Eagle Swimmers Open 2026-27 At Oberlin Early Invite

The 2026-27 Ashland University swimming and diving teams debuted on Friday (Oct. 9) night on the first day of the Oberlin Early Invite meet.
 
Three Eagle relays finished in second place on Friday:

• The women's 200-yard freestyle relay of freshman Tessa Crum and seniors Payton O'Toole, Blair Pichola and Juliana Pignato touched the finish line in 1:39.4.
• The women's 400 medley quartet of junior Yasmim Tomita, Pichola, sophomore Joselyn Hensley and Crum finished in 4:03.73.
• And the men's 400 medley relay team of senior Colin Pham, sophomore Cooper Young, junior Caden Davis and sophomore Ryan McEvilly ended in 3:27.21.

Pignato placed third in the women's 200 individual medley in 2:15.44, while the men's 200 free relay of McEvilly, Pham, Davis and freshman Brock Gessner took third in 1:26.58.
 
In the team standings through five events each, the AU women are second with 242 points (Case Western Reserve first at 385), while the Eagle men are in third with 179.5 points (Case first with 459.5, Mount Union second with 217).
 
The second and final day of the Oberlin Early Invite will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday (Oct. 10).