Complete ResultsÂ
The Basics
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Location: Chapel Hill, NC • Koury Natatorium
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The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's swim team wrapped up the Janis Hape Dowd Nike Invitational with six career best times and an NCAA B cut.
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Quoting Coach Armstrong
• "Hopkins truly dominated today! It's amazing to see the group come together against such stiff competition and come away with best times, NCAA cuts, and an overall great attitude. We accomplished our primary goal of having more fun than any other team on the deck while achieving our competitive goals."
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Top Finishers
• Senior
Natalia Rincon opened the night with a second-place finish in the 200 Back in 2:06.21. Senior
Sami Kegel followed in third place with a time of 2:09.18.
• The Blue Jays then placed four swimmers in the top seven of the 100 Free. Freshman
Kristen Alicea-Jorgensen led the way with a second-place finish and a career-best swim of 51.93. Freshman
Sophia Girgenti finished in a career-best 52.92 for third place. Senior
Emily Cheng clocked in at 53.60 for fourth and sophomore
Mikayla Bisignani took seventh in 54.34. Bisignani posted a career-best swim (53.44) in the prelims.
• Junior
Therese Larson followed with a win in the 200 Breast in 2:28.95. Junior
Lauren Parker swam a career-best 2:35.42 to place second.
• Senior
Elizabeth Duncan finished in fifth in the 200 Fly as she touched in 2:08.25.
• Senior
Colleen Anderson then took second place in the 1650 Free with a time of 18:10.44.
• Rincon posted an NCAA B cut and tied her career-best with a 56.41 in the 100 Back time trial.
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Up Next
• Hopkins returns to the Newton White Aquatic Center to host the Blue Jay Invitational February 22-23.
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