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Nicole Ranile and Caitlin Marshall NYU Invitational 2023
Nicole Ranile and Caitlin Marshall

Women's Swimming & Diving

Women's Swimming & Diving Collect First Invitational Win of the Season

Violets Total 572 Points to Dominate Weekend

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.
 

Players Mentioned

Daria Chtokolov

Daria Chtokolov

Free
5' 6"
Freshman
Meera Kasturi

Meera Kasturi

Dives
5' 4"
Sophomore
Anna Li

Anna Li

Breast
5' 8"
Junior
Emily Ma

Emily Ma

Back
5' 4"
Senior
Caitlin Marshall

Caitlin Marshall

Fly/Free
5' 5"
Junior
Kaley McIntyre

Kaley McIntyre

Back/Free
6' 0"
Sophomore
Nicole Ranile

Nicole Ranile

Fly/Free
5' 4"
Sophomore
Claire Stephenson

Claire Stephenson

Dives
5' 7"
Senior
Zeynep Tokuz

Zeynep Tokuz

Breast/IM
5' 5"
Freshman
Maya Williams

Maya Williams

Dives
5' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Daria Chtokolov

Daria Chtokolov

5' 6"
Freshman
Free
Meera Kasturi

Meera Kasturi

5' 4"
Sophomore
Dives
Anna Li

Anna Li

5' 8"
Junior
Breast
Emily Ma

Emily Ma

5' 4"
Senior
Back
Caitlin Marshall

Caitlin Marshall

5' 5"
Junior
Fly/Free
Kaley McIntyre

Kaley McIntyre

6' 0"
Sophomore
Back/Free
Nicole Ranile

Nicole Ranile

5' 4"
Sophomore
Fly/Free
Claire Stephenson

Claire Stephenson

5' 7"
Senior
Dives
Zeynep Tokuz

Zeynep Tokuz

5' 5"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Maya Williams

Maya Williams

5' 0"
Freshman
Dives