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Strong Tigers Contingent Heads To World University Games
July 15, 2025 | Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Track and Field, Women's Fencing, Women's Swimming and Diving
A strong group of Tigers will head to Germany for the 2025 Summer World University Games from July 16-27.
Princeton will have 13 student-athletes representing six countries across four sports, including athletes in basketball, fencing, track & field and swimming & diving.
3x3 Basketball: Jackson Hicke (USA)
Women's Fencing: Emese Domonkos (Hungary), Chloe Fox-Gitomer (USA)
Men's Track & Field: Xavier Donaldson (USA), Joey Gant (USA), Jadon Spain (USA), Casey Helm (USA), Harrison Witt (USA)
Women's Track & Field: Peyton Leigh (New Zealand)
Men's Swimming & Diving: Patrick Dinu (Romania), Max Seidel (Switzerland), Mitchell Schott (USA)
Women's Swimming & Diving: Dakota Tucker (South Africa)
Schedule (All Times EDT)
July 17
3x3 Basketball
USA vs. Chile, 5:30 a.m. - Hicke scored four points in a 21-9 USA win
USA vs. Italy, 12:15 p.m. - Hicke scored two points in a 19-12 USA win
July 18
Men's Swimming & Diving
200 IM heats (Mitchell Schott), 4:55 a.m. - Schott won his heat in 1:59.39, the fastest time across all six heats
200 IM semifinals (Mitchell Schott), 2:36 p.m. - Schott won his semifinal in 1:58.95, the fastest time in either semifinal
Women's Swimming & Diving
400 IM heats (Dakota Tucker), 3 a.m. - Tucker finished sixth in her heat in 4:51.60, 3.13 seconds short of the final qualifying spot to advance to the final
July 19
Women's Fencing
Women's saber individual (Emese Domonkos and Chloe Fox-Gitomer), 3 a.m.
Domonkos went 5-1 in pool competition and advanced to the round of 16; Fox-Gitomer went 4-2 in pool and made the round of 32
3x3 Basketball
USA vs. Poland, quarterfinal, 11:45 a.m. - Hicke scored seven points in a 21-14 USA win
Men's Swimming & Diving
200 IM final (Mitchell Schott), 2:37 p.m. - Schott won silver in 1:58.25, behind only a meet-record 1:57.24 from Japan's Takumi Mori
July 20
3x3 Basketball
USA vs. Czechia, semifinal, 6:40 a.m. - Hicke had five points in a 19-17 USA win
USA vs. Lithuania, final, 11:40 a.m. - Hicke had one point as the U.S. won the silver medal in a 21-16 loss to Lithuania
Men's Swimming & Diving
100 freestyle heats (Patrick Dinu), 4:13 a.m. -Â Dinu won his heat in 48.49 seconds, the fastest time across all 10 heats
100 freestyle semifinals (Patrick Dinu), 1 p.m. - Dinu finished second in his heat in 48.47 seconds, advancing to the final with the third-best time of the eight swimmers to advance
July 21
Women's Swimming & Diving
200 IM heats (Dakota Tucker), 4:24 a.m. - Tucker swam 2:17.93 to take sixth in her heat and qualify for the semifinal
200 IM semis (Dakota Tucker), 1:53 p.m. - Tucker finished eighth in her semifinal in 2:18.63, 3.92 seconds short of the final qualifying spot for the final
Men's Swimming & Diving
100 freestyle final (Patrick Dinu), 1:07 p.m. - Dinu finished fourth in 48.40 seconds, just six hundredths of a second behind bronze and 39 hundredths of a second out of first
Men's Track & Field
Discus qualification (Casey Helm), 1:40 p.m. - Helm advanced with a throw of 56.23 meters, second-best in his qualifying section and eighth-best among the 12 qualifiers to the final
July 22
Women's Fencing
Women's saber team (Emese Domonkos and Chloe Fox-Gitomer), 3 a.m.
Domonkos and Hungary made the bronze medal match before falling to Italy, 45-43, with Domonkos getting 11 touches; Hungary was a 45-39 winner over Turkey in the quarterfinals, with Domonkos getting 14 touches, before a 45-33 loss to France, with Domonkos getting 10 touches
Fox-Gitomer and Team USA lost in the round of 16 to Hong Kong, 45-38, with Fox-Gitomer getting 19 of the 38 U.S. touches
Men's Swimming & Diving
50 freestyle heats (Patrick Dinu), 3:35 a.m. - Dinu finished fourth in his heat in 22.49 seconds, advancing to the semifinals
50 freestyle semifinals (Patrick Dinu), 2:25 p.m. - Dinu finished sixth in his semifinal in 22.49 seconds, .22 seconds short of the last bid to the final
Men's Track & Field
1,500 round one (Harrison Witt), 11:40 a.m. -Â Witt finished fourth in his heat in 3:44.22, advancing to the final
Discus final (Casey Helm), 2:05 p.m. - Helm finished fourth with a top throw of 58.99 meters, 1.72 meters out of a medal spot and 5.27 meters behind the winning distance
July 23
Men's Swimming & Diving
400 IM heats (Max Seidel), 3:37 a.m. - Seidel finished eighth in his heat in 4:30.67, 8.43 seconds short of the last qualifying spot to the final
July 24
Men's Track & Field
1,500 final (Harrison Witt), 3:10 p.m. - Witt placed eighth in 3:48.18, 1.56 seconds out of a medal and 2.18 seconds out of first
July 26
Men's Track & Field
4x400 relay round one (Xavier Donaldson, Joey Gant), 5:55Â a.m. - The U.S. 4x400 team, with Donladson and Grant, finished second in its heat in 3:07.05, just behind heat winner Turkey (3:06.78), in advancing to the final
4x100 relay round one (Joey Gant, Jadon Spain), 1:50 p.m. - The U.S. 4x100 team, with Gant and Spain, finished fifth in its heat in 40.14 seconds, 31 hundredths of a second off the final qualifying spot from that heat (39.83)
July 27
Men's Track & Field
4x400 relay final (Xavier Donaldson, Joey Gant), 5:40 a.m. - Donaldson and Gant helped Team USA to a silver medal in 3:04.34 behind only Poland, which was seven-tenths of a second in front for gold
Princeton will have 13 student-athletes representing six countries across four sports, including athletes in basketball, fencing, track & field and swimming & diving.
3x3 Basketball: Jackson Hicke (USA)
Women's Fencing: Emese Domonkos (Hungary), Chloe Fox-Gitomer (USA)
Men's Track & Field: Xavier Donaldson (USA), Joey Gant (USA), Jadon Spain (USA), Casey Helm (USA), Harrison Witt (USA)
Women's Track & Field: Peyton Leigh (New Zealand)
Men's Swimming & Diving: Patrick Dinu (Romania), Max Seidel (Switzerland), Mitchell Schott (USA)
Women's Swimming & Diving: Dakota Tucker (South Africa)
Schedule (All Times EDT)
July 17
3x3 Basketball
USA vs. Chile, 5:30 a.m. - Hicke scored four points in a 21-9 USA win
USA vs. Italy, 12:15 p.m. - Hicke scored two points in a 19-12 USA win
July 18
Men's Swimming & Diving
200 IM heats (Mitchell Schott), 4:55 a.m. - Schott won his heat in 1:59.39, the fastest time across all six heats
200 IM semifinals (Mitchell Schott), 2:36 p.m. - Schott won his semifinal in 1:58.95, the fastest time in either semifinal
Women's Swimming & Diving
400 IM heats (Dakota Tucker), 3 a.m. - Tucker finished sixth in her heat in 4:51.60, 3.13 seconds short of the final qualifying spot to advance to the final
July 19
Women's Fencing
Women's saber individual (Emese Domonkos and Chloe Fox-Gitomer), 3 a.m.
