Xavier Wins Women's 400 Medley Relay on Day Three at BIG EAST Championships

Friday, February 20

Ocala, Fla.

10:00 AM / 5:45 PM

Xavier University

BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships

Xavier Wins Women's 400 Medley Relay on Day Three at BIG EAST Championships

02.20.26 | Swimming

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2026 championship meet wraps up on Saturday, with prelims starting at 10 AM

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

OCALA, Fla. – Xavier swimming wrapped up day three at the 2026 BIG EAST Championship with a BIG EAST event title in the women's 400 medley relay for a second-straight year.

The 2026 BIG EAST Championships are set to wrap up on Saturday, with prelims set for 10 a.m.

WOMEN'S NOTABLE

Norah Simich opened day two with a silver medal in the Championship Final of the 100 fly, finishing in 53.98.
Julia Sweetman set a time of 56.80 and Emma Amon finished in a time of 57.40 in the B-Final of the 100 fly. Maggie O'Toole took part in the C-Final.
Ava Tenhundfeld set a time of 4:28.28 in the prelims of the 400 IM to earn a spot in the Championship Final, placing eighth in the finals with a time of 4:30.61.
Emma Tenhundfeld set a time of 4:25.71 in the B-Final of the 400 IM to win the heat, scoring in ninth place. Teegan Madara (4:30.75) and Ally Zaleski (4:37.12) took part in the B-Final as well and Ryon Argo swam in the C-Final.
Olivia Oyster set a time of 1:49.83 in the Championship Final of the 200 free, taking the bronze medal.
Sydney Smith set a time of 1:55.94 in the B-Final of the 200 free. Abbey Fish took part in the C-Final.
Jordyn Libler set the third fastest time in prelims of the 100 breast with a time of 1:01.51. She finished fourth in the Championship Final with a time of 1:02.57. Parker Mandacina touched the wall just behind her in the finals, taking fifth place with a time of 1:03.11.
Maggie O'Toole set a time of 55:63 in the prelims of the 100 back to earn a spot in the Championship Final, finishing in 55.71 in the final to place eighth.
Emma Tenhundfeld scored in 11th place overall in the 100 back, touching the wall third in the B-Final with a time of 56.15.
Xavier's women closed out the evening by winning the 400 medley relay for a second-straight year, with Maggie O'Toole, Jordyn Libler, Norah Simich and Olivia Oyster finishing in a time of 3:39.09 to take gold.
The Musketeer women have 648.5 points, standing in fourth place with one day remaining.

WOMEN'S TOP FINALS FINISH

100 Fly	Norah Simich	53.98	2nd
400 IM	Ava Tenhundfeld	4:30.61	8th
200 Free	Olivia Oyster	1:49.83	3rd
100 Breast	Jordyn Libler	1:02.57	4th
100 Back	Maggie O'Toole	55.71	8th
400 Medley Relay	O'Toole, Libler, Simich, Oyster	3:39.09	1st

WOMen'S SCORES

1. Villanova – 1,247
2. UConn – 1,123
3. Georgetown – 881
4. Xavier – 648.5
5. Butler – 409
6. Seton Hall – 401
7. Providence – 368.5

MEN's notable

Aiden Leamer, who set the second-fastest time in prelims for the 100 fly, opened up the finals on the men's side with a third-place finish in the Championship Final of the event, finishing in 46.88. Josh Martin finished sixth in the Championship Final with a time of 48.06, and Matt Fralic finished in eighth in the A-Final with a time of 48.28.
Diego Valdes took part in the B-Final of the 100 fly, finishing in a time of 49.75.
Connor Lathrop posted the second-fastest time in prelims of the 400 IM, following that with a silver medal in the Championship Final, finishing in 3:51.19. Zak Guenther posted a time of 3:56.40 in the A-Final to place sixth and Patrick Benington touched just behind him in seventh with a time of 3:57.25.
Ethan Leamer (4:02.58) and Matthew Scicchitano (4:02.60) took part in the B-Final of the 400 IM.
Kyle Hudson took the bronze medal in the the 200 free, setting a time of 1:37.79 in the finals. Luke Peterson also took part in the Championship Final, setting a time of 1:38.36 to tie for fifth.
Nate Finnegan took part in the B-Final of the 200 free, finishing in 1:40.31 to finish second in the heat, and place 10th overall.
Brayden Mandacina tied for fourth place in the Championship Final of the 100 breast, setting a time of 55.28. His prelim time of 54.93 was the third fastest during the morning session.
Matthew Scicchitano took part in the B-Final of the 100 breast, finishing in 56.73.
Matthew Adanin set a time of 49.69 to place seventh in the Championship Final of the 100 back. Truman Brun touched just behind him, placing eighth with a time of 49.82.
Xavier's men stand in third place with 387.5 points.

men's top finals finishes

100 Fly	Aiden Leamer	46.88	3rd
400 IM	Connor Lathrop	3:51.19	2nd
200 Free	Kyle Hudson	1:37.79	3rd
100 Breast	Brayden Mandacina	55.28	T-4th
100 Back	Matthew Adanin	49.69	7th

men's scores

1. Georgetown – 585.5
2. Seton Hall – 488.5
3. Xavier – 387.5
4. Villanova – 380
5. Providence – 104.5

tomorrow's events

Tomorrow's prelims are slated to start at 10 a.m. with finals beginning at 5:45 p.m. with a Senior Celebration set to begin at 5:35 p.m.

1,650 Free (W/M)
200 Back (W/M)
100 Free (W/M)
200 Breast (W/M)
200 Fly (W/M)
3-Meter Dive (M)
400 Free Relay (W/M)

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