SWIMMING AND DIVING: PATRIOT INVITATIONAL
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 21 – Saturday, Nov. 23 | 10 a.m. Prelims/1 p.m. Diving/6 p.m. Finals
WHERE: Aquatic and Fitness Center | Fairfax, Va.
PRELIMS HEAT SHEETS: Thursday | Friday | Saturday
PROGRAM: Click here (PDF)
PROMOTION: Free George Mason travel mug for the first 200 students attending the evening finals on Friday.  The giveaway starts at 5:30 p.m. prior to the 6 p.m. start.  There will be a post-meet autograph session.

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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. 21 and running through Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.
 
The Patriots will compete against American, Florida Atlantic, Marist, Marymount, Richmond and Towson.
 
In the 2023 Patriot Invitational, both the George Mason men's and women's teams placed third in the event.
 
PATRIOT INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
 
Thursday
Prelims (10 a.m.):  500 Free, 200 IM, 50 free, Time Trials
Diving (1 p.m.): Women's 3M and Men's 1M Prelims and Finals
Finals (6 p.m.):  200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay

Friday
Prelims (10 a.m.):  100 Fly, 400 IM, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, Time Trials
Diving (1 p.m.):  Women's 1M and Men's 3M Prelims and Finals
Finals (6 p.m.):  200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 400 IM, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay
 
Saturday
Prelims (10 a.m.):  200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, Time Trials, 1650 Free
Finals (6 p.m.):  1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOTS
 
The Mason men's team has 19 returners and five newcomers on the roster under head coach Jamie Greenwood.
 
The Patriots' men's team begins the season with one graduate student, three seniors, eight juniors and 10 sophomores and two freshmen.
 
Returning for the Patriots are seniors Tyler Lentine (Great Falls, Va.), Zane Roberts (Chesapeake, Va.) and Logan Skiles (Mechanicsburg, Va.)
 
Mason has eight juniors with Aoun Al-Hiari (Alexandria, Va.), Tate Anderson (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.), Michael Bock (Apex, N.C.), Jack Chapman (Canandaigua, N.Y.), Max Fermayer (Weston, Fla.), Jett Lee (Centreville, Va.), Matt Quackenbush (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Sam Rivas (Richmond, Va.).
 
The Patriots return eight sophomores with Christian Anderson (Fairfax, Va.), Alex Crown (Gainesville, Va.), Jack Graham (Williamsburg, Va.), Ian Jones (Fredericksburg, Va.), Colby Lane (Fairfax, Va.) Colin Murtaugh (Roanoke, Va.) Ian Rodgers (Newport News, Va.) and Cody Scifres (Colorado Springs, Col.)
 
Mason added graduate student Kyle Johnson (Sterling, Va.), sophomores Anthony Garono (Crozet, Va.) and Ryan Serbia (Edmond, Okla.) along with freshmen Lucas Eminger (Milford, Ohio) and Gabriel Miller (Columbus, Ohio).
 
The Mason women's team has 26 returners and five newcomers on the roster.
 
The Patriots' women's team begins the campaign with one graduate student, nine seniors, six juniors and 10 sophomores.  They will be joined by five freshmen for the 2024-25 season.
 
The Patriots are led by graduate student Abigail Murtaugh (Roanoke, Va.) and nine seniors, Sydney Atkins (Huntingtown, Md.), Emma Burke (Pearland, Texas), Emma DeJong (Winchester, Va.), Shannon Judge (Marlboro, Md.), Emma McDonald (Cabin John, Md.), Calli McEvoy (Henrico, Va.), Kylie Thompson (Richmond, Va.), Ali Tyler (Cheshire, Conn.) and Anka Whelan (Stafford, Va.)
 
George Mason has six juniors, Peyton Brehmer (Boerne, Texas), Maddie Hersh (McLean, Va.), Gracie Sweeney (Old Saybrook, Conn.), Ainsley Toews (Tifton, Ga.), Ally Yeary (Abingdon, Va.) and Angelina Zeidan (Cloverdale, Va.).
 
The Patriots return 10 sophomores with Megan Anderson (Blacksburg, Va.), Delainey Brandt (San Mateo, Calif.), Alayna Brooker (Aurora, Ohio), Sarah Dichak (Charlotte, N.C.), Lauren Hargnett (Raleigh, N.C.), Kristen Ivey (Greenville, N.C.), Hannah Magdeburg (Pottsville, Pa.), Regan Mooney (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.), Clare Smith (Cary, N.C.) and Casey Tingen (Yorktown, Va.)
 
The Mason women's team added five freshmen with Carly Bates (Virginia Beach, Va.), Alexis Christensen (Southwest Ranches, Fla.), Greta Mott (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Adelline Oliveira (Muskegon, Mich.) and Leah Pereira (Franklin, Wis.) in their first year with the Patriots.
 
THE PATRIOTS SCHEDULE
 
The George Mason men's and women's swimming and diving teams will compete in six events during the 2024-25 campaign, with two events at home including the annual Patriot Invitational at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.
 
The Patriots will opened the season at the Potomac Relay Invitational (Sept. 27), hosted by American University at the Reeves Aquatic Center in Washington, D.C.
 
George Mason faced Atlantic 10 Conference opponents for the first time at the Richmond Duals (Oct. 11-12) held at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.  The George Mason men's team faced Davidson in a two-day dual, while the women's competed against Richmond and Duquesne in the two-day meet.
 
The Patriots traveled again to face Navy, Louisiana State and Loyola-Maryland (Oct. 18) in Annapolis, Md.
 
George Mason hosts the annual Patriot Invitational (Nov. 21-23) at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.
 
The Patriots are back on the road against Duquesne and Cleveland State (Jan. 18) in Pittsburgh, Pa. and will conclude the regular season with a home dual against Towson (Jan. 25).
 
The Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships will be held Feb. 19-22 at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.