Day One Results | Infographic

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – After day one of competition, the Northeastern swimming and diving team holds a substantial lead on both LIU Brooklyn and Wagner in the Blackbirds' tri-meet. The Huskies outscored the Seahawks by a 56.5-34.5 margin and raced to a 74-15 advantage over the hosts. Through the first five scored events, Northeastern has notched nine first place finishes against the two teams, sweeping the top spot in both relays and medley events.
 
Rookies led the charge with Megan Clark and Miriam Schaefer each grabbing two first place finishes. Clark took first in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.12 and Schaefer won the 200 individual medley clocking 2:11.44. Additionally, freshmen Angela Gyurina and Sarah Schlesigner each notched a second place finish this evening. The freshmen class, in its first collegiate season, has now accounted for almost 30 percent of the total points scored by Northeastern in dual meets. 
 
In the relay events, 12 different Huskies put their names on the score sheet including Megan Clark and Sara Touchette-McGowan who were members of two first place finishes each. Elizabeth Aldrich and Amit Palkovic were also members of scoring relay teams for the first time this season. 
 
In the diving well, the Huskies dominated Wagner, taking the top three spots in both the one and three meter events. Caroline Gonsalves continued her success from last week on the one-meter board posting a score of 251.1 while Alyssa Seales posted her 10^th first place finish of the season with a three-meter score of 238.35.

Northeastern will complete the tri-meet tomorrow with the final 10 events beginning at 10 a.m.
 
Day One Northeastern Top Finishes
200 Medley Relay – 1^st Leong, Mi. Schaefer, Touchette-McGowan, Clark 1:46.96
1000 Freestyle – 2^nd Kerry Treusdell 10:34.87
50 Freestyle – 1^st Megan Clark 24.12
200 Individual Medley – 1^st Miriam Schaefer 2:11.44
400 Freestyle Relay – 1^st Green, Touchette-McGowan, Schnabel, Clark 3:31.95
1-Meter Diving – 1^st Caroline Gonsalves 251.1
3-Meter Diving – 1^st Alyssa Seales 238.35