On Saturday, the New York University
seventh-ranked women's swimming & diving team brought the NYU Invitational to a close with their third win of the season in the Palladium Natatorium.
The Violets collected a total of 572 points to beat second-place Stevens Institute of Technology (219) and third-place Drew University (193).
Across the entire day, the team secured at least the top two places in every event.
"The ladies had a great meet – they've been working hard all semester, and it was fantastic to see them perform well as we approach our meet in Chicago in two weeks," Head Coach
Trevor Miele said.
Nicole Ranile added two more individual victories to her weekend after
triumphing in the 500 freestyle on Friday. She out-touched teammate
Caitlin Marshall by 0.4 seconds in the 200 butterfly to win in 2:04.43. Both Ranile and Marshall made the NCAA Division III qualification cut for the event, the first two of the season for the women's team.
Ranile hit the wall in 1:53.48 to win the 200 freestyle.
Zeynep Tokuz also finished her weekend with three individual titles. Adding to her 200 individual medley win on Friday, she bested the field in the 400 individual medley in 4:34.58 and won the 200 breaststroke in 2:23.07.
Emily Ma controlled the backstroke events, clocking 58.46 in the 100 and 2:07.12 in the 200 to secure both titles.
Hope Xayaveth won the 100 butterfly in 56.00 while
Anna Li took the 100 breaststroke win in 1:07.35 and
Kaley McIntyre touched in 52.58 to triumph in the 100 freestyle.
Daria Chtokolov posted her first collegiate win in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 17:45.37.
The Violets' A squads won the 200 medley, 800 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays in 1:48.52, 7:45.77 and 3:34.43, respectively.
The divers competed at 1:00 p.m.
Maya Williams was the top scorer in the 1-meter for the Violets, totaling 288.98.
Meera Kasturi placed second (278.18) and
Claire Stephenson was third (274.43).
All three women's scores made the Northeast Regionals qualification standard.
"Nicole was absolutely dominant this weekend, winning all three events and playing a significant role in our 400 and 800 freestyle relay victories," said Miele. "Daria and Aanya had strong performances in the mile, and
Emily Ma excelled in both backstroke events. I was also very impressed with Zenyep, who secured victories in the 400 individual medley and 200 breast today. Overall, it was a great meet, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they perform with some rest."
In the 3-meter, Kasturi was victorious with a score of 290.85. Her win also earned Kasturi her second Regionals qualification.
Stephenson scored 267.15 to place second behind Kasturi while Williams was third (258.23).
"It was a fun and successful day for the diving team," Head Diving Coach
Todd Kolean said. "We had some breakout performances with a really strong 1-meter event. Freshman
Maya Williams was stunning winning the 1-meter. All three women made the first qualifying score on that board. Meera came back strong on 3-meter winning the event and also making the NCAA Regional cut on that board."
Next up for the Violets is the Phoenix Fall Classic from November 17-19 in Chicago, IL, hosted by the University of Chicago.