Amare, Bauer Lead Richmond on Final Day at Patriot Invitational

FAIRFAX, Va. – The University of Richmond ladies’s swimming and diving crew closed the Patriot Invitational with a robust Saturday finals displaying, highlighted by a number of top-four finishes. The Spiders completed third with 1,182 factors. 
 
Lena Amare led the Spiders with a runner-up end within the 200 again, touching in 2:00.48 and incomes a NIC B reduce, whereas teammates Caroline Weldon and Hannah Wieczorek completed in 2:02.47 (t-4th) and 2:03.57 (seventh), respectively, within the A last. 
 
In the 200 breast, Gabbie Primiano positioned fifth in 2:17.63 within the A last and earned a NIC B reduce. Trinity Schulze completed tenth, 2:20.02 and Amare additionally scored within the 200 breast, inserting sixteenth in 2:23.78 within the B last. 
 
Richmond earned one other podium end from Kaitlyn Bauer, who took second within the 200 fly in 2:03.41, incomes a NIC B reduce. MaryAgnes Smith adopted with a Thirteenth-place in 2:07.89.
 
In the gap occasions, Natalie Stuart led the Spiders within the 1650 freestyle, inserting tenth in 17:26.42. MaryAgnes Smith (Thirteenth, 17:30.57), Erin Budde (twentieth, 17:39.13), Kaitlyn Bauer (twenty first, 17:39.86) and Carys Edgar (twenty sixth, 18:03.23) contributed further scoring swims.
 
Richmond added depth within the dash occasions as Julia Krichev positioned ninth within the 100 free at 51.34. Presley Baber (twentieth, 52.67), Caitlyn Hughes (twenty first, 52.81), Lydia Sturgeon (twenty second, 52.89) and Mia Gregory (twenty fourth, 53.64) all scored within the C last.
 
The Spiders closed the evening with a podium end within the 400 frees relay, because the A crew of Krichev, Amare, Wieczorek and Baber mixed for 3:24.62 to complete third. Richmond’s B relay added a seventh-place end in 3:28.40 behind swims from Gregory, Sturgeon, Budde and Hughes. 
 
Richmond positioned swimmers in each scoring warmth on the ultimate day, concluding the meet with robust momentum heading into the winter coaching block.
 
Patriot Invitational Final Results:

1. Florida Atlantic (2,010 factors)
2. Towson (1,630 factors)
3. Richmond (1,182 factors)
4. Marist (933 factors)
5. George Mason (913 factors)
6. American (899 factors)
7. Monmouth (423 factors)
8. UNC Wilmington (110 factors)

 
The Spiders return to the water on Saturday, Dec. 13 for the CSCAA Open Water Nationals in Sarasota, Fla. at 10 a.m.