SWIMMING AND DIVING: PATRIOT INVITATIONAL
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 18 – Saturday, Nov. 20 | 10 a.m. Prelims/12 p.m. Diving/6 p.m. Finals
WHERE: Aquatic and Fitness Center | Fairfax, Va.
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PROMOTION: First 200 George Mason students at Saturday's 6 p.m. Finals session receive a free Mason logo travel mug with valid Mason ID.
FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's and women's swimming and diving teams will host the Patriot Invitational, welcoming six teams for the meet beginning Thursday, Nov. 18 and running through Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.
Mason will compete against American, Delaware, Drexel, Florida Atlantic, Richmond, and Seton Hall.
Mason seniors
Jared Bergan,
Sarah DeLoach,
Laura Hodge,
Ana Kuzemka,
Ariana Lewis,
Mia McKinley,
Sophie McKinley,
Timothy McKinley,
Annie McNenny,
Hannah Milikich,
Will Rastatter and
Wallace Watkins will be recognized on Senior Day prior to the finals on Saturday.
The Patriot Invitational was last held Nov. 21-23, 2019. The Mason men's team placed fourth out of eight teams and the women's team also finished fourth out of nine teams in the three-day event.
On the men's side, UNC-Wilmington won the meet for the second straight time with 788.5 points. Florida Atlantic was second (738.5) and Drexel placed third (697.5). Mason was fourth (667), followed by UMBC (409.5), Seton Hall (366), American (104) and Shippensburg (83).
On the women's side, Drexel won the meet with 850 points, Florida Atlantic was second (772.5) and UNC-Wilmington third (630). Mason finished fourth (467), followed by Seton Hall (375), Richmond (372), American (235.5), UMBC (163) and Shippensburg (8).
On the women's side at the 2019 Patriot Invitational,
Jacquee Clabeaux won the 200-yard breaststroke (2:13.56) and took the silver in the 100-yard butterfly (55.92).
Megan Cummins claimed the bronze with a third-place finish in the 1650-yard freestyle (17:08.98).
The team of
Laura Hodge,
Leah Riley,
Lauren Ashton and Clabeaux won the 800-yard freestyle relay, setting a new meet record with a time of 7:29.74.
In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the group of Shannon Glesing,
Ariana Lewis,
Emily Lewantowicz and Clabeaux took third (3:25.82). UNC-Wilmington won the event with a new meet record time (3:24.31).
The combination of Glesing, Lewis, Lewantowicz and Clabeaux placed third in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:34.07).
In the 400-yard medley relay,
Hannah Milikich, Clabeaux, Lewis and Riley touched the wall second (3:45.10).
On the men's side, Gerald Hodges, Jr. claimed the Patriot Invitational championship in the three-meter diving event with a finals score of 319.80.
The team of Ryan Donnelly, Logan Eubanks, Christopher Stankiewicz and
Luke DeVore finished second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:29.51).
The group of Devon Truong,
Drake Moretz, Attila Kiss and Donnelly placed second in the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:62.38). Florida Atlantic won the event, setting a new meet record (6:38.18).
The combination of
Nick Ashton,
Will Rastatter, Donnelly and Moretz swam to a third-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:00.85). Drexel won the event with a new meet record time of 2:59.34.
In the 400-yard IM, Kiss made the podium with a third-place finish (4:00.32). Donnelly won the bronze in the 200-yard butterfly (1:48.15).
Both the Mason men's and women's teams claimed the Patriot Invitational title in 2014 and 2015.
PATRIOT INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday
Prelims (10 a.m.): 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, Time Trials
Finals (6 p.m.): 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay
Diving (1 p.m.): Women's 3m and Men's 1m Prelims and Finals
Friday
Prelims (10 a.m.): 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, Time Trials
Finals (6 p.m.): 200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay
Diving (1 p.m.): Women's 1m and Men's 3m Prelims and Finals
Saturday
Prelims (10 a.m.): 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, Time Trials, 1,650 Free
Finals (6 p.m.): 1,650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay
