2025 Ohio State Invitational: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

2025 Ohio State Fall Invitational

• November 18-21, 2025
• McCorkle Aquatic Pavillon, Columbus, OH
• 9:30 am ET swimming prelims/11:30am diving prelims/5:30 pm ET finals (Tuesday exception: 5 pm ET relay timed finals)
• Championship Format
• SCY
• Live Stream (subscription required)
• Live Results
• Results on Meet Mobile as “2025 Ohio State Fall Invitational”
• Participating Teams: Ohio State, Indiana, Yale, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Louisville, Penn State, UCLA, Kentucky, Purdue
• Day 1 Finals Recap
• Day 2 Prelims Recap

Day 2 of the Ohio Invite features the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, and 100 breast, and will be the first real look at how the new NCAA event order shakes out. The Indiana Hoosiers lead the men with 258 points, while Louisville sits on top of the women’s standings with 246. The host, Ohio State, sits in second on both sides while the Louisville men and Indiana women are in 3rd.

A number of swimmers climbed up the 2025 NCAA season rankings this morning, including Owen McDonald in the 100 fly, Rosie Murphy and Jackson Millard in the 400 IM, and Mariano Lazzerini and Joleigh Crye in the 100 breast. En route to claiming the top seeds in their respective events, they all produced times that broke into the top 10, and will look to improve upon their standings in tonight’s session. Other top seeds include Miranda Grana in the 100 fly, and Tomas Navikonis and Liberty Clark in the 200 free.

WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – Finals

• NCAA Record: 46.97, Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 52.52
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 51.87

Results: 

1. Miranda Grana (IU), 49.98
2. Ella Welch (LOU), 51.34
3. Caroline Larsen (LOU), 51.49
4. Jada Duncan (UCLA), 51.79
5. Carrie Furbee (OSU), 52.47
6. Mya DeWitt (IU), 52.88
7. Amelia Bray (IU), 53.03
8. Sze Yeo (IU), 53.22
9. Fay Lustria (UCLA), 53.78
10. Margaret Markvardt (PSU), 53.78

Every single swimmer retained their position from prelims tonight, with Indiana junior Miranda Grana leading the way. Her time of 49.98 now puts her at #1 in the NCAA this season, ahead of Claire Curzan’s 50.06. This marks Grana’s first time under that 50-point barrier as well as a new IU program record, as her previous best sat at 50.01, which she swam back at NCAAs in March to place 4th overall. Grana touched first at the 50 in 23.51 and never relinquished her lead, coming home in a field leading 26.47 to secure first by well over a second.

The Louisville duo of Ella Welch and Caroline Larsen took 2nd and 3rd; whereas Welch’s time lowered her season best, Larsen’s time marked a new personal best. Welch entered the meet with a time of 51.64, set at Louisville’s duel against Tennessee and Auburn, while Larsen’s time of 51.68 was set at Louisville vs Kentucky. With these swims, both Welch and Larsen are now ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA this season as well, coming in at 5th and 7th, respectively.

Jada Duncan, a freshman from UCLA, made it four swimmers under 52 with her time of 51.79. This was a big PB for Duncan and her first time under that 52 barrier.

MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – Finals

• NCAA Record: 42.80, Caeleb Dressel (Florida) – 2018
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 46.11
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 45.12

Results: 

1. Nick Finch (YALE), 44.62
2. Owen McDonald (IU), 44.68
3. Matthew Klinge (OSU), 44.81
4. Raekwon Noel (IU), 45.28
5. Matthew Bittner (PSU), 45.45
6. Rian Graham (LOU), 45.48
7. Cooper Morley (PSU), 45.62
8. Aidan Paro (LOU), 45.75
9. Dylan Smiley (IU), 45.86
10. Alex Hotta (PUR), 46.39

In an extremely tight race, Yale sophomore and the Ivy League record holder in this event, Nick Finch, pulled off the win against Owen McDonald. He split 20.64/23.98 en route to his time of 44.68, which is just off his PB and record of 44.57.

Finch was a tenth faster than McDonald on the opening 50 and 2 tenths faster on the 3rd 25, and though McDonald’s final 25 was over 2 tenths faster, Finch’s opening speed was enough to hold on for the win. Nonetheless, McDonald’s 44.68 lowers his personal best even further, as he came into the meet with a PB of 46.99. The two now sit at 4th and 5th, respectively, in the NCAA this season.

OSU’s Matthew Klinge wasn’t far behind, with his time of 44.81 also setting a new PB and marking his second time under 45.

