George Mason University Athletics

Ali Tyler set three meet records and three program records at the Patriot Invitational Nov. 18-20 at the Jim McKay Natatorium in Fairfax. On Day One, was a member of the winning 400-yard medley relay team that set a program record with a time of 3:40.69.  Swimming the backstroke leg, she also set a school record with a time of 54.27. She also was a member of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team that set a program record with a time of 1:31.96. Tyler finished second in the 50-yard freestyle, just four-tenths behind the leader.

On Day Two, set a new meet record in the 400-IM winning the event with a time of 4:13.02, breaking the record that had stood since Nov. 22, 2008 by more than two seconds. She was a member of the winning 800-yard freestyle relay team that set a new meet record with a time of 7:24.76, breaking the record by more than five seconds.   

On Day Three, won the 200-yard backstroke with a NCAA B time of 1:56.33. She was a member of the 400-freestyle relay team that won with a new meet record time of 3:20.84.