Eagle Men, Women Open 2024-25 At Oberlin Early Invite

The 2024-25 Ashland University men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened the new season on Sunday (Oct. 13) at the Oberlin Early Invite.
 
Freshman Yasmim Tomita got off to a strong collegiate start on Sunday, earning individual victories in the women's 100-yard backstroke (1:00.56) and 200 back (2:11.50), and taking third place as part of the women's 400 medley relay (4:07.70) and 200 medley relay (1:54.98) – along with freshman Brooke Patel, sophomore Juliana Pignato and sophomore Payton O'Toole.
 
Also winning twice on Sunday was junior Joey Lenczyk in the men's 3-meter diving (244.95 points) and 1-meter diving (255.15).
 
Patel was the runner-up in the women's 200 individual medley (2:15.90), 400 IM (4:49.68), and 200 breaststroke (2:34.68), and sophomore Colin Pham was second in the men's 100 back (52.90 seconds) and 200 back (1:57.65).
 
Sophomore Riley Hunt was second in women's 3-meter diving (235.25 points) and 1-meter diving (224.85 points), junior Nick Girz was runner-up in the men's 100 freestyle (47.69 seconds) and Pignato was second in the women's 200 butterfly (2:16.49).
 
Junior Andrew Oates, junior Cole Huebner, Girz and senior Robin Falk were second in the men's 400 free relay (3:12.33) and third in the men's 200 free relay (1:27.05).
 
Sophomore Evan Kemp (men's 400 IM, 4:26.74), Pham (men's 100 fly, 52.52 seconds), Girz (men's 100 breaststroke, 58.97 seconds) and junior Maddi Whitticar (women's 1-meter diving, 214.05 points) all finished third individually.
 
UP NEXT
The 2024-25 home opener at Messerly Natatorium on Friday (Oct. 18) at 5 p.m. vs. Findlay.