From NYU Athletics

The New York University women's swimming & diving team is in second place with 140 points after day one of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Winter Invitational on Friday, December 1, at MIT's Recreation Center in Cambridge, MA.

The Violets are only one point behind the leader, Tufts University.

NYU captured first and second place in the 1,650-yard freestyle event. Jaime Robinson won the race with a time of 17:05.27, while Grace Wakabayashi placed second with a time of 17:08.52. Both swimmers earned a NCAA "B" cut.

The Violets came in third place in the 800-yard freestyle relay. Honore Collins led the team off and made the NCAA "B" cut with a time of 1:51.68. She was followed by Shannon Roberts, Megan Hunt and Sarah Stone.

In the time trials, Sydney Catron made a "B" cut in the 500-yard freestyle (4:57.27), while Becky Flahertyalso got a "B" cut and set the team record in the 200-yard backstroke (2:03.76).

"We are so far ahead of where we were at this point last year. I could not be happier with our progress thus far," said Head Coach Trevor Miele.

On the diving board, Carmen White earned a fourth-place finish in the one-meter dive with a score of 277.35.

"In perhaps the strongest women's field in the nation today, we did really well," said Diving Coach Todd Kolean. "Carmen White finished fourth, but had a great performance and we hope to move up tomorrow after voluntaries."