2024 Minnesota Invite
Right here we’re: the ultimate session of the 2024 Minnesota Invite. The top of tonight’s session can even mark the top of the main mid-season invitations in what has been an exciting school season up to now. As at all times, this session will function the 1650 free, 200 again, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 fly, together with the 400 free relay.
All eyes might be on Cal fifth yr Isabelle Stadden, who is available in as the highest seed within the ladies’s 200 again tonight. Stadden put up a 1:53.92 this morning, main the sector by nicely over a second.
Cal sophomore Keaton Jones was additionally nice within the 200 again this morning, main the lads’s occasion with a 1:41.54. That swim marked a season greatest for Jones, which he’ll attempt to decrease even additional tonight.
Minnesota freshman Jacob Johnson continues to impress this weekend. After profitable the 100 fly final night time, Johnson posted a 1:41.56 within the males’s 200 fly this morning, main the sector by almost 2 seconds.
Cal freshmen Nans Mazellier and Mary-Ambre Moluh are proving to be a power to be reckoned with within the dash occasions. Mazellier led the sector this morning within the males’s 100 free with a 42.50, establishing a brand new profession greatest. Of observe, Cal had the highest 7 swimmers within the males’s 100 free this morning, with their sprinters starting from 42.50 to 43.58. In the meantime, Moluh clocked a 48.76 to steer the ladies’s 100 free this morning.
WOMEN’S 1650 FREE – TIMED FINAL
- NCAA File: 15:03.31, Katie Ledecky (Stanford) – 2017
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 15:52.41
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 16:14.82
RESULTS:
- Maya Geringer (Cal) – 15:53.92
- Eliot Kennedy (Minnesota) – 16:08.24
- Katie McCarthy (Minnesota) – 16:08.27
- Ava Olson (UNLV) – 16:29.65
- Alexandra Bastone (Harvard) – 16:35.70
- Kathryn Hazle (Cal) – 16:46.83
- Paige Reilly (Denver) – 16:48.66
- Nika Spehar (Denver) – 16:51.05
Cal fifth yr Maya Geringer popped a brand new profession better of 15:53.92 to win the ladies’s 1650 free tonight in Minneapolis. The efficiency got here in nicely beneath her earlier better of 15:56.28, which she swam final November when she was nonetheless a member of Ohio State. Geringer was near the NCAA ‘A’ lower, which stands at 15:52.41. She received the race decisively, touching 1st by just a little over 14 seconds.
Minnesota senior Eliot Kennedy got here in 2nd with a 16:08.24. That swim marks a profession greatest for Kennedy as nicely, additionally marking her first time beneath 16:10 within the occasion. The opposite half of the Minnesota distance duo, Katie McCarthy, got here in third tonight with a 16:08.27. Like Kennedy, McCarthy’s swim tonight was a brand new profession greatest and her first time beneath 16:10.
MEN’S 1650 FREE – TIMED FINAL
- NCAA File: 14:12.08, Bobby Finke (Florida) – 2020
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 14:37.31
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 14:54.92
RESULTS:
- Matthew Chai (Cal) – 14:49.18
- Joe Hancock (Denver) – 15:07.52
- Bar Soloveychik (Minnesota) – 15:07.58
- Joey Tepper (Minnesota) – 15:21.41
- Shane Washart (Harvard) – 15:27.96
- Luke Brennan (Minnesota) – 15:29.95
- Will Melsha (Denver) – 15:33.25
- Max O’Neil (Denver) – 15:42.06
Cal junior Matthew Chai was dominant within the males’s 1650 free tonight, swimming a 14:49.18. That was a robust mid-season efficiency out of Chai, whose profession greatest stands at 14:45.37 from again in December of 2021. He swam an extremely constant race tonight, splitting 4:30.38 on the first 500 yards, then 4:29.81 on the 2nd 500, and 4:30.77 on the third 500, earlier than going 1:18.22 on the ultimate 150.
Denver’s Joe Hancock was distinctive tonight as nicely, swimming a 15:07.52 for 2nd. Whereas he was nicely behind Chai, Hancock’s efficiency marks a profession greatest for him by a whopping 14 seconds. His earlier greatest was the 15:21.56 he swam on the Summit League Championships again in February of this yr.
