OCALA, FLA. — The Queens University of Charlotte men's & women's swimming teams finished out the final day of the 2024 CSCAA National Invitational Championship on Saturday March 16 with the men finishing in second place with a final score of 621.5, while the women secured a fourth-place finish with a final score of 438 — jumping up a solid six places from last year.
Find a list of the Top 10 Team Scores after Day 3 below.
Men's Team Scores (Top 10)
TCU - 859
Queens University of Charlotte - 621.5
Grand Canyon - 558
Oakland - 554
Kentucky - 521.5
Purdue - 404
California San Diego - 375.5
Florida Atlantic - 359.5
Delaware - 307.5
Dartmouth - 286
Women's Team Scores (Top 10)
TCU - 619
Akron - 588.5
Kentucky - 552
Queens University of Charlotte - 438
California San Diego - 421
Rice - 414
Florida International - 366.5
Illinois - 328
Iowa - 327
Grand Canyon - 321
REMARKS FROM SENIOR ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH JON LAU
"Incredibly proud of the efforts from our national athletes," Lau said. "As a combined gender program, we were the highest ranked mid-major university. We continue to show that our team is a force to be reckoned with at the D1 level."
Top three finishers in the Saturday Night Finals events are listed below:
Women's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: SECOND PLACE (3:17.79) - Danielle Melilli, Abigail Zboran, Maddie Foster, Ryley Heck
Men's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: FIRST PLACE (2:52.25)* - Matej Dusa, Daniel Meszaros, Nien Levy, Conner Wang - CSCAA NIC MEET RECORD
Women's 100 Yard Freestyle: FIRST PLACE (48.37) - Danielle Melilli - CSCAA NIC MEET RECORD
Men's 100 Yard Freestyle: FIRST PLACE (42.24) - Matej Dusa - CSCAA NIC MEET RECORD
Men's 200 Yard Butterfly: FIRST PLACE (1:43.99) - Yannick Plasil
Women's 1650 Yard Freestyle: SECOND PLACE (16:20.54) - Sophia Lange
Women's 1000 Yard Freestyle: SECOND PLACE (9:55.69) - Sophia Lange
Matej Dusa was also named the 2024 CSCAA National Invitational Freestyle Swimmer of the Meet after his record-breaking performances on the week.
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