Week after the meet at Princeton.

Webster is ready to affix the Scarlet Knights for the autumn out of Ewa Beach in Hawaii. A four-star recruit and top-150 recruit within the nation, she was the No. 1 ranked swimmer within the state of Hawaii. A USA Nationals Qualifier, she was a five-time NISCA All-American.

Sorensen involves RU from Bellingham, Washington. A 3-star and top-200 recruit, she was a US National and Junior Nationals Qualifier.