Nasedkina, Rudy Set Program Records on First Day of Patriot Invitational

Thursday, November 21

Fairfax, Va.

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Patriot Invitational

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Nasedkina, Rudy Set Program Records on First Day of Patriot Invitational

11/21/2019 9:14:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

FAIRFAX, Va. – Lera Nasedkina and Gabrielle Rudy left their marks on the Drexel Women's Swimming & Diving record book at the Patriot Invitational on Thursday. Rudy posted the best time in program history in the 200 IM, clocking in at two minutes, 2.41 seconds. Nasedkina touched the wall in the 50 free finals in 23.18.

Rudy leapfrogged April Forsthoffer, who completed the 200 IM in 2:03.21 in February 2017. Nasedkina edged past Rachel Bernhardt and Emily Kosten, who previously shared the 50 free record with a time of 23.21.

Nasedkina and Rudy were in on Drexel's lone gold-medal finish of the day. Teaming with Alexa Kutch and Hollie Hopf, the Dragons took first in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:44.30. Counting the winning 400 medley relay team, Drexel earned 13 top-10 finishes on Thursday, including four podium finishes.

Rudy posted her record mark in the preliminaries and entered the finals of the 200 IM seeded second. She earned a bronze medal in the finals with a time of 2:02.62. Megan Sicinski finished just behind Rudy in fourth, clocking in at 2:04.29 to further solidify her hold on the fourth-best time in team history.

Nasedkina turned in back-to-back personal bests in the 50 free. She clocked in at 23.45 in the prelims before shaving another .27 seconds off her mark in the finals, where she finished second. Kutch placed eighth in the event, and Styer won the B final for a ninth-place result. Earlier in the day, Styer registered the 10^th-fastest time school history in the event.

The 200 free relay team of Rudy, Kutch, Styer and Nasedkina turned in a silver finish with a time of 1:34.01.

Olivia Shaffer and Maddie Riley placed fifth and seventh, respectively, in the 500 free. Shaffer clocked in at 5:00.07 in the finals for the eighth-fastest time in Drexel history. Riley posted the second-fastest preliminary time at 4:58.10, the seventh-best mark in team history.

On the boards, Becca Demaree finished seventh in the 3 meter with a finals score of 204.10. She scored a 222.60 in the preliminaries.

Through 12 events, the Dragons sit in second place behind only Florida Atlantic. The Owls lead the field with 274 points. Drexel has 252, 43 ahead of third-place UNCW.

The Patriot Invitational resumes tomorrow at 10 a.m.

TEAM STANDINGS THROUGH 12 EVENTS
1. Florida Atlantic – 274
2. Drexel – 252
3. UNCW – 209
4. George Mason – 161
5. Seton Hall – 120
6. Richmond – 115
7. American – 64
8. UMBC – 45