Day One Results
New Brunswick, N.J. – After day one of competition, Northeastern sits in second place with 416 points out of the ten teams participating. Just ahead of Northeastern is Navy with 518.5 points. Columbia is holding onto third comfortably with 387 points.
The opening races were highlighted by
Megan Clark's school record swim in the 50 freestyle. The freshman bested teammate
Sara Touchette-McGowan's 23.19 with a blistering 23.06. Clark took first place overall, earning the Huskies 32 points.
In addition to Clark's school record, five season bests were set, 16 athletes advanced to finals and Northeastern notched nine top ten finishes.
In the preliminary round,
Carly Schnabel shaved another 2.9 seconds off her career best 500 freestyle time, hitting the pad at 4:56.18.
On the diving board, Northeastern took five of the top ten spots, led by
Jacquelyn Gover who set a season high 266.30 in the three-meter dive. Gover took second overall with
Caroline Gonsalves and Madeline Schaefer following in third and fourth with scores of 254.35 and 242.40 respectively.
Day One Top Finishes (Final races only)
200 Freestyle Relay – 4
th, Schanbel, Clark, S. Smith, Touchette-McGowan, 1:33.80
500 Freestyle – 7
th,
Carly Schnabel, 4:59.93
200 Individual Medley – 12
th,
Taylor Ellis, 2:05.77
*50 Freestyle – 1st, Megan Clark, 23.06
3-Meter Diving – 2
nd,
Jacquelyn Gover, 266.30
400 Medley Relay – 2
nd, Leong, Ellis, Touchette-McGowan, Clark, 3:44.26
* School Record
Up Next
Northeastern is back on Saturday to compete in seven more events.
