Women's Swimming Heads to Total Performance Invite; Diving Headed to TCNJ Invite

Swimming: Kenyon University in Gambier, Ohio. | Nov. 20-22
Diving: College of New Jersey Invitational in Ewing, N.J. | Nov. 22-23

WEB STREAM (TOTAL PERFORMANCE INVITATIONAL)
LIVE STATS (TOTAL PERFORMANCE INVITATIONAL)

WEST CHESTER, PA – West Chester won 7 of the 11 events, took first place, third place and fourth place three times while taking second, third and fourth three more times as host West Chester swam past visiting Rowan, 125.5-79.5 in their last meet. The swim will head to Ohio to compete in the Total Performance invitational while the diving squad will head to New Jersey to compete in TCNJ Diving Invitational. Both invitationals are setup to mirror the NCAA Championships, meaning there is a preliminary round in the morning each day and a final each evening.

LAST TIME OUT
Samantha Kil (Enola, PA East Pennsboro), Michalina Jasinska (Warsaw, Poland) and Lava Piuva (Malmo, Sweden) made up three of foursome on both relays that each took first place. Kil's older sister, Bella Kil (Enola, PA East Pennsboro), was the fourth member of the 200-yard medley relay that won. Sam Heiland (West Chester, PA/West Chester East) was the fourth member of the 400 free relay. Heiland also was runner-up in the 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle while Bella Kil won both the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke to go with her relay win. Piuva won the 50 free, and Jasinska won the 100 backstroke. Ditta Kowalik (State College, PA State College Area) won the 500 free and finished runner-up in both the 200 free and 1650 free.
 
FLOCK TALK
West Chester Swimming & Diving competed in both the Total Performance Invitational and the TCNJ Diving Invitational the past two years.
Last year at the Total Performance Invitational the Golden Rams finished fifth with 669.5 points. The year prior, they placed second scoring a total of 1,442.5 points overall.
At TCNJ Diving Invitational last year Tori Willson (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley) won the six-dive, 1-meter springboard diving event Saturday while teammate Alicia McHugh (Jenkintown, Pa./Abington) won the 11-dive, 1-meter springboard. In the invitational in 2023-24 West Chester divers claimed spots two through seven in the 11-dive event to easily outshine the rest of the group. McHugh placed second off the 1-meter springboard. Avery Taylor (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) was third with a 359.50 and Kacey Lenz (Swarthmore, Pa./Ridley) fourth with a 355.59. Victoria Willson (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley) was sixth with a score of 308.80.

UP NEXT
West Chester Women's Swimming & Diving will take a break until January 17th where they will compete at the Pidgeon Memorial and the PSAC Last Chance Meet in Newville, Pa.