Swimming Wraps Up Midseason Trip to Hawkeye Invite
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Miami Hurricanes swimming program concluded their run at the Hawkeye Invitational in sixth place, finishing with 743 points.
There were several impressive relay and individual performances across the four-day event hosted by the University of Iowa.
Competing in an impressive field without its diving contingent, Miami opened the meet in strong fashion, taking second overall in the 200-yard medley relay. Leah Treglia, Zofia Sobczak, Isabelle Videment and Addy Vonderahe set the tone for the Hurricanes by finishing in 1:39.03.
Sophie Lenze, another of Miami’s impressive freshman class, scored points with a fifth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (4:51.68). Phoebe Mayo was fifth in the “C” final of the 200-yard IM (2:04.41).
The ‘A’ final of the 50-yard freestyle saw two Hurricanes add significantly to Miami’s early point total, with Videment placing sixth (22.92) and veteran Savannah Barr finishing right behind her (22.93).
Other strong showings came in the 200-yard freestyle relay – where Barr, Videment, Vonderahe and freshman Ines Mahmoudi – took third (1:31.22), while Videment showcased her exciting ability with a fourth-place finish in the ‘A’ final of the 100-yard butterfly (53.82).
One of Miami’s top performers across the week, Barr took second overall in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:47.03) after finishing with the top qualifying time in prelims earlier in the day.
Treglia, another of Miami’s top point-scorers, added to Miami’s point total with a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (53.58).
Treglia, Lenze, Videment and freshman Brooke Murphy combined to place second in the 400-yard medley relay (3:38.64), while Mayo (1:57.74) and Sarah Sensenbrenner (1:59.07) placed in the ‘A’ final of the 200-yard backstroke.
Barr capped a dominant weekend with a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly, where two other Hurricanes – Carly Lahr and Evelyn Meggesto – also scored significant points in the ‘A’ final.
Miami continues its swimming schedule with the U.S. Open Championships from Dec. 3-6.
