THE BASICS:
 
- Event: 2021 MIT Winter Invitational
 
- Results: 2nd of 7 (1634) - Final
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center Pool)
 
- The Lead: On the final day of the MIT Winter Invitational, the No. 9 MIT women's swimming and diving team won four events, was the runner-up in three races, and recorded five NCAA B-cuts as it claimed second place with 1,634 points. The Engineers posted victories in the 200-yard medley relay, the 200-yard backstroke, the 200-yard breaststroke, and the 200-yard individual medley.
 
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
 
200-Yard Medley Relay

• The "A" relay, comprised of first-year Katarina Augustyn (Eau Claire, Wis.), junior Edenna Chen (Colorado Springs, Colo.), senior Olivia McGrath (Chevy Chase, Md.), and sophomore Melody Wen (Cary, N.C.) won the event in 1:42.52, registering the third fastest time in the country, an NCAA B-cut and a 2019 invited time.
• The "B" relay finished in fifth place with a time of 1:47.90. The Engineers were represented by sophomore Sasha Konovalenko (Midland, Mich.), graduate student Sara Nicholas (Wilmette, Ill.), first-year Kaleigh Spears (Fairhope, Ala.), and senior Lindsey Bjornstad (Mequon, Wis.).

 
500-Yard Freestyle

• First-year Miri Griffin (Centennial, Colo.) finished seventh in a time of 5:08.62.

 
200-Yard Backstroke

• Senior Laura Rosado (New Haven, Conn.) won in 2:01.65, resulting in a B-cut, a 2019 invited time, and the ninth fastest finish in Division III.
• Augustyn was the runner-up, finishing in 2:01.97 and producing an NCAA B-cut and a 2019 invited time. Her performance also ranks 10^th in the country.

 
100-Yard Butterfly

• McGrath was third in 56.66, and just missed the NCAA B-cut by .08 seconds
• Spears ranked fifth with a time of 57.15.

 
200-Yard Breaststroke

• Chen captured first place with a time of 2:17.84, which currently ranks ninth in the country. She also registered a B-cut and a 2019 invited time.
• First-year Kimberly Dutta (New York, N.Y.) was fourth in 2:25.75.
• Senior Danielle Fang (Hawthorn Woods, Ill.) finished fifth with a time of 2:26.21.

 
100-Yard Freestyle

• McGrath finished seventh in 53.41.
• Wen was eighth with a time of 53.55.
• Cai logged a time of 53.58 to finish in ninth place.
• Bjornstad rounded out the Engineers in the "A" final by placing 10^th with a time of 53.63.

 
200-Yard Individual Medley

• Augustyn won the event in 2:03.97, producing the eighth fastest time in the country, a B-cut and a 2019 invited time.
• Chen was the runner up with a time of 2:06.83.

 
400-Yard Freestyle Relay

• The "A" relay of Bjornstad, Augustyn, McGrath, and Rosado was the runner up with a time of 3:29.83.
• The "B" relay of junior Jennifer Xiong (Brookfield, Conn.), Cai, Wen, and Chen finished third in 3:31.99.

 
OVERALL STANDINGS:
 
- No. 10 Tufts University finished in first place (1753), followed by MIT (1634), Wheaton College (730), RPI (583), Wellesley College (429), Keene State College (178), and Simmons University (58).
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 8 when it travels to NEWMAC foe U.S. Coast Guard Academy for an 11:00 a.m. meet.
 
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