Swimming Collects Two Event Championships and Two School Records at BIG EAST Day One

Monday, February 24

Geneva, Ohio (SPIRE Academy)

5:45 PM

Xavier University

BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships - Day 1

Swimming Collects Two Event Championships and Two School Records at BIG EAST Day One

02.24.25 | Swimming

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Xavier women set two relay records; Musketeers sweep the 200 medley relay

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

GENEVA, Ohio – Xavier men's and women's swimming wrapped up day one at the 2025 BIG EAST Championships with a pair of school records for the women, and a sweep of the 200 medley relay.

Xavier's women are in first after night one of four, while the men are in fourth place.

WOMEN'S NOTABLE

Xavier's women opened up the meet with Olivia Oyster, Norah Simich, Erin Ritz and Alexis Worrall picking up a second-place finish with a school record time of 7:15.79 in the 800 free relay.
Reese Turner, Jordyn Libler, Erin Ritz and Olivia Oyster then set a school-record time of 1:39.52 in the 200 medley relay to take first place.
The Musketeer women are in first place after two racing events.

WOMEN'S FINALS TIMES

800 Free Relay	Oyster, Simich, Ritz, Worrall	7:15.79	2nd
200 Medley Relay	Turner, Libler, Ritz, Oyster	1:39.52	1st

SCORES

1. Xavier University 120
2. Villanova University 116
3. University of Connecticut 108
4. Georgetown University 102
4. Seton Hall University 102
6. Butler University 98 7. Providence College 94

MEN'S NOTABLE

Xavier's men placed third in the 800 free relay, with Kyle Hudson, Ryan Knipp, Nathan Wall and Luke Peterson setting a time of 8:35.31.
The Musketeer men won the BIG EAST Championship in the 200 medley relay, with Matt Fralic, Ethan Saunders, Aiden Leamer and Gage Hannewyk setting a time of 1:27.39.
Xavier's men are in fourth place after two racing events and a diving competition in which they did not compete.

Men's finals times

800 Free Relay	Hudson, Knipp, Wall, Peterson	6:35.31	3rd
200 Medley Relay	Fralic, Saunders, A. Leamer, Hannewyk	1:27.39	1st

scores

1. Georgetown University 136
2. Seton Hall University 115
3. Villanova University 89
4. Xavier University 72
5. Providence College 56

tomorrow events

Tomorrow's prelims are slated to start at 10 a.m. with finals beginning at 5:45 p.m.

500 Yard Freestyle Women
500 Yard Freestyle Men
200 Individual Medley Women
200 Individual Medley Men
50 Yard Freestyle Women
50 Yard Freestyle Men
1 Meter Diving Women (Xavier will not compete)
200 Yard Freestyle Relay* Women
200 Yard Freestyle Relay* Men

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