NYU Wins Rochester Invitational

The New York University women’s swimming&diving team defeated host University of Rochester and Case Western Reserve University on Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Rochester Invitational. The Violets posted winning scores of 249.50-139.50 versus Rochester and 282-105 against Case Western.

The NYU men topped host Rochester 223-166 and Case Western Reserve University 230-159.

NYU led University Athletic Association (UAA) foes Rochester 61-60 and Case Western 66-55 after one day of competition. But on Saturday, the Violets took command of the pool.

Freshman Kevin Silberman raced to first-place finishes in the 500 freestyle (4:51.24) and the 1,000 freestyle (10:04.64). He also swam a leg of the victorious 200 freestyle relay (1:27.99) along with Eric Pcholinski, Bryson Naylor, and James Bedell. On Friday, Silberman claimed the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:46.29 and swam the anchor leg of the first-place 400 freestyle relay (3:15.67).

Naylor won the 100 and 200 breaststroke events with times of 1:01.03 and 2:13.40, respectively. The sophomore also swam on the first-place 800 freestyle relay (7:20.68).

Senior captain Andy King and sophomore James Bedell also helped lead the NYU charge. King won the 200 individual medley in 2:00.98 and the 400 individual medley in 4:19.99, while Bedell had  winning times of 1:47.32 in the 200 freestyle and 47.70 in the 100 freestyle. Bedell also swam a leg of the first-place 400 freestyle relay.

“I was very happy with our performance,” said NYU head coach Bob Sorensen. “We swam great today and I hope we progress like this all year.”

On the diving board, junior Max Norris, who did not compete on Friday, dazzled his hometown of Rochester. His first-place score of 283.80 in the three-meter dive fell just short of NCAA qualification standards. Freshman Jeffrey Bubley followed Friday’s first-place performance in the one-meter dive with a third-place score of 210.10 in the three-meter dive.

Diving coach Scott Donie was pleased with the performances of both the men’s and women’s divers.

“Everybody looked great,” said Donie. “We have some work to do, but we’re headed back home to get it done.”

NYU led University Athletic Association (UAA) rivals Rochester 72-52 and Case Western 85-31 after the first day of the invitational. The Violets continued with a strong performance on Saturday.

Sophomore Molly Rippe helped NYU with first-place finishes in the 1,650 freestyle (17:36.71) and the 500 freestyle (5:14.94). She also swam a leg of the victorious 800 freestyle relay (8:09.12).

Freshman Tatum Gormley had winning times of 4:44.05 in the 400 individual medley, 2:32.06 in the 200 breaststroke and 2:14.17 in the 200 butterfly. Gormley also swam on the first-place 400 freestyle relay (4:08.99) and garnered a second-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.24).

Senior Kelsey Dean also contributed with second-place finishes in the 1,650 freestyle (18:22.26) and the 1,000 freestyle (11:05.93).

“I thought today was a great overall effort,” said NYU head coach Lauren Beam. “I'm pleased with our results. But, more importantly, I think we got a good look at our UAA competition.”

Sophomore Kelly Dietz capped her weekend with a first-place score of 247.85 in the one-meter dive. She also won Friday’s three-meter dive with a score of 233.32. Junior Amanda Moffa finished third in the one-meter dive with 201.10 points.

Diving coach Scott Donie was impressed with both the men’s and women’s diving squads.

“Everybody looked great,” said Donie. “We still have some work to do, but we’re headed back home to get it done.”

The Violets return to the pool on Saturday, Nov. 7, when they host Rowan University.