Dozen Top-10 Finishes On Final Day Of Gompei Invitational

The Central Connecticut State swimming and diving team posted 12 top-10 finishes on the final day of the Gompei Invitational, hosted by WPI in Worcester, MA.

The Blue Devils final day effort was paced by third-place finish from Sophie Milhomens in the 200 backstroke and a fourth-place finish from Jewelle Maziarz on the 3-meter board.

The Blue Devils return to action December 17^th at the CSCAA Open Water Championship in Miami, FL.

100 Freestyle

• Shannon Welcome went 53.56 Sunday night to place eighth to pace five Blue Devils that all lowered their preliminary swims
• Gabby Spaciano (54.32) and Kelly Stotler (43.34) battled to the finish, and earned 15^th and 16^th place respectively
• Lauryn Cowing finished 28th after a swim of 55.27 and Maggie Rutledge went 56.42 to finish 38^th

200 Backstroke

• Sophie Milhomens took bronze with a swim of 2:05.39, nearly 1.5 seconds faster then her swim in the prelims
• Megan Dunnigan placed ninth in the A-Final, notching a time of 2:08.89
• Nathalie Pena shaved nearly two seconds off of her preliminary effort in the C-Final, finishing 22^nd with a swim of 2:11.57

200 Butterfly

• Gabi Wroblewski went 2:09.44, 2.2 seconds faster than her prelim time, to finish fifth
• Welcome took ninth with a 2:12.04 swim Sunday evening
• Milhomens won the B-Final, posting a 2:11.50, a 1.5 second improvement from her qualifying swim
• Kyla Behrle was 15^th with a swim of 2:13.61 and Jillena Plowucha was more than half a second faster, earning 19^th place with a swim of 2:17.63
• Marley Milne placed 25^th with a 2:18.90 effort Sunday evening, while Wynter Berube finished 30^th with a swim of 2:22.67

50 Breaststroke

• Cassidy Stotler went 30.88 to place fourth, while Abby Bacon notched a 32.03, tying for sixth place
• Grave young swam a 32.91 to win the B-final

3-meter Diving

• Jewelle Maziarz placed fourth on the high board, scoring 411.85 points in finals
• Kaitlyn Carroll finished fifth on the board, scoring 395.00 points

1,650 Freestyle

• Abbey Keane placed fifth in the mile, with a swim of 17:47.72
• Maggie Rutledge placed ninth clocking a time of 18:04.06
• Sophia Pincince finished 21^st, with a swim of 18:52.44
• Behrle placed 23^rd at 18:55.46, with Berube 26^th after a 19:16.67

400 Freestyle Relay

• Spaciano, Dunnigan, Kelly Stotler and Welcome combined for a swim of 3:37.48 to earn sixth place
• Milhomens, Cassidy Stotler, Lauryn Cowing and Morgan O'Hara combined for 10^th place after a swim of 3:40.04