Meet Information:
Rhode Island Invitational
Rhode Island, George Washington, Massachusetts
Tootell Aquatic Center | Kingston, R.I.
Friday, January 9 - Saturday, January 10, 2015
SCORES
UMass - 472.50
George Washington - 390.30
Rhode Island - 364.50
Setting the Scene
The Rhode Island Rams were defeated for the first time since November 8 as they fell to A10 foes Massachusetts and George Washington over the weekend.
Rhode Island Highlights
- Lauren Folkert was victorious in the 100yd backstroke, finishing in 59.17 seconds as the only swimmer to break the one minute-mark. Hannah Homans finished third in the same event, (1:00.78).
- Folkert also won the 200yd backstroke, (2:07.93), edging out UMass' top finisher by less than .5 seconds.
- The team of Sarah Keshishian, Kate Snyder, Bridget Whalen, and Caitlin Haggan won the 200yd freestyle relay in 1:40.21.
- Snyder placed third in the 50yd freestyle, finishing in 25.29s. In the same event, Haggan finished sixth in 25.42.
- Keshishian tied for second in the 200yd freestyle event, (1:57.50), and placed fifth out of 19 swimmers in the 500yd freestyle event, finishing in 5:16.24.
- The 400yd medley relay team of Folkert, Carly Deliberty, Snyder, and Whalen finished third in a time of 4:02.50.
- Whalen, (2:12.97), Folkert, (2:13.00), and Thomesen, (2:14.07), finished 5-6-7 in 200yd individual medley event that featured 17 swimmers.
- Thomesen, Rachel Revolinski, Colette Aubin, and Haggan tied for second place in the 200yd medley relay, getting edged out by .09 seconds by a team from GW.
- Revolinski placed third in the 100yd breaststroke, finishing less than a half-second behind the winner.
- Jessica Andruzzi placed third in the 200yd breaststroke, (2:27.16), while Whalen was third in the 200yd butterfly, (2:10.56).
Up Next
The Rams will host the Wagner Seahawks on Saturday, January 17, 2015. The first event of the meet will begin at 1:00 p.m.
