Saint Louis Women, Wash U Men Secure Wins In Season-Opening Split

Saint Louis vs Washington

• Friday, September 27, 2025
• St. Louis, Missouri
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: SLU Athletics

ST. LOUIS – Meghan Eng and Tierney Kohl led the Saint Louis women to a narrow victory over Washington University in the Billikens’ season-opening meet Saturday afternoon at Simon Recreation Center.

SLU defeated WashU 143.5-137.5. In the men’s meet, WashU claimed a 172-103 victory.

Eng and Kohl won two individual events apiece. Eng touched first in the 100 back (58.52) and 200 back (2:07.52), while Kohl topped the field in the 200 IM (2:11.36) and 200 breast (2:22.83).

Kenna Cashman won the 100 breast (1:06.71), Faith McAdam captured the 200 fly (2:10.59) and Olivia Fox tied for first in 1-meter diving (220.80) for the Billikens, who also were victorious in the 200 medley relay. Eng and Cashman were joined by Sarah Dingus and Anya Brueggeman in clocking a 1:46.65.

The Saint Louis men were led by double winner Brae Sanchez, who grabbed victories in the 100 breast (56.83) and 200 breast (2:07.82). Ben Mears was first in 1-meter diving (261.35), and the 400 free relay squad of Logan Townsend, Tyler Williams, Daniel Jekov and Ethan Hudock turned in a winning time of 3:07.53.

The Billikens host UMSL Thursday, Oct. 2, at 5:30 p.m.

Courtesy: Wash U Athletics

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Washington University in St. Louis women’s swimming was edged by Division I Saint Louis University 143.50-137.50 in the 2025-26 season opener.

Top Finishers

• 1-Meter Diving
  • Junior Shanze Karimi tied for first with a 220.80
  • Sophomore Kate Li finished third with a 192.05
• 200 Medley Relay
  • Juniors Elizabeth Chen, Hannah Lee and Peyton Watson and senior Andrea Leng took second in 1:47.17
  • Sophomore Rachel, first-year Kerry Frey, junior Izzie Gattone and first-year Ayaan Olasewere took fourth in 1:49.31
• 1,000 Freestyle
  • Senior Ali Roche won the field with a time of 10:43.90
  • Senior Nicole Caruso finished fourth in 11:08.37
• 200 Freestyle
  • First-year Sarah Cohen won with a time of 1:56.34
  • Junior Iris Qi finished third with a time of 1:57.10
  • First-year Abby Wright took fourth in 1:59.85
  • Junior Holly Gmelich finished fifth in 2:00.88
• 100 Backstroke
  • Chen finished second in 59.57
• 100 Breaststroke
  • Lee took second with a time of 1:06.76
  • First-year Eliana King finished fourth in 1:08.19
  • Sophomore Becca Hackel claimed fifth in 1:09.64
• 200 Butterfly
  • Junior Kiera Johnson took fourth in 2:16.15
  • Senior Natalie Klaas finished fifth in 2:16.63
• 50 Freestyle
  • Olasewere won the field with a time of 24.65
  • Qi took fourth in 24.93
• 100 Freestyle
  • Watson claimed first with a time of 52.99
  • Qi took second in 53.72
  • Olasewere finished third in 53.94
  • Cohen took fourth with a time of 54.18
  • Sophomore Anisa Basler took fifth in 54.68
• 200 Backstroke
  • Roche took third with a time of 2:07.83
  • Kravstov finished fourth in 2:13.31
  • Chen finished fifth in 2:14.41
• 200 Breaststroke
  • Lee claimed second with a time of 2:32.01
  • Sophomore Becca Hackel took third in 2:33.74
  • Caruso finished fourth in 2:34.04
• 500 Freestyle
  • Cohen won the field in 5:15.69
  • First-year Lily Dourney took fourth in 5:30.74
• 100 Butterfly
  • Watson claimed the top spot with a time of 57.91
  • Junior Anya Rao finished fifth in 1:00.77
• 200 IM
  • Roche finished third in 2:14.07
  • Sophomore Lindsay Alisbah took fourth in 2:14.52
  • King finished fifth in 2:15.16
• 400 Freestyle Relay
  • Watson, Cohen, Olasewere and Qi won the field in 3:33.51
  • Sophomore Maddie Sammut, Roche, Gattone and first-year Crystal Yu took third in 3:40.11

The Bears return to action on Saturday, November 1 against Chicago at 1 p.m. in Millstone Pool.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Washington University in St. Louis men’s swimming and diving team opened the 2025-26 season with a win over Division 1 Saint Louis University, 172.00-103.00.

Top Finishers

• 1-Meter Diving
  • First-year Ian Corey finished second with a score of 169.10
• 200 Medley Relay
  • First-year Parker Chan, sophomore Ben Scott, senior Matthew Walker and first-year Robin Koehler won the field in 1:31.80
  • Senior Andy Zhu, sophomore Brody Schrepfer, first-year Ethan Nus and first-year Jackson Heether took fourth in 1:35.27
• 1,000 Freestyle
  • Chan won his first collegiate individual race with a time of 9:25.90
  • First-year Alex Nguyen took second in 9:49.63
• 200 Freestyle
  • Senior Ethan Feng won the field with a time of 1:43.17
  • First-year Gavin Coggin took third in 1:45.17
  • Senior Orluke Borjigin finished fourth in 1:45.32
  • Senior Matthew Giardinelli took fifth in 1:45.44
• 100 Backstroke
  • Zhu won with a time of 51.64
  • Sophomore Nicholas Frank took fourth in 53.36
• 100 Breaststroke
  • Scott finished second in 57.68
  • First-year Kevin Raghunathan took fourth with a time of 58.95
• 200 Butterfly
  • Walker won the race with a time of 1:56.22
  • Coggan took fourth in 1:59.39
  • Nus finished fifth in 1:59.40
• 50 Freestyle
  • Heether won with a time of 21.42
  • Graduate student Mikey Thurk finished third in 21.63
  • Koehler took fifth in 21.76
  • Sophomore Jacob Tulchinsky finished fifth in 21.78
• 100 Freestyle
  • Thurk and Feng tied for first with a time of 47.50
  • Koehler claimed third in 47.78
  • Heether took fourth in 47.87
• 200 Backstroke
  • Chan won the field in 1:52.04
  • First-year Hunter Hua took fourth in 1:55.12
• 200 Breaststroke
  • Scott finished second in 2:08.71
  • Raghunathan took third in 2:09.26
• 500 Freestyle
  • Chan won his third race of the day with a time of 4:39.19
  • Coggan finished second in 4:51.07
  • Borjigin took third in 4:52.89
• 100 Butterfly
  • Walker won the field in 51.12
  • Zhu took second with a time of 52.34
  • Nus finished third in 52.40
  • Junior Tommy Moul tied for fifth in 52.75
• 200 IM
  • Feng claimed the top spot in 1:56.23
  • Hua finished third in 1:57.32
  • Raghunathan took fifth in 1:58.84
• 400 Freestyle Relay
  • Heether, Thurk, Tulchinsky and senior Kai Taft finished second with a time of 3:09.90
  • Coggan, Walker, Koehler and Fend finished third in 3:10.59
  • Frank, Borjigin, Giardinelli and senior Henry Tavens took fourth in 3:14.11

The Bears return to action on Saturday, November 1 against Chicago at 1 p.m. in Millstone Pool.