Seven Wins and Four NCAA B Standard Times Cap Day One of Ohio State Winter Invitational

Friday, February 10

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio State

Ohio State Winter Invitational

2/10/2023 8:23:00 PM | Men's Swim & Dive, Women's Swim & Dive

COLUMBUS, Ohio. – The No. 5 women's swim team and the No. 8 men's swim team hosted the first day of the Ohio State Winter Invitational on Friday.

Men's Meet Notes

Evan Fentress, Jack Burroughs, Jay Johnson and Brandon Day made up the winning team in the 200 free relay (1:19.60), including the three-fastest splits in the event.
Tomas Navikonis (4:21.56) and Jonathan Edwards (4:22.59) finished first and second in the 500 free, each earning an NCAA B Standard Time.
The Buckeyes again finished in the top-two spots in the 200 IM. Luke Paxton earned an NCAA B Standard Time (1:46.64) in the win, while Nathan Holty was the runner-up (1:47.23).
Burroughs earned an individual win in the 50 free (19.90), which was also an NCAA B Standard Time.
The Buckeye men capped the evening by finishing first and third in the 400 medley relay. Day, Rylan McDaniel, Paxton and Johnson won the event (3:13.66), while Thomas Watkins, Guilliermo Cepeda Balboa, Fentress and Burroughs were third (3:15.38).

Women's Meet Notes

The 200 free relay squad earned the first victory of the evening with Mairin O'Brien, Mackenzie Dewitt, Kennady Kilger and Sydney Davids finishing in 1:32.54.
O'Brien earned an individual win in the 50 free (22.95), while Dewitt finished third overall (23.11).
In the 200 IM, Annie Krusinski finished third (2:02.54).
Mia Lachey led the Buckeyes in the 500 free, finishing fourth (4:51.69). Ohio State had four make the A final.

Up Next

The Buckeyes continue the Ohio State Invitational on Saturday with the morning session beginning at 11 a.m. and the evening session beginning at 5 p.m.

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