Women’s Swimming and Diving Wins Thrice on Final Day of Thomas Murphy Invitational

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Women’s Swimming and Diving Wins Thrice on Final Day of Thomas Murphy Invitational

11/2/2019 7:13:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

BALTIMORE – Drexel women's swimming and diving notched eight top-three finishes, highlighted by wins in the 100 free by Lera Nasedkina and by the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams on the final day of the Thomas Murphy Invitational, hosted by Loyola (Md.).

In total, the Dragons had 13 placers in the top five of their respective events. In addition to the trio of winners, there were three runner-up performances and two more third-place results.

"Overall, I am happy with the team's performance over the last two days," head swimming coach Adam Braun said. "The teams that beat us suited up for all their events. We gave athletes the choice during the last session to suit up. Of the handful that did, we had multiple lifetime best times, which is pretty amazing considering where we are at this point of the season."

Nasedkina left her mark on the Drexel record book for the second day in a row. After logging the eighth-fastest time in program history in the 50 free (23.85) last night, the sophomore posted the fourth-fastest time in the 100 free. Nasedkina touched the wall in 50.83 to win the event.

Freshman Maddie Riley rewrote the program record book on Saturday as well. Riley touched the wall in 17 minutes, 9.65 seconds in the 1650 free, finishing second and moving into fifth place in Drexel's top-10 times in the event. In the process, the Austin, Texas native completed her first 20 laps in 10:17.81, which would be the second-fastest time in school history in the 1000 free.

Nasedkina factored in a pair of relay victories on Saturday. Swimming the final leg in both events, she helped the 200 medley relay team featuring Alexa Kutch, Gabrielle Rudy and Hollie Hopf to a winning time of 1:44.01. In the 400 free relay, Alicia Diaz, Paige Powell, Ryann Styer and Nasedkina posted a gold-medal time of 3:28.68.

Kutched added an individual silver medal in the 100 back, touching the wall at 56.82. Rudy finished second in the 100 breast with a time of 1:04.10

In the 200 free relay, Styer, Rudy, Diaz and Nasedkina clocked in a 1:36.44, which was good enough for third place.

On the boards, Becca Demaree placed top-four in both events. In the 1-meter dive, the sophomore from Denver, Colo. Scored a 224.70 for a third-place finish. She also added a fourth-place result in the 3-meter dive.

Johns Hopkins (827) edged out West Chester (826) to win the invite by a single point. The Dragons collected 722.5 points to finish comfortably ahead of Richmond (697). The hosts, Loyola (Md.) rounded out the field with 543.5 points.

The Dragons return to action following a two-week break at the Patriot Invitational, hosted by George Mason. The three-day event runs Nov. 21-23.

"The last two weeks have been very tough, both physically and mentally," Braun said. "We get a short break from racing to tune up for our mid-season meet in two-and-a-half weeks, and I believe we will perform really well."

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Johns Hopkins – 827
2. West Chester – 826
3. Drexel –722.5
4. Richmond – 697
5. Loyola (Md.) – 543.5