WOMEN’S 200 BACK – FINALS
- NCAA File: 1:46.87, Claire Curzan (Virginia) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 1:50.50
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 1:54.01
RESULTS:
- Isabelle Stadden (Cal) – 1:50.93
- Finley Anderson (Cal) – 1:54.21
- Adriana Smith (Cal) – 1:56.50
- Molly Hamlin (Harvard) – 1:56.78
- Shannon Meadway (Rutgers) – 1:57.17
- Grace Wharton (UNLV) – 1:57.44
- Indy Jongman (Minnesota) – 1:57.87
- Elise Jacobs (Minnesota) – 1:58.66
Cal fifth yr Isabelle Stadden received a decisive victory within the ladies’s 200 again tonight, swimming a 1:50.93. The efficiency marks a season greatest for Stadden, although she holds a profession better of 1:48.75 from the 2023 Pac-12 Championships. She was out quick tonight, splitting 25.92 and 27.67 respectively on the primary two 50s, for a 53.59 on the opening 100. She wasn’t in a position to maintain that tempo, nonetheless, splitting 28.24 on the third 50 and 29.10 on the 4th 50, which made for a 57.34 on the again half.
Cal has some good younger depth within the occasion, as freshmen Finley Anderson and Adriana Smith got here in 2nd and third tonight with instances of 1:54.21 and 1:56.50 respectively.
UNLV freshman Grace Wharton had an encouraging race as nicely, ending sixth with a 1:57.44. Fellow UNLV freshman Halayna Montrichard swam a 1:57.43 within the ‘B’ closing.
MEN’S 200 BACK – FINALS
- NCAA File: 1:35.37, Destin Lasco (Cal) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 1:38.80
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 1:40.62
RESULTS:
- Keaton Jones (Cal) – 1:39.76
- Humberto Najera (Cal) – 1:40.49
- Anthony Rincon (Harvard) – 1:41.37
- Tommy Roder (Cal) – 1:43.03
- Dylan Wright (Denver) – 1:43.23
- Tatsuki Inoue (UNLV) – 1:43.89
- Joey Tepper (Minnesota) – 1:45.28
- Kai Crews (Cal) – 1:45.43
Cal made it a sweep of the 200 backstrokes, as Keaton Jones received the lads’s 200 again in 1:39.76. It was a stable mid-season swim for Jones, who holds a profession better of 1:38.46 from NCAAs final season.
Harvard’s Anthony Rincon received out to the early lead, splitting 48.84 on the opening 100, nonetheless, he slipped off that tempo, and ended up ending third in 1:41.37.
Cal’s Humberto Najera, a sophomore, completed 2nd with a 1:40.49. The efficiency marks a large profession greatest for Najera, whose earlier greatest was 1:42.07, which he swam on the Pac-12 Championships final season.
WOMEN’S 100 FREE – FINALS
- NCAA File: 44.83, Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 47.10
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 48.34
RESULTS:
- Mary-Ambre Moluh (Cal) – 48.01
- Morgan Brophy (Cal) – 48.67
- Livi Wanner (Minnesota) – 49.13
- Mina Kaljevic (Minnesota) – 49.48
- Erika Carlson (UNLV) – 49.49
- Mia West (Cal) – 49.51
- Hannah Cornish (Minnesota) – 49.74
- Ella Mazurek (Cal) – 49.89
Mary-Ambre Moluh earned the win for Cal within the ladies’s 100 free, swimming a 48.01. She was barely off her season and profession greatest, which stands at 47.89 from the Cal, ASU, Stanford double twin meet in November. Tonight, Moluh was out quick, splitting 22.88 on the opening 50.
Cal senior Morgan Brophy got here in 2nd with a 48.67. Brophy holds a profession better of 48.28 from NCAAs this previous season.
Minnesota freshman Livi Wanner posted a 49.13 for third tonight. Like Moluh, she was simply off her season better of 48.75, which was swum on the Minnesota/Wisconsin twin meet in November.
MEN’S 100 FREE – FINALS
- NCAA File: 39.90, Caeleb Dressel (Florida) – 2018
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 41.34
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 42.19
RESULTS:
- Destin Lasco (Cal) – 42.59
- Nans Mazellier (Cal) – 42.74
- Nikolas Antoniou (Cal) – 42.81
- Samuel Quarles (Cal) – 43.08
- Trent Frandson (Cal) – 43.13
- Sonny Wang (Harvard) – 43.64
- Colby Hatton (Cal) – 43.68
- David Greeley (Harvard) – 43.70
Cal fifth yr Destin Lasco received the lads’s 100 free after deciding to not do the 200 again, which is his greatest occasion. Lasco swam a 42.59, narrowly lacking his profession better of 42.40, which he swam in February of this yr.
Cal freshman Nans Mazellier clocked a 42.74 for 2nd tonight. Of observe, Mazellier went 42.50 in prelims this morning, which is each his profession greatest and stands because the quickest time of the day.
Cal additionally noticed sophomore Nikolas Antoniou are available third with a 42.81.
Nicely Cal was phenomenal within the occasion, with 6 swimmers within the ‘A’ closing, the opposite very encouraging efficiency for the Golden Bears got here within the ‘B’ closing, the place freshman Lucca Battaglini swam a 43.32.
WOMEN’S 200 BREAST – FINALS
- NCAA File: 2:01.29, Kate Douglass (Virginia) – 2023
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 2:05.73
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 2:09.55
RESULTS:
- Abigail Herscu (Cal) – 2:08.83
- Leah Polonsky (Cal) – 2:09.73
- Alicia Henry (Cal) – 2:09.77
- Molly Urkiel (Rutgers) – 2:10.90
- Jessica Maeda (Denver) – 2:11.65
- Margaux McDonald (Cal) – 2:11.75
- Stephanie Iannaconne (Harvard) – 2:14.05
- Grace Drabot (Minnesota) – 2:14.38
Cal went 1-2-3 within the ladies’s 200 breast, seeing Abigail Herscu paved the way with a 2:08.83. The efficiency marks a brand new profession greatest for Herscu, chipping half a second off her earlier greatest of two:09.33, which she swam on the NCAA Championships again in March of this yr.
Herscu got here in a couple of second forward of senior teammate Leah Polonsky, who swam a 2:09.73. That swim additionally marks a profession greatest for Polonsky, clipping her earlier mark of two:09.93, which has stood since 2022. C
Coming in third was Cal senior Alicia Henry, who swam a 2:09.77. Henry has the quickest profession greatest on Cal’s roster this season, having been as quick as 2:07.89 earlier than.
Rutgers had a robust efficiency out of Molly Urkiel, who swam a 2:10.90 for 4th. The swim represents an enormous profession greatest for Urkiel, blowing away her earlier mark of two:12.65, which was set on the 2021 Minnesota Invite.
MEN’S 200 BREAST – FINALS
- NCAA File: 1:46.35, Leon Marchand (ASU) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 1:50.65
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 1:53.12
RESULTS:
- Yamato Okadome (Cal) – 1:52.40
- Hank Rivers (Cal) – 1:52.93
- Daniel Nicusan (UNLV) – 1:53.65
- Jacob Soderlund (Cal) – 1:54.43
- Joe Rudd (Minnesota) – 1:55.47
- Danny Beji (UNLV) – 1:55.52
- Carter Lancaster (Cal) – 1:55.91
- Michael Breitbart (UNLV) – 1:58.04
Cal was robust within the males’s 200 breast as nicely, seeing freshman Yamato Okadome pop a brand new profession better of 1:52.40 to win the race. Okadome was out quick, splitting 53.14 on the opening 100, then held on by way of the again half of the race.
Ending shut behind was Cal junior Hank Rivers, who went 1:52.93. The swim marks a brand new profession greatest for Rivers, clipping his earlier better of 1:53.13.
UNLV noticed an excellent swim out of Daniel Nicusan, who touched third with a 1:53.65. Nicusan entered at present with a profession better of 1:55.58, which he swam in February of this yr.
WOMEN’S 200 FLY – FINALS
- NCAA File: 1:49.16, Alex Walsh (Virginia) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 1:52.47
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 1:55.88
RESULTS:
- Lilou Ressencourt (Cal) – 1:56.17
- Lizzy Prepare dinner (Cal) – 1:56.20
- Ava Chavez (Cal) – 1:57.39
- Blanka Berecz (Rutgers) – 1:59.29
- Claire Reinke (Minnesota) – 1:59.45
- Rachel Conley (Minnesota) – 2:00.35
- Ava Yablonski (Minnesota) – 2:00.83
- Peyton Ross (Minnesota) – 2:01.57
Cal confirmed off their depth within the ladies’s 200 fly tonight, seeing Lilou Ressencourt win the occasion in 1:56.17. Lizzy Prepare dinner was proper behind in 1:56.20, whereas Ava Chavez clocked a 1:57.39 for third. Ressencourt swam her profession better of 1:55.94 earlier within the season as Cal’s double twin meet with ASU and Stanford. In the meantime, Prepare dinner holds a profession better of 1:54.70, which she swam on the 2023 Pac-12 Championships. Alternatively, Chavez’s efficiency tonight marks a profession greatest. She entered the day with a private better of 1:59.06.
