2025 MINNESOTA INVITE
- December 4-6, 2025
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center
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The opening day of the 2025 Minnesota Invite gets underway this morning with preliminary heats in the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free for both men and women.
Headlining the action this morning will be the Cal freshmen duo of Claire Weinstein and Ryan Erisman, who come into the day seeded 1st in the women’s and men’s 500 free events.
Weinstein, the sixth-fastest female of all-time in the 500 free with her best time of 4:29.38 from 2023, currently ranks 10th in the country with the 4:37.14 she produced at the Triton Invitational in early October, but by tonight, she could easily take over the top time in the NCAA, which currently sits at 4:32.92 from Texas’ Jillian Cox.
Erisman, who was 3rd in the men’s 400 free at the 2025 U.S. National Championships, ranks 27th in the country in the 500 free with his time of 4:15.50 from the Triton Invitational, exactly one second shy of his lifetime best set last December at Winter Juniors (4:14.50).
We’ll see another Cal freshman, Teagan O’Dell, lead the way in the women’s 200 IM, while fellow Golden Bear Humberto Najera is the top seed in the men’s 200 IM.
In the 50 free, it’s Cal sophomore Mary-Ambre Moluh pacing the field, while in the men’s race, it’s UNLV’s Bryson Huey coming in with the top time.
WOMEN’S 500 FREE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 4:24.06, Katie Ledecky (Stanford) – 2017
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 4:43.70
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 4:39.47
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Claire Weinstein (CAL), 4:39.37
- Ella Cosgrove (CAL), 4:41.98
- Carolina Daher (HARV), 4:44.28
- Alexa McDevitt (CAL), 4:44.45
- Kathryn Hazle (CAL), 4:44.56
- Camille Henveaux (CAL), 4:44.90
- Katie McCarthy (MINN), 4:45.58
- Alexandra Bastone (HARV), 4:45.76
Freshman Claire Weinstein leads a group of six Cal women into tonight’s ‘A’ final of the 500 free after cruising to the top time of the morning in 4:39.37.
Weinstein, who owns a season-best of 4:37.14 from early October, coasted to the top time in the fourth and final heat, while teammates Alexa McDevitt and Kathryn Hazle went 2-3 in the heat in respective times of 4:44.45 and 4:44.56, advancing 4-5 into the final. The swim for McDevitt marked a new PB, lowering her 4:45.52 mark set at the Triton Invitational in October.
In addition to Weinstein and McDevitt, a third Cal first-year, Ella Cosgrove, won Heat 3 in a time of 4:41.98, advancing 2nd overall into the final. Cosgrove owns a season-best of 4:39.47 from the Triton Invitational.
Harvard’s Carolina Daher also set a personal best time to win Heat 2 in 4:44.28, out-touching Cal’s Camille Henveaux, who was 4:44.90 for 7th overall. Henveaux owns a season-best of 4:41.28, set in October against Stanford and ASU.
MEN’S 500 FREE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 4:02.31, Leon Marchand (ASU) – 2024
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 4:18.07
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 4:14.13
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Ryan Erisman (CAL), 4:12.81
- Nathan Wiffen (CAL), 4:16.52
- Norvin Clontz (CAL), 4:16.81
- Freddy Klein (CAL), 4:20.64
- Ian Platts-Mills (CAL), 4:21.26
- Pablo Martínez Palop (HARV), 4:21.43
- Luke Brennan (MINN), 4:21.46
- Thackston McMullan (CAL), 4:21.73
Cal freshman Ryan Erisman ripped a new personal best time in the heats of the men’s 500 free to claim the top seed heading into tonight’s final by nearly four seconds, with Golden Bear swimmers occupying six of the eight lanes in the ‘A’ final.
Erisman, 19, put up a time of 4:12.81 to lower his previous PB of 4:14.50, moving him up to 11th in the NCAA this season. It also likely secures him a berth at the NCAA Championships, given last year’s cut-off time was 4:14.13.
Erisman came into the meet with a season-best of 4:15.50, set in early October, which ranked him 27th in the nation coming into the day.
Cal first-year swimmers occupy the top three spots heading into the final, though in 2nd is Ireland’s Nathan Wiffen, who is technically a grad senior, though it’s his first campaign with the Bears.
Swimming the 500 free for the second time in his career, Wiffen set a new personal best of 4:16.52 to dominate Heat 3 and advance 2nd overall into the final, lowering the 4:20.15 he established last month against Stanford.
