THE BASICS:
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- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Zesiger Center Pool)
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- The Lead: The fifth-ranked MIT women's swimming and diving team welcomed No. 6 Williams and No. 4 NYU to the Zesiger Center Pool on Friday afternoon. First year
Ella Roberson (Midland, Mich.) led the Engineers with two event wins during the meet.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Roberson took the top spot in the 200-free as she caught up and passed
Kaley McIntyre of NYU on the last leg of the race. Roberson touched the wall with a B Cut time of 1:50.77 while McIntyre finished in 1:51.10. Roberson used a 27.70 time on the final lap to earn the victory. She also won the 100-free with a B Cut time of 50.99.
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- Junior
Kate Augustyn (Eau Claire, Wis.) led the way in the 100-back with her second-place time of 57.00.
Iris Yang (Seattle, Wash.) finished in fourth with a time of 57.16 followed by first year
Sydney Smith (Atlanta, Ga.) in fifth (57.63).
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- In the 100-breast, graduate student
Edenna Chen (Colorado Springs, Colo.) took second with a final time of 1:05.04. First year
Anna Li (Boyds, Md.) touched the wall in fourth with a mark of 1:06.60. Chen also grabbed second in the 200-breast with a time of 2:22.13.
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- First year
Kailey Simons (Williston Park, N.Y.) took third in the 100-butterfly with a time of 57.45.
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- First year
Fiora Beratahani (San Jose, Calif.) won the 1-meter with a score of 279.05. Junior
Rachel Loh (Arcadia, Calif.) took second on the 3-meter with a mark of 284.90.
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UP NEXT:
- The Engineers are right back in the pool tomorrow, Saturday January 27th when they welcome No. 8 Tufts to the Zesiger Center Pool for a 1 p.m. meet.
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