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Friday, December 1
Princeton, N.J.
10:00 AM
Princeton University
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Big Al Invitational (Day 1)
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Men Lead, Women Stand Third After Day 1 Of Big Al Open
December 01, 2017 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
Day 1 Results
Freshman Levy Nathan, senior Ben Schafer, and both 400 medley relays claimed victories for Princeton during the first day of the Big Al Open Friday at DeNunzio Pool. The trio of men's wins helped the Tigers move atop the team standings after the first day of competition, while the relay win helped the women move into third place.
WOMEN
Princeton opened with a third-place finish in the 200 free relay, as the quartet of Isabel Reis, Maddy Veith, Lindsay Temple, and Monica McGrath finished in 1:33.19.
Freshman Courtney Tseng opened the individual events by taking 10th in the 500 in 4:51.63, and Reis followed with a runner-up finish in an exciting 200 IM final. Reis and Villanova junior Darby Goodwin both topped the field by more than 1.5 seconds; Goodwin held on for the win, but Reis dropped her prelim time by more than 3.5 seconds to finish in 2:00.57.
Veith was just edged out of the A final, but she came back in 23.65 to win the consolation final, and then she anchored a dominant 400 medley relay that won by more than three seconds. Freshman Stephanie Nelson led off the quartet, with classmate Jenny Ma teaming with both Reis and Veith to win in 3:40.94.
Brown, which had five swimmers in the three 50 free finals, ended Friday with 284 points, while Villanova holds second with 210 and Princeton is third with 154.
MEN
Princeton opened with a second-place finish in the 200 free relay. The team of Christian Feiler, Alex Lewis, Jonathan Spires, and Schafer finished in 1:20.74, while the quartet of Tyler Lin, Cole Buese, Christian Berry, and Charles Leibson topped several 'A' relays with a fourth-place finish in 1:21.51.
Nathan continued the strong start to his collegiate career by winning the 500 in 4:22.60, more than four seconds faster than anybody in the field. Classmate Arthur Markley added a runner-up finish in 4:26.94.
Princeton put three in the top five of the 200 IM, including senior Corey Okubo, who took second in 1:47.85. Classmate Liam Karas finished fourth in 1:48.34, and Leibson took fifth in 1:48.86.
Schafer put Princeton back in the win column by taking the 50 free in 20.09, and then he helped the 400 medley relay win in 3:13.89. Lewis, freshman Corey Lau, Schafer and Feiler won in 3:13.89 to end Friday's final session with a dominant effort.
Princeton holds a commanding lead on the field after one session. The Tigers lead with 335 points, more than twice as many as second-place Brown (161).
Saturday's prelims will begin at 10 am, and the finals will start at 6 pm; you can watch the full weekend on the Ivy League Network.
Freshman Levy Nathan, senior Ben Schafer, and both 400 medley relays claimed victories for Princeton during the first day of the Big Al Open Friday at DeNunzio Pool. The trio of men's wins helped the Tigers move atop the team standings after the first day of competition, while the relay win helped the women move into third place.
WOMEN
Princeton opened with a third-place finish in the 200 free relay, as the quartet of Isabel Reis, Maddy Veith, Lindsay Temple, and Monica McGrath finished in 1:33.19.
Freshman Courtney Tseng opened the individual events by taking 10th in the 500 in 4:51.63, and Reis followed with a runner-up finish in an exciting 200 IM final. Reis and Villanova junior Darby Goodwin both topped the field by more than 1.5 seconds; Goodwin held on for the win, but Reis dropped her prelim time by more than 3.5 seconds to finish in 2:00.57.
Veith was just edged out of the A final, but she came back in 23.65 to win the consolation final, and then she anchored a dominant 400 medley relay that won by more than three seconds. Freshman Stephanie Nelson led off the quartet, with classmate Jenny Ma teaming with both Reis and Veith to win in 3:40.94.
Brown, which had five swimmers in the three 50 free finals, ended Friday with 284 points, while Villanova holds second with 210 and Princeton is third with 154.
MEN
Princeton opened with a second-place finish in the 200 free relay. The team of Christian Feiler, Alex Lewis, Jonathan Spires, and Schafer finished in 1:20.74, while the quartet of Tyler Lin, Cole Buese, Christian Berry, and Charles Leibson topped several 'A' relays with a fourth-place finish in 1:21.51.
Nathan continued the strong start to his collegiate career by winning the 500 in 4:22.60, more than four seconds faster than anybody in the field. Classmate Arthur Markley added a runner-up finish in 4:26.94.
Princeton put three in the top five of the 200 IM, including senior Corey Okubo, who took second in 1:47.85. Classmate Liam Karas finished fourth in 1:48.34, and Leibson took fifth in 1:48.86.
Schafer put Princeton back in the win column by taking the 50 free in 20.09, and then he helped the 400 medley relay win in 3:13.89. Lewis, freshman Corey Lau, Schafer and Feiler won in 3:13.89 to end Friday's final session with a dominant effort.
Princeton holds a commanding lead on the field after one session. The Tigers lead with 335 points, more than twice as many as second-place Brown (161).
Saturday's prelims will begin at 10 am, and the finals will start at 6 pm; you can watch the full weekend on the Ivy League Network.
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