RedHawks Finish Strong at Miami invitational

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RedHawks Finish Strong at Miami invitational

11/23/2025 9:25:00 AM | Swimming and Diving

OXFORD, Ohio — The Miami University swimming and diving team finished strong on day four of the Miami University Invitational at Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center. The women's team finished in second place, as they scored 1586 points. The men finished in third place with a score of 1501 points. Other placements for the women's teams include the University of Notre Dame in first (1628), Indiana State University in third (1101), Marshall University in fourth (1037.5), the University of Indianapolis in fifth (761), Illinois State University in sixth (548.5), Valparaiso University in seventh (110) and Ouachita Baptist University in seventh (110). Other placements for the men include the University of Notre Dame in first (1778), the University of Indianapolis in second (1684), the University Ouachita Baptist University in fourth (934) and Valparaiso University in fifth (588).

How it Happened:

The finals for day four started with the women's 1650-yard freestyle, in which Gracie Gregory led the RedHawks with a third-place finish, recording a personal-best time of 16:45.71.
The men's 1650-yard freestyle was next where Eli Rolfsen recorded the best finish for Miami, as he claimed second with a time of 15:21.47.
Chrisna Bezuidenhout finished second in the women's 200-yard backstroke, recording a t time of 1:54.67. Ella Ziegert claimed third (1:58.28) and Piper Prince followed just behind with a fourth-place finish (1:58.85).
Jensen Nelson led the RedHawks by grabbing second in the men's 200-yard backstroke with a personal-best time of 1:43.30.
After that was the women's 100-yard freestyle where Julia Waechter (50.13) came in sixth place and Kaylin Herbet (50.25) finished in seventh place (50.25).
Duncan Salmen took sixth place (44.12) and Ian Kmiliauskis finished seventh (44.13) to lead Miami in the men's 100-yard freestyle.
The women's 200-yard breaststroke was next where Madison Watschke came in third, turning in a time of 2:14.55.
Pablo Silva was fourth in the men's 200-yard breaststroke with at time of 1:58.56.
The women's 200-yard butterfly was next where Gregory paced the RedHawks with a seventh-place finish, posting a time of 2:04.31.
Up next was the men's 200-yard butterfly where Owen Hoban finished first earning a time of 1:46.01. Michal Piela finished just behind, as he took fourth with a time of 1:47.30.
After that was the women's 400-yard freestyle relay, in which the women's A team finished second. Jenna Halliday, Herbet, Natalie Gilson and Waechter turned in a combined time of 3:21.57.
Day four's swimming events concluded with the men's 400-yard freestyle relay where the men's A team took home fourth place. Kmiliauskis, Salmen, Owen Fowler and Tegan Barrier turned in a combined time of 2:56.85.