Rockets Place Second at TYR Invitational

Friday, November 22

Evanston, Ill.

All Day

University of Toledo

TYR Invitational

Duda Sales recorded the fourth-fastest time in program history in the 200 butterfly Sunday night.

Photo by: Evan Procaccini

11/24/2019 8:21:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Day Three Results

EVANSTON, Ill. – The Toledo women's swimming and diving team finished the final day of the three-day TYR Invitational in second place and posted 11 Top-10 times over the three-day event held at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Strong performances from Sydnee Dressel, Joelle Gallais, Lauren Kilgore and Duda Sales helped secure the second-place finish for the Rockets.

"It is very encouraging to end the meet with three more top-10 times," said interim head coach Brie Globig. "The team maintained their stamina all of the way through a long weekend of racing. It's great to see what we accomplished, and we can't wait to get back to work."

Senior Duda Sales led the way for the Rockets in the 200 butterfly, recording the fourth-fastest time in program history with a 2:00.98. Not far behind was teammate Lauren Kilgore who took ninth place and clocked the eighth-fastest time in program history at 2:02.92. Lauren Wegener recorded a career-best in the event, while Emma Sampson clocked a season-best time.

Sophomore Sydnee Dressel recorded the 10th-fastest time in program history in the 200 backstroke, touching the wall in 2:01.51. Dressel's time was enough to finish fifth behind teammate Izzy Jones, who took fourth. Jones clocked a 1:56.92 in the event, less than a second off of her school-record time set in 2017.

Sophomore Joelle Gallais posted a 245.35 on the one-meter board, earning third overall.

TYR Invitational
Women's Team Scores Through Day Three

Northwestern University – 1404
Toledo – 669
Saint Louis University – 528
University of Nevada Las Vegas – 300
Simon Fraser University – 198
University of Northern Iowa – 74

Toledo Individual Results From Day Three
One-Meter Dive
3. Joelle Gallais – 245.35
11. Lina Alli – 154.90

1650 Freestyle
5. Samantha Ekleberry – 17:19.84 (career-best)
7. Gracie Storm – 17:37.68 (career-best)

200 Backstroke
4. Izzy Jones – 1:56.92
5. Sydnee Dressel – 2:01.51 (career-best)
6. Kennedy Lovell – 2:02.69 (career-best)
12. Gracie Storm – 2:05.40 (season-best)
15. Kendra Polewski – 2:10.65
18. Hannah Beavers – 2:11.57 (career-best)
Ashley Jeffreys – 2:05.13 (season-best)

100 freestyle
6. Kennedy Lovell – 51.74
7. Lisa Eriksson – 52.10
9. Lisa Lohner – 52.63
11. Ashley Lefever – 52.90 (career-best)
14. Alida Ramden – 53.59
17. Kendra Polewski – 53.46
23. Flory Kock – 54.39

200 Breaststroke
8. Bec Welke – 2:26.31
10. Ally Sperring – 2:24.76 (season-best)
13. Cami Cahill – 2:27.29

200 Butterfly
5. Duda Sales – 2:00.98 (career-best)
9. Lauren Kilgore – 2:02.92 (career-best)
13. Lauren Wegener – 2:07.95 (career-best)
19. Emma sampson – 2:13.17 (season-best)

400 Free Relay
4. Kennedy Lovell, Lisa Lohner, Izzy Jones, Lisa Eriksson – 3:26.27
6. Kendra Polewski, Ashley Jeffreys, Alida Ramden, Ashley Lever – 3:30.65