Advancing 3rd was freshman Norvin Clontz, who was the runner-up to Erisman in Heat 3 in a personal best time of 4:16.81, improving on his previous mark of 4:17.26 set last December. The swim moves him up to 65th all-time in the boys’ 17-18 age group.
Cal sophomore Freddy Klein topped Heat 2 in 4:20.64, chipping just over a tenth off his season-best to advance 4th overall into the final.
WOMEN’S 200 IM – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 1:48.37, Kate Douglass (UVA) – 2023
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:57.88
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:56.69
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Mia West (CAL), 1:55.25
- Kiley Wilhelm (HARV), 1:57.70
- Ava Chavez (CAL), 1:57.79
- Teagan O’Dell (CAL), 1:58.19
- Elle Scott (CAL), 1:58.28
- Grace Drabot (MINN), 2:00.02
- Ana Hazlehurst (RU), 2:00.41
- Aliana Marakovic (HARV), 2:00.45
Cal freshman Mia West sliced five one-hundredths off her personal best time to easily claim the top seed for tonight’s final in the women’s 200 IM, clocking 1:55.25.
- West’s Splits: 24.19/28.88/34.39/27.79
West, a Canadian, set her previous best of 1:55.30 during Cal’s dual with Stanford in early November. Her swim this morning moves her up one spot into 10th in the NCAA this season.
Harvard’s Kiley Wilhelm took more than two seconds off her season-best to qualify 2nd overall in 1:57.70, doing so from West’s heat.
Cal’s Ava Chavez (1:57.79) paced the first circle-seeded heat to advance in 3rd, while teammates Teagan O’Dell (1:58.19) and Elle Scott (1:58.28) had a close battle in the final heat to move through in 4th and 5th overall, respectively. Chavez narrowly missed her personal best of 1:57.63, set at this meet two years ago, while Scott set a new season-best. O’Dell has been three seconds faster this season, clocking 1:55.19 during Cal’s tri-meet with Stanford and ASU in November.
MEN’S 200 IM – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 1:36.34, Leon Marchand (ASU) – 2023
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:44.13
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:42.65
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Kenneth Barnicle (CAL), 1:45.42
- Casper Puggaard (CAL), 1:46.15
- Caiden Bowers (CAL), 1:46.18
- Adriano Arioti (HARV), 1:47.10
- Joe Polyak (MINN), 1:47.15
- John Watson (MINN), 1:47.21
- Ian Belflower (UNLV), 1:47.27
- Ryan Slonac (MINN), 1:47.30
A trio of Cal freshmen led the way in the men’s 200 IM, with Kenneth Barnicle claiming the top seed in a time of 1:45.42, a new season-best and just shy of his lifetime best (1:45.07) set this past April.
Danish first-year Casper Puggaard set a personal best time of 1:46.15 to advance in 2nd in what was just his second time swimming the event in yards, while Caiden Bowers established a new lifetime best of 1:46.18 to qualify in 3rd. Bowers’ previous best stood at 1:46.51, set last December at Winer Juniors.
Harvard’s Adriano Arioti, 19, hit a new season-best of 1:47.10 to advance in 4th, while Harvard’s Joe Polyak clocked 1:47.15 out of Heat 1 to qualify 5th in what was his first time swimming the event this season.
WOMEN’S 50 FREE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 20.37, Gretchen Walsh (UVA) – 2024
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 22.28
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 22.01
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Mary-Ambre Moluh (CAL), 21.94
- Sydney Griscavage (CAL), 22.24
- Anya Mostek (HARV), 22.44
- Livi Wanner (MINN), 22.48
- Morgan Thomas (MINN), 22.49
- Emilianna Gonzalez (RU), 22.54
- Gracyn Aquino (CAL), 22.58
- Charlotte Burnham (CAL), 22.71
Cal sophomore Mary-Ambre Moluh blasted her first sub-22 swim of the season in the women’s 50 free, clocking 21.94 to lead the way into tonight’s ‘A’ final.
Moluh, who owns a lifetime best of 21.57, had previously been 22.07 this season, set against Stanford in early November.
Cal first-year Mia West posted the second-fastest time of the event in 22.14, a new personal best, though it was an exhibition swim and she won’t contest the final.
Golden Bear senior Sydney Griscavage qualified 2nd into the final in 22.24, lowering her personal best of 22.51 set in November against Stanford.
