KINGSTON, R.I. (November 24, 2024) – Stonehill College wrapped up its weekend of competition at the 2024 Harold Anderson Invitational, hosted by the University of Rhode Island, by qualifying for five more individual finals and swimming in seven overall on the final day at Tootell Aquatics Center.

Freshman Lilith Peterson qualified for her second breaststroke B-final of the weekend and finished sixth for the 200-yard breaststroke today in a season-best 2:26.28, good for 14^th overall. She qualified this morning 15^th out of 35 entries in 2:27.28, while junior Jami Hepburn qualified 20^th overall in a season-best 2:29.01. Hepburn swam the C-final in 2:34.03 to place 24^th overall.

 

Koser swam two individual finals on Sunday, competing in the C-final for the 200-yard butterfly and swimming the freestyle mile (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard)

Junior Azia Koser swam two finals on Sunday, qualifying for the C-final in the 200-yard butterfly, along with freshman Morgan Kukral, and swimming the 1650-yard freestyle finals. Koser finished seventh in the 200-fly C-final in a season-best 2:18.55 for a 23rd-place finish overall, while Kukral was right behind in 24^th place at 2:19.78. Kukral qualified 24^th with her season-best time of 2:19.21 this morning, while Koser qualified 25^th in 2:19.32.

Koser also swam to a 15th-place finish out of 21 entries in the 1650-yard freestyle in 19:07.23 this afternoon between her two butterfly swims.

Freshman Maddie Gomez qualified for the C-final of the 200-yard backstroke and finished third in the final heat in a season-best 2:07.35 for a 19th-place finish overall. She qualified for the final 17^th out of 41 entries in 2:08.09 this morning. It marked her first collegiate final after falling a mere tenth of a second shy in the 200-yard freestyle on Saturday with her school-record time of 1:57.25.

Stonehill placed 19^th in the 400-yard freestyle relay with junior Kristy Barry, sophomores Grace Idowu and Sherri Danforth, and senior Sharlotte Lundell posting a season-best time of 3:43.75. Barry swam the lead leg in 55.21 seconds, with Idowu clocking in at 55.20 seconds for the second leg, before Danforth completed the third leg in 56.94, and then Lundell posted a 56.40-second split for the anchor leg.

Stonehill finished off a seventh-place showing in the team standings for the Harold Anderson Invitational with 83 points. The Skyhawks competed in 15 finals over the weekend, qualifying for 11 individual finals over the four-day event. Junior Taylor Belanger joined Gomez in setting new school records this weekend, setting a new mark for the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:05.42 on Saturday morning to qualify for the A-final in the event last night, where she posted the top finish of the weekend for the Skyhawks in eighth place (1:06.13).

 

Gomez placed 19th in the 200-yard backstroke, qualifying for the C-final today (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard)

The University of Vermont held off host Rhode Island to win the team title by just 35 points, scoring 877 points to 842 for URI. College of the Holy Cross rounded out the top three with 503 points.
 
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Stonehill is now off for nearly two months for final exams and the holiday breaks, returning to action for a dual meet at Brandeis University on Wednesday, January 15, at 6 p.m. The Skyhawks will host their Senior Meet against Merrimack College at Massasoit Community College Poll on Saturday, January 25, at 1 p.m. The season will culminate with the 2025 Northeast Conference Championships at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, February 19-22.
 
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