MEN’S 200 FLY – FINALS
- NCAA File: 1:37.35, Jack Conger (Texas) – 2017
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 1:40.05
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 1:42.10
RESULTS:
- Jacob Johnson (Minnesota) – 1:42.61
- Frank Applebaum (Cal) – 1:42.78
- David Schmitt (Harvard) – 1:43.72
- Tyler Kopp (Cal) – 1:44.24
- Ian Belflower (UNLV) – 1:44.71
- Colby Raffel (UNLV) – 1:44.80
- August Vetsch (Cal) – 1:44.86
- Michael McGillivray (Cal) – 1:47.09
Minnesota freshman Jacob Johnson accomplished his sweep of the lads’s fly occasions this weekend, swimming a 1:42.61 within the males’s 200 fly. He narrowly touched out Cal fifth yr Frank Applebaum, who swam a 1:42.78. Notably, Johnson swam his profession better of 1:41.56 this morning in prelims. Applebaum’s swim tonight marks his profession greatest and his first time beneath 1:43 within the occasion.
Cal senior Gabriel Jett swam the 200 fly in prelims this morning, the place he swam a 1:43.46, however didn’t race the occasion tonight.
WOMEN’S 400 FREE RELAY – TIMED FINAL
- NCAA File: 3:05.84, Virginia – 2023
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 3:13.74
RESULTS:
- Cal ‘A’ – 3:11.76
- Minnesota ‘A’ – 3:17.95
- Harvard ‘A’ – 3:20.24
- UNLV ‘A’ – 3:20.77
- Denver ‘A’ – 3:21.43
- Rutgers ‘A’ – 3:26.51
Cal received the ladies’s 400 free relay decisively tonight, placing up a 3:11.76 to complete 1st by over 6 seconds. Moluh (47.63), Stadden (47.85), Polosnky (47.93), and Brophy (48.35) mixed to get the job executed, securing the NCAA ‘A’ lower within the course of. Moluh’s lead-off break up is notable, because it marks a brand new profession greatest for the freshman. It’s additionally price noting that Cal noticed a 48.41 break up from McKenna Stone and a 48.58 break up from Mia West on their ‘B’ relay tonight.
Minnesota got here in 2nd tonight with a really constant relay, seeing Livi Wanner (49.58), Mina Kaljevic (49.10), Morgan Thomas (49.31), and Hannah Cornish (49.96) staff up for a 3:17.95.
MEN’S 400 FREE RELAY – TIMED FINAL
- NCAA File: 2:43.40, Arizona State – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 2:49.79
RESULTS:
- Cal ‘A’ – 2:48.79
- Harvard ‘A’ – 2:53.46
- Minnesota ‘A’ – 2:54.27
- UNLV ‘A’ – 2:55.53
- Denver ‘A’ – 2:57.82
Cal ended the meet with a bang, seeing their ‘A’ males’s 400 free relay win a decisive victory. Mazellier (42.07), Bjorn Seeliger (42.23), Lasco (42.59), and Gabriel Jett (41.90) completed in 2:48.79, incomes the NCAA ‘A’ lower, simply because the Cal ladies did. Like Moluh on the ladies’s lead-off, Mazellier’s swim there marks a brand new profession greatest.
The Golden Bears ‘B’ relay was wonderful as nicely, with Antoniou (43.28), Battaglini (42.63), Trent Frandson (42.46), and Samuel Quarles (42.10) combining for a 2:50.47. The Cal ‘C’ relay additionally noticed a 42.16 anchor out of Keaton Jones. Given all these choices, Cal is trying to be in nice form on this relay transferring ahead this season. It’s additionally price noting Seeliger holds a profession better of 40.75 within the occasion, which implies he has extra to provide as nicely.
Harvard put up a robust relay tonight, as Sonny Wang (43.58), David Greeley (43.50), Marre Gattnar (42.79), and Evan Croley (43.59) teamed up for a 2:53.46. Essentially the most encouraging factor about this relay for Harvard is that Croley and Gattnar are freshmen, whereas Wang is a sophomore.