Harvard’s Anya Mostek had a strong showing to advance 3rd into the final in 22.44, knocking one one-hundredth off her personal best time set at last season’s Ivy League Championships.
MEN’S 50 FREE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 17.63, Caeleb Dressel (Florida) – 2018
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 19.43
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 19.02
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Lucca Battaglini (CAL), 18.78
- Bryson Huey (UNLV), 19.12
- Evan Petty (CAL), 19.24
- Martin Wrede (CAL), 19.31
- Sonny Wang (HARV), 19.49
- Nans Mazellier (CAL), 19.53
- Samuel Quarles (CAL), 19.56
- Colby Hatton (CAL), 19.75
Cal sophomore Lucca Battaglini busted through the 19-second barrier in a big way in the heats of the men’s 50 free, clocking 18.78 for a massive personal best.
Battaglini, 20, had previously been 19.06, set back in December 2023, and his fastest swim as a Golden Bear stood at 19.15, set at last season’s ACCs. Now, his swim vaults him up to 7th in the NCAA this season and 6th all-time in Cal history.
All-Time Cal Performers, Men’s 50 Freestyle (SCY)
- Bjorn Seeliger, 18.27 – 2022 NCAAs
- Ryan Hoffer, 18.33 – 2021 NCAAs
- Jack Alexy, 18.34 – 2025 NCAAs
- Nathan Adrian / Pawel Sendyk, 18.66 – 2011 NCAAs / 2019 NCAAs
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- Lucca Battaglini, 18.78 – 2025 Minnesota Invite
UNLV’s Bryson Huey, the top seed coming in, put up a lifetime best time of his own in 19.12 to advance 2nd into the final, improving on his previous mark of 19.23 set back in February 2024.
Cal fifth-year Evan Petty grabbed the 3rd seed for the final in 19.24, lowering his previous best of 19.36 as the Golden Bears claimed six of the eight spots tonight.
Advancing 4th was German freshman Martin Wrede, who set a big PB of 19.31 to improve on the 19.78 he posted in early November.
Women’s 500 depth has taken a leap forward – Wasn’t too long ago that sub 4:40 would final, now 9 swimmers sub 4:36 so far this year. May take 4:32 or better to final come NCAAs
Cal dominating this meet! Wow
Least surprising development ever
Never understood why Cal travels to Minnesota in December for this meet.
Why doesn’t Cal just stay home and run an intrasquad meet? This can’t be worth travelling for.
Because you want to practice the whole “swimming fast at a big meet away from home” thing
RUDE! This is why the sport of swimming is failing with kids and families opting out. Zero athletes and coaches at this meet deserve disrespect.
Lol if people are quitting swimming because someone accurately observed that professional swimmers aren’t swimming that fast (and let’s be honest, a lot of these guys are getting paid), then what other sport are they going to run to where they think professional athletes aren’t criticized at 1000x the veracity of this?
There we go Battaglini! Have been waiting for that swim from him.
Yea, great to see! Reminds me a little of Alexy who had a semi-lackluster Freshman campaign, then really came into his own sophomore year.
We gotta keep an eye on him LC?
NO. Kid went 19.0 at Juniors in 2024 and couldnt even make an OT cut for 2024. Bad LC swimmer.
OT LC was bad because he was injured
Yes, he was injured
Yup, Alexy barely qualified for NCAAs his freshman year then was a double A finalist and one of the best sprinters in the NCAA his sophomore year.
Then added the 200 to his repertoire junior year.
Pretty sure Alexy was dealing with shoulder problems freshmen year. I get the point though, plenty of guys need an extra year to adjust
Seems very odd to keep the old event order
It’s still the order that Minnesota has for big tens, and that multiple other teams there have for their conference meets. Cal is the only team that it really makes sense to run their full team through a rehearsal of the NCAA event order, for every other team there, this is more relevant.
Thanks. I didn’t know that the conferences hadn’t changed either. I wonder how quickly they will adopt the new NCAA order (or not)
ACC, SEC, and Big 12 are huge combined meets that run a 5-day format. The NCAA format doesn’t make sense with the size of those meets and the changes were done to make it a more TV friendly product, which conference nets can’t honestly hope to be. I could see small tweaks to which events are in which days at conference meets to get it closer to what the NCAA lineup looks like, but the full change ain’t it.
Erisman and Clontz with PRs in 500 prelims… nice start for the freshmen.
Ian Platts-Mills as well, I believe.
Claire Weinstein with a 4:39.37. Seemed like a mostly controlled swim