CHARLOTTESVILLE, PA – The Johns Hopkins women's swimming team posted three more NCAA cuts at the Cavalier Invitational and another at the Tiger Winter Open on Saturday. In addition, the Blue Jays turned in eight career-best swims.
 
Hopkins kicked off day two of the Cavalier Invitational with first and second place finishes in the 200 Medley Relay. Freshman Kimberly Lan, junior Michelle Liu, freshman Kate Petitt and senior Makenzie Higgins won the event with an NCAA qualifying time of 1:43.25. Junior Meghan Susil, sophomore Katherine Chelus, freshman Ayden Min and sophomore Alia Basler finished in second with a time of 1:50.16.
 
Freshman Elizabeth Cohen finished in 11^th place in the 100 Fly with a career-best swim of 56.20. Petitt followed in 14^th place, also in a career-best time, of 56.70. Min then finished in 20^th place with a career-best time of 58.71. Sophomore Rachel Davis took fifth place in the 400 IM as she turned in a career-best swim of 4:29.81.
 
Sophomore Alex Watson then led a quartet of Blue Jays in the 200 Free. She finished in 12^th place with an NCAA B cut and career-best time of 1:52.13. Sophomore Claire Han placed 14^th in 1:52.94, followed by senior Caroline Storen in 19^th (1:53.95) and Susil in 24^th place (1:58.03).
 
Junior Taylor Rohovit swam to a fourth-place finish in the 100 Breast in 1:04.46. Liu followed closely in fifth (1:05.00) and Chelus in seventh (1:05.49). Lan then turned in an NCAA qualifying time and career-best swim of 56.31 to place 10^th in 100 Back. Senior Cameron Roche finished in 16^th place in 57.53.
 
At Towson, junior Kristin Cornish won the 1650 Free. She clocked in with an NCAA qualifying time of 16:51.66. It is also the seventh fastest time in program history.
 
Hopkins returns to action at the Cavalier Invitational on Sunday at 10:00 am with the prelims of the 200 Back.