Day One Finals | Day One Prelims

How It Happened
Freshman Lily Hsu set a program record in the 3-meter dive, winning the event and leading a dominant Rhode Island diving performance on the opening day of the Harold Anderson Invitational Friday.

Rhode Island's showing in the 3-meter dive helped the Rams keep pace with Vermont in the team standings. The Catamounts lead the field with 258 team points through six events. Rhode Island (224) and Holy Cross (200) round out the top three in the standings.

Hsu posted a score of 300.55 in the 3-meter dive (six attempts). Her score broke Ashley Good's longstanding mark of 285.45, which was set on Oct. 29, 2000. At more than 22 years old, it was the longest held record in URI's record book.

With her score, Hsu qualified for the 3-meter dive at the Zone A competition that will be held at West Virginia University from March 6-8. She and Marta Baumann had qualified for the Zone A in the 1-meter event earlier in the season as well.

Rhode Island took the top four spots in the 3-meter dive. Behind Hsu were Olivia Winslow, Carleigh Schlissel and Brianna Tocco, as Rhode Island picked up 53 team points in the event.

Standouts from the Pool

• Rhode Island scored 66 team points in the first event of the day, taking second and third place in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Abby Zadorozny, Lyndsay Warner, Quinn Frost and Camryn Kreuscher was second in a time of 1:36.45. The team of Mackenzie Thomas, Julia Renna, Casey Fusco and Mia Bonvissuto was third with a time of 1:36.64.
• Vermont won the race with a facility record time of 1:36.40. Both Vermont and URI's top team were faster than the previous facility record of 1:36.61 set by Keene State College in 2014.
• Jordan Brown had Rhode Island's best finish in the individual swimming events, placing third in the 50-yard freestyle. Her time of 24.43 seconds earned 16 team points.
• Freshman Rylee Kelly scored 12 team points with a seventh-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle. Vermont swept the top three spots in the event.
• Casey Fusco and Emily Makin combined for 10 team points in the 200 Individual Medley, placing 11th and 13th, respectively.
• Fusco also scored five points with a 12th place finish in the 50-yard freestyle.
• Rhody closed out the night with 48 team points in the 400-yard medley relay. The quartet of Julia Renna, Emily Makin, Ella Hacker and Abby Zadorozny was fourth and scored 30 points for the Rams. Wynter Sands, Hannah Benavides, Jenna Salem and Lyndsay Warner placed 10 th and added 18 team points.

Unofficial Team Standings (After Day One)
1. Vermont – 258
1. Rhode Island – 224
3. Holy Cross – 200
4. Binghamton – 153
5. Maine – 125
6. Providence – 110
7. Roger Williams – 59

What's Next
Day Two of the Harold Anderson Invitational begins Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. in the Tootell Aquatic Center. Teams will compete in the 200 Individual Medley, 400 Individual Medley, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 800 Freestyle Relay and the 1-meter dive.