The NYU women's swimming and diving team concluded the 2026 NYU Fall Invitational on Saturday, November 7, with three final sessions to close out the weekend.
The Violets maintained their day-one lead, taking first with 624 points, followed by Stevens (276) and Drew (142). The divers from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) totaled 14 points, while those from Brooklyn College totaled 9 points.
"It was a great day for the women. We swam well and raced well all day, and I think we're in a really good spot heading into taper," said Head Swim Coach
Trevor Miele.
The top three spots of the first event of the morning session, the 200 medley relay, were taken by the Violets. The NYU "A" team (
Maeve O'Donnell, Thi Tran, Chloe Loo, Lian Jeong Engle) clocked in at 1:43.46, with the "B" team in second place at 1:48.92.
Loo made it two straight wins in the next event, the 100 butterfly. Loo (55.87) bested
Reina Gomez, who came in second place at 56.59. Tran took third with a 57.87 time.
Bethany Spangler led the field in the 400 individual medley, clocking in at 4:32.45. The Violets dominated the top ten spots, with
Malin Wolfson (4:33.90) and
Tara Aloul (4:36.90) filling out the podium places.
The Violets filled up the leaderboard again in the 200 freestyle, with Jeong Engle (1:57.36),
Molly Sleman (1:57.89) and
Isabelle Westling (1:58.82) finishing in order at the top of the final standings.
Tran posted a win in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:05.33 time, beating second place by just a little over a second.
O'Donnell led the force in the 100 backstroke, finishing at 57.50. Violets
Mischa Eng (58.64),
Eloise Emig (59.48), and
Sarah Pierson (59.48) finished 2-3-3.
The Violets capped the morning session with a win in the 800 freestyle relay. Spangler, Wolfson, Sleman, and Jeong Engle clocked in at 7:49.44 as the "A" relay, with the NYU "B" and "C" in second and third places.
"Our 200 medley relay went under the NCAA 'B' cut, and Chloe and Thi both won their events," continued Miele.
The divers took to the pool after the conclusion of the morning swims for the one-meter competition.
Maya Williams (300.90) took the top spot, followed by
Sanayia Joefield (278.80).
"Maya, Sanayia, and Victoria all made regional qualifying scores," said Diving Head Coach
Todd Kolean.
The afternoon session kicked off with the mile swim, which the Violets took 1-2-3. Wolfson (17:21.66) led the field in the longest race of the day, while Spangler (17:39.17) and
Matilda Prizler (17:45.45) followed close behind.
Eloise Emig took first in the 200 backstroke swim. Her time (2:05.10) was just over 0.5 seconds better than teammate
Mischa Eng (2:05.59), who took second.
O'Donnell continued to be a force in the sprint races, winning the 100 freestyle by nearly 0.4 seconds with a 52.60 time. Jeong Engle (53.02) and Loo (53.21) finished second and third, respectively.
Aloul (1:47.40) and Bradley (2:24.81) came in first and second in the final breaststroke race of the day, the 200. Fellow Violet
Zeynep Tokuz took third, finishing in 2:30.74.
The Violets filled up the leaderboard on the final individual race of the day, the 200 butterfly, with the six fastest times. Gomez led the way with a 2:06.25 finish, followed by
Sydney Burleigh (2:07.43) and
Julie Yang (2:11.32).
The NYU "A" team posted a dominant win in the 400 freestyle relay to close out the day. Spangler, Pierson, Westling, and Jeong Engle combined for a 3:34.91 finish, besting their "B" by more than 20 seconds in second place.
"Malin came within half a second of a 'B' cut in the mile, Eloise held off Mischa in a great 200 back, and Maeve, Lian, and Chloe went 1-2-3 in the 100 free," said Miele.
NYU returns to action on November 20-22 at the H2ounds Invitational, hosted by Loyola Maryland.
