11 people in a row!Women's swimming and diving wins consecutive victories as BIG EAST champions

INDIANAPOLIS – BIG EAST swimming and diving hardware is back on the main line as the Villanova women's team wins its 11th conference title.^th Saturday for a year in a row. The men's team finished the tournament in 4th place for the second year in a row.

His latest victory is his 16th.^th Their 1,482.5 points are the third-most of any team in the tournament since 1983, trailing only the 2023 and 2023 teams, which scored 1,534 and 1,498 points, respectively. rick simpson and his staff Laura McGloughlin, tod michael and Keenan Dolls Named Coaching Staff of the Year 11 times^th For the second year in a row, this time they shared the title with UConn and Xavier.

Both the men's and women's teams recognized the Wildcats for their success throughout the tournament. nicholas jubilee He won the gold medal in the 1-meter on Saturday night, beating Santiago by just two tenths of a point with a score of 319.40, and shared the award for best male diver with Georgetown's Nick Santiago. He is the first diver to be named the program's Most Outstanding Diver since Michael Ackert in 2022, and the sixth overall.

Audrey Pastorek The Wildcat became the fifth person to be named Swimmer of the Year for the second year in a row, joining Seton Hall's Allie Wagoner for the honor.Her award is the 19th^th He entered the program after winning three individual medals, two gold and one silver, and added two silver relays.

The women's team battled UW for most of the day and fell behind the Huskies early in the evening, trailing by as many as 41.5 points after the 200 back. By the end of the 200 fly, the Wildcats were back to a 17-point lead, and the 400 free relay was the final event of the day. Carlotta Colomer's Villanova team, Alyssa McHale, Laney Quinones and Molly Benson Winning the bronze medal with a time of 3:23.77, giving the Cats the final distance they needed, UConn finished fifth in the race.

On the final day of competition, the Wildcats won a total of seven medals, three for boys and four for girls, including the final relay. These medals brought the Cats' total to 24 medals (16 for the women and 8 for the men) over the four-day competition. They won 8 gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze.

nolan danas He set a Villanova record for the third consecutive day. She won bronze in the 200 fly with a time of 1:46.90, posting seven of the top 10 times in program history in that event.

Marlene Blanke She won the Cats' first silver medal in the 1650 free with a time of 16:40.67. Her record made her the ninth fastest performer in Villanova history, shaving 17 seconds off her previous personal best time. On the men's side of the mile, charlie hinkley and Patrick Casey It was a record-worthy outing. Hinkley finished fourth with a time of 15:40.61, the seventh fastest time in program history, and Casey had the eighth-best time in ninth place with a time of 15:55.64.

Pastorek followed up that performance with the team's first gold medal that day in the 200 back. She defended her title for the second year in a row, this time with an NCAA B cut time of 1:55.48. This time was 4 seconds faster than the previous time, making it the 7th fastest time in the program.

Aubrey Bowles He won the silver medal in the 200 back on Saturday, becoming the first male athlete to finish on the podium. He touched in 1:47.24 to win his first career medal. katie white He also achieved a silver medal. She completed the 200 fly in 1:59.27, earning her second top-two finish at the event in recent years.her time matches 10 seconds^th The fastest time in Villanova history was set by Haley Edwards at the 2011 conference championship.

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