Indiana’s Raekwon Noel had an impressive showing as well, as he has now dropped a full second on the day. He set a personal best of 46.35 earlier this season at the USC invite before lowering it to 45.72 this morning to break 46 for the first time. Tonight, the freshman shaved another 0.44 seconds off his PB to near the 45 barrier.

The 5th-9th place finishers were determined by less than half a second, and Bittner, Graham, and Morley all hit new PBs.

WOMEN’S 400 IM – Finals

• NCAA Record: 3:54.60, Ella Eastin (Stanford) – 2018
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 4:13.20
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 4:09.53

Results: 

1. Rosie Murphy (UCLA), 4:06.08
2. Paige Delma (OSU), 4:07.99
3. Reese Tiltmann (IU), 4:09.45
4. Sienna Angove (OSU), 4:11.00
5. Kim Herkle (LOU), 4:11.07
6. Macky Hodges (IU), 4:11.26
7. Emma Finlin (OSU), 4:11.63
8. Hayden Penny (UKY), 4:11.84
9. Fernanda De Goeij (UKY), 4:12.27
10. Jessica Eden (OSU), 4:15.41

Rosie Murphy‘s 4:06.08 keeps her at #9 in the NCAA this season but lowers her season best of 4:08.24 by over 2 seconds, a time she swam just this morning. Murphy has been as fast as 4:05.01, which she posted at the 2024 NCAA Championships to finish 2nd in the B-final. Although she wrapped up last season wrapped with a time of 4:10.56, tonight’s swim indicates she’s back to her 2024 form.

Ohio State’s Paige Delma set a new lifetime best tonight by just under a second, as she entered the meet with a PB of 4:08.84. Reese Tiltman followed in suit, lowering her season best of 4:11.18 to place 3rd. That swim is slightly off her PB (4:07.61), which she set at the Big Ten Conference Championships earlier this year.

MEN’S 400 IM – Finals

• NCAA Record: 3:28.82, Leon Marchand (ASU) – 2023
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 3:46.19
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 3:41.61

Results:

1. Tristan Jankovics (OSU), 3:38.91
2. Jackson Millard (LOU), 3:39.11
3. Zalan Sarkany (IU), 3:39.73
4. Noah Cakir (IU), 3:40.62
5. Gregg Enoch (LOU), 3:40.84
6. Tommy Bried (LOU), 3:42.92
7. Mason Edmund (OSU), 3:45.32
8. Luke Ellis (IU), 3:45.39
9. David Kovacs (IU), 3:45.84
10. Josh Bey (IU), 3:46.77

The men’s 400 IM was a dramatic one, with the top 3 all finishing within a second of one another. Yet, reigning Big Ten champion Tristan Jankovics took the lead from the fly leg and never gave it up; the Canadian and senior out of Ohio State split 50.05/56.0/1:01.96/50.9 to lower his season best by over 4 seconds. His lifetime best sits at 3:34.98, a time he swam to claim the runner-up title at NCAAs in back in March.

The top seed coming into tonight, Jackson Millard, was on Jankovic’s heels the whole race, swimming similar splits of 50.33/55.80/1:01.92/51.06 to come within 0.04 seconds of Jankovic at the 300 mark. Although he didn’t catch Jankovic, Millard’s time was an impressive swim in itself, as it marked his first time under 3:40; prior to today, his best was a 3:42.31. As of right now, Jankovics and Millard’s swims put them at #3 and #4, respectively, in the NCAA this season, behind the Texas duo of Baylor Nelson and Cooper Lucas.

Indiana took the next two spots, with Sarkany inching below the 3:40 mark as well. Both Sarkany and Cakir broke the previous program record of 3:40.64, which was jointly held by Sarkany and Stephen Schmuhl. Cakir, who is just a freshman, established a huge personal best with his time of 3:40.62. Coming into the meet, his PB was a 3:46.29, which he set at last year’s Winter Junior Championships.

Gregg Enoch, a sophomore at Louisville, also put up a new lifetime best. His swim shaved 0.26 off his previous best of 3:41.10, set at last year’s ACC Championships.

WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – Finals

• NCAA Record: 1:39.10, Missy Franklin (Cal) – 2015
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:45.53
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:44.74

Results: 

1. Liberty Clark (IU), 1:41.27
2. Rachel Bockrath (OSU), 1:43.14
3. Daria Golovaty (LOU), 1:43.52
4. Summer Cardwell (LOU), 1:45.06
5. Sienna Angove (OSU), 1:45.85
6. Grace Hoeper (IU), 1:46.06
7. Kristina Paegle (IU), 1:46.26
8. Caitlin Hurley (PUR), 1:46.29
9. Gizem Guvenc (UCLA), 1:46.40
10. Delia Lloyd (OSU), 1:46.99

Freshman Liberty Clark continues to impress, dominating the final and wining by nearly 2 seconds. Her time tonight puts her at #1 in the nation, ahead of Virginia’s Anna Moesch, and marks yet another drop in what has been an incredible start to her collegiate career. She entered the season with a best time of 1:45.76 and has demolished that mark since, lowering it to 1:42.43 at the USC invite in early October then dropping a time of 1:41.55 leading off IU’s 800 free relay last night. Clark split 49.09/52.18 en route to this victory.

The top 3 were all underclassman, as Ohio State’s Rachel Bockrath, a sophomore, took 2nd and Daria Golovaty, also a sophomore, took 3rd. Bockrath’s swim tonight a lifetime best by nearly two seconds, as she entered with PB of 1:45.08 before lowering it to 1:43.95 in prelims and then shaving another 0.81 seconds off in finals. Golovaty also hit a PB, dropping 0.46 from her best of 1:43.98 set at the ACC Championships earlier this year.

MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – Finals

• NCAA Record: 1:28.33, Luke Hobson (Texas) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:33.93
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:32.27

Results: 

1. Tomas Navikonis (OSU), 1:31.60
2. Guy Brooks (LOU), 1:31.95
3. Aaron Shackell (IU), 1:32.29
4. Jordi Vilchez (OSU), 1:34.36
5. Matias Santiso (LOU), 1:34.84
6. Miroslav Knedla (IU), 1:34.95
7. Alex Axon (OSU), 1:35.28
8. Oscar Isberg (LOU), 1:35.55
9. Cooper McDonald (IU), 1:35.94
10. Lars Kuljus (YALE), 1:36.50

WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – Finals

• NCAA Record: 55.73, Lilly King (Indiana) – 2019
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:00.30
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 59.51

Results: 

1. Joleigh Crye (CINC), 57.99
2. Maria Ramos Najji (OSU), 58.00
3. Mia Cheatwood (LOU), 59.29
4. Sarah Bennetts (UCLA), 59.97
5. Lindi Worrell (CINC), 1:00.32
6. Jonette Lagreid (IU), 1:00.63
7. Jessey Li (YALE), 1:00.69
8. Anna Inagaki (LOU), 1:00.76
9. Danika Varda (OSU), 1:01.39
10. Paige Delma, 1:02.10

Joleigh Crye broke the 58 barrier for the first time in her career after matching her previous best of 58.09 this morning. The Cincinnati senior, who is on her second swim of the day as she placed 21st in the 100 fly with a time of 53.66, split 27.30/30.69 en route to this sub 58 swim.

It was ultimately an extremely tight race, as OSU sophomore Maria Najji was just a hundredth of a second behind. She was out first in the 50 at 27.12, but couldn’t hold on to the lead, closing in 30.88. Nonetheless, Najji, a Spanish native, has dropped nearly two seconds in the event, as she entered the season with a PB of 59.97.

Louisville senior Mia Cheatwood and UCLA junior Sarah Bennetts rounded out the sub 1:00 swimmers. Paige Delma, who was the runner up in the 400 IM earlier this session, returned for an impressive double to take 10th.

MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – Finals

• NCAA Record: 49.51, Julian Smith (Florida) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 52.58
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 51.58

Results: 

1. Mariano Lazzerini (PSU), 50.96
2. Alexi Avakov (IU), 51.34
3. Jake Eccleston (LOU), 51.92
4. Ahmed Ismail (OSU), 52.10
5. Noah Cakir (IU), 52.11
6. Charlie Egeland (YALE), 52.23
7. Travis Gulledge (IU), 52.27
8. Toby Barnett (IU), 52.32
9. Adomas Fatulis (UKY), 52.93
10. Max Blume (PUR), 53.00

Mariano Lazzerini, a senior from Penn State, ripped a 23.98/26.98 to break 51 for the first time. His time of 50.96, which currently sits at 5th in the nation, knocks just over a tenth off of his previous best and Penn State record of 51.08, which came from 2024 Big Tens.

The 2nd place finisher was Alexei Avakov from Indiana, a Hoosier sophomore who came into today with a PB of 51.79. His time of 51.34, which was split in 24.24/27.1, places him in the top 10 in the NCAA this season.

