CHICAGO, Ill. – The No. 14 Washington University in St. Louis women's swimming and diving team wrapped up the two-day Division III Shootout on Saturday, hosted by the University of Chicago. Additionally, the Bears also competed at IU Indy against the Cougars and Northern Kentucky.
D3 Shootout
The Bears finished fourth with a score of 562.5. Pomona-Pitzer won the field with a 624.5.
Top Finishers
SWIMMING
- 400 Medley Relay
- 500 Freestyle
- First-year Sarah Cohen finished second with a time of 5:05.37
- Senior Ali Roche claimed 12th overall in 5:06.74
- 100 Butterfly
- 200 Breaststroke
- Junior Hannah Lee finished fourth with a time of 2:24.06
- Junior Rachel Bello third in the B final and 13th overall with a time of 2:23.27
- Mixed 400 Free Relay
- First-year Ayaan Olasewere, first-year Sarah Cohen, junior Marco Minai and first-year Robin Koehler finished fourth with a time of 3:17.82
- 200 Backstroke
- Roche claimed third with a time of 2:04.37
- Chen took 13th in 2:06.34
- 100 Freestyle
- 200 IM
- Bello finished fifth with a time of 2:08.20
- Cohen took 16th in 2:14.39
- 200 Freestyle Relay
- The team of Qi, Olasewere, Lee and Watson finished fifth with a time of 1:35.65
DIVING
IU Indy
Top Finishers
SWIMMING
- 400 Medley Relay
- 1,000 Freestyle
- Kravstov finished second with a time of 10:45.69
- Senior Nicole Caruso took third in 10:48.89
- 200 Freestyle
- Basler won the field with a time of 1:55.29
- Senior Anna Fonda took third in 1:57.35
- First-year Lily Dourney finished fourth in 1:58.65
- 100 Backstroke
- 100 Breaststroke
- Senior Avery Dixon finished third with a time of 1:06.52
- Sammut claimed fourth in 1:06.68
- Hackel took fifth in 1:06.72
- 200 Butterfly
- Hermacinski finished third with a time of 2:10.70
- First-year Abby Wright took fourth in 2:14.25
- 50 Freestyle
- 100 Freestyle
- Basler finished second with a time of 53.23
- Junior Holly Gmelich took third in 53.70
- Gattone finished fourth in 54.22
- 200 Backstroke
- Sophomore Elizabeth Oyler won the field with a time of 1:45.75
- Kravstov took fourth in 2:08.23
- 200 Breaststroke
- King finished third with a time of 2:25.37
- Dixon took fifth in 2:27.96
- 500 Freestyle
- Wright finished in first place with a time of 5:13.33
- Fonda took third in 5:18.57
- 100 Butterfly
- Junior Kiera Johnson won the field with a time of 58.31
- Sophomore Lindsay Alisbah took second in 58.35
- Gattone finished third in 59.44
- Hermacinski took fifth in 1:00.35
- 200 IM
- Alisbah claimed the top spot in 2:09.31
- Frey took third with a time of 2:11.30
- 400 Freestyle Relay
- The team of Sammut, Gattone, first-year Crystal Yu and Wright won with a time of 3:35.23
- Senior Sophia Gossum, Gmelich, Fonda and Alisbah took second in 3:37.04
DIVING
- 3-Meter
- Sophomore Kate Li finished fourth with a score of 232.95
- First-year Ally Isgar tied for fifth with a 211.28
- First-year Elle Vahedian took seventh with a 182.48
- 1-Meter
- Isgar finished fifth with a score of 223.58
- Li took sixth with a 221.93
- Vahedian finished seventh with a 185.93
The Bears head back to Chicago Friday, Nov. 21 to Sunday, Nov. 23 for the Phoenix Invitational, hosted by the University of Chicago.
------------------------------------------
Elevating scholar-champions requires resources beyond the institutional budget. Through the W Club, generous alumni, parents, and friends provide unrestricted support that is essential to the extraordinary WashU student-athlete experience—and the ongoing growth and development of the department. Annual support for Athletics allows the Bears to consistently rise to national levels of competition and ensures that our student-athletes enjoy exceptional opportunities as they train, compete, and lead. To make a gift to the Annual Fund for Athletics, please visit our secure online giving form or contact the Athletics Advancement Office at athletics@wustl.edu.