Domonkos went 5-1 in pool competition and advanced to the round of 16; Fox-Gitomer went 4-2 in pool and made the round of 32
3x3 Basketball
USA vs. Poland, quarterfinal, 11:45 a.m. - Hicke scored seven points in a 21-14 USA win
Men's Swimming & Diving
200 IM final (Mitchell Schott), 2:37 p.m. - Schott won silver in 1:58.25, behind only a meet-record 1:57.24 from Japan's Takumi Mori
July 20
3x3 Basketball
USA vs. Czechia, semifinal, 6:40 a.m. - Hicke had five points in a 19-17 USA win
USA vs. Lithuania, final, 11:40 a.m. - Hicke had one point as the U.S. won the silver medal in a 21-16 loss to Lithuania
Men's Swimming & Diving
100 freestyle heats (Patrick Dinu), 4:13 a.m. -Â Dinu won his heat in 48.49 seconds, the fastest time across all 10 heats
100 freestyle semifinals (Patrick Dinu), 1 p.m. - Dinu finished second in his heat in 48.47 seconds, advancing to the final with the third-best time of the eight swimmers to advance
July 21
Women's Swimming & Diving
200 IM heats (Dakota Tucker), 4:24 a.m. - Tucker swam 2:17.93 to take sixth in her heat and qualify for the semifinal
200 IM semis (Dakota Tucker), 1:53 p.m. - Tucker finished eighth in her semifinal in 2:18.63, 3.92 seconds short of the final qualifying spot for the final
Men's Swimming & Diving
100 freestyle final (Patrick Dinu), 1:07 p.m. - Dinu finished fourth in 48.40 seconds, just six hundredths of a second behind bronze and 39 hundredths of a second out of first
Men's Track & Field
Discus qualification (Casey Helm), 1:40 p.m. - Helm advanced with a throw of 56.23 meters, second-best in his qualifying section and eighth-best among the 12 qualifiers to the final
July 22
Women's Fencing
Women's saber team (Emese Domonkos and Chloe Fox-Gitomer), 3 a.m.
Domonkos and Hungary made the bronze medal match before falling to Italy, 45-43, with Domonkos getting 11 touches; Hungary was a 45-39 winner over Turkey in the quarterfinals, with Domonkos getting 14 touches, before a 45-33 loss to France, with Domonkos getting 10 touches
Fox-Gitomer and Team USA lost in the round of 16 to Hong Kong, 45-38, with Fox-Gitomer getting 19 of the 38 U.S. touches
Men's Swimming & Diving
50 freestyle heats (Patrick Dinu), 3:35 a.m. - Dinu finished fourth in his heat in 22.49 seconds, advancing to the semifinals
50 freestyle semifinals (Patrick Dinu), 2:25 p.m. - Dinu finished sixth in his semifinal in 22.49 seconds, .22 seconds short of the last bid to the final
Men's Track & Field
1,500 round one (Harrison Witt), 11:40 a.m. -Â Witt finished fourth in his heat in 3:44.22, advancing to the final
Discus final (Casey Helm), 2:05 p.m. - Helm finished fourth with a top throw of 58.99 meters, 1.72 meters out of a medal spot and 5.27 meters behind the winning distance
July 23
Men's Swimming & Diving
400 IM heats (Max Seidel), 3:37 a.m. - Seidel finished eighth in his heat in 4:30.67, 8.43 seconds short of the last qualifying spot to the final
July 24
Men's Track & Field
1,500 final (Harrison Witt), 3:10 p.m. - Witt placed eighth in 3:48.18, 1.56 seconds out of a medal and 2.18 seconds out of first
July 26
Men's Track & Field
4x400 relay round one (Xavier Donaldson, Joey Gant), 5:55Â a.m. - The U.S. 4x400 team, with Donladson and Grant, finished second in its heat in 3:07.05, just behind heat winner Turkey (3:06.78), in advancing to the final
4x100 relay round one (Joey Gant, Jadon Spain), 1:50 p.m. - The U.S. 4x100 team, with Gant and Spain, finished fifth in its heat in 40.14 seconds, 31 hundredths of a second off the final qualifying spot from that heat (39.83)
July 27
Men's Track & Field
4x400 relay final (Xavier Donaldson, Joey Gant), 5:40 a.m. - Donaldson and Gant helped Team USA to a silver medal in 3:04.34 behind only Poland, which was seven-tenths of a second in front for gold
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