Louisville’s Jake Eccleston rounded out the sub 52 performers as well as the podium, touching in a time of 51.92. Though it wasn’t a personal best, as his PB sits at 51.48, it did mark a new season best by over a second (52.95).

Indiana freshman Noah Cakir continued to roll, going 2 for 2 in personal bests on the day. After taking 4th in the 400 IM, he finished 5th in the 100 breast with a PB of 52.11 to lower his lifetime best of 52.34 by 0.23 seconds.

Women’s 200 Free Relay — Finals

• NCAA ‘A’ Standard — 1:28.26
• NCAA ‘B’ Standard — 1:28.78

Results:

1. Louisville ‘A’ – 1:25.36
2. Indiana ‘A’ – 1:26.83
3. UCLA ‘A’ – 1:28.45
4. Ohio State ‘A’ – 1:29.30
5. Louisville ‘B’ – 1:29.51
6. Indiana ‘B’ – 1:29.77
7. Cincinnati ‘A’ – 1:30.31
8. Purdue ‘A’ – 1:30.85

Louisville was dominant in their bread and butter sprint free relay. The Cardinals, who took silver at NCAAs in this event last season, posted a time of 1:25.36. That would have finished 3rd at the 2025 NCAA Championships, behind only themselves and Virginia. With that time, they overtake Virginia (1:25.77) as the NCAA leaders this season and lower their own season best by just under a second.

The Cardinals’ relays featured Caroline Larsen (21.71), Julia Dennis (20.75), Julie Mishler (21.24), and Ella Welch (21.56). Three of the four legs return from that national runner-up relay, with the sole switch being Mishler, who replaced Gabi Albiero.

Indiana took 2nd in 1:26.83, which slots them into 3rd in the nation so far this season. Their relay consisted of Liberty Clark (21.61), Mya DeWitt (21.65), Grace Hoeper (22.03), and Kristina Paegle (21.54). Clark’s leadoff, which displays her speed, marks a huge personal best for the freshman, as her best time coming into this meet was 22.03, set at the USC invite.

Jada Duncan (22.14), Claudia Yovanovich (21.76), Sarah Bennetts (22.10), and Anna Wetteland (22.45) of the UCLA Bruins took 3rd.

Men’s 200 Free Relay Finals

• NCAA ‘A’ Standard — 1:16.23
• NCAA ‘B’ Standard — 1:16.91

Results:

1. Louisville ‘A’ – 1:15.74
2. Indiana ‘A’ – 1:16.37
3. Ohio State ‘A’ – 1:16.62
4. Purdue ‘A’ – 1:17.23
5. Penn State ‘A’ – 1:17.26
6. Yale ‘A’ – 1:17.43
7. Indiana ‘B’ – 1:17.47
8. Kentucky ‘A’ – 1:17.83

The Louisville men made it a sweep for the Cardinals in the 200 free relay, taking 1st in 1:15.74. That stands as the second-fastest time in the nation so far, pending results from the other invites. That time actually ties their 14th place finish from NCAAs last season, an indicator that they may be able to move up the rankings this year. The relay consisted of Nikita Sheremet (19.21), Charlie Crush (18.98), Aiden Musso (18.51), and Guy Brooks (19.04).

The Indiana men took 2nd, with the quartet of Owen McDonald (19.41), Mikkel Lee (18.85), Dylan Smiley (18.76), and Travis Gulledge (19.35) combining for a 1:16.37.

Ohio State rounded out the podium and were helped largely by Matthew Klinge‘s blistering fast 18.36 split on the second leg. The Buckeyes were led off by 200 free champ Tomas Navikonis (19.79), and anchored by Ahmed Ismail (19.11). Rasmus Hanson, a senior, was the 3rd leg of the relay, and he split a 19.36.

TEAM STANDINGS THROUGH DAY 2

WOMEN

1. Ohio State University 850
2. Indiana University 812.5
3. Louisville 801
4. Purdue University 540
5. UCLA 485
6. Kentucky 441
7. Cincinnati 420
8. Pennsylvania State University 378.5
9. Yale University 295
10. Northwestern University 45
11. Pittsburgh 25
12. Wisconsin 3

MEN

1. Indiana University 1056
2. Louisville, University of 750
3. Ohio State University 737
4. Purdue University 569
5. Yale University 527
6. Pennsylvania State University 482
7. Kentucky 424
8. Cincinnati 287
9. Northwestern University 60
10. Wisconsin 14