2025 Minnesota Invite: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

2025 Minnesota Invite

• December 4-6, 2025
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center
• SCY (25 yards)
• Meet Central 
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results
• Live Stream
• Live Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2

Event Schedule

• Women’s 200 Back
• Men’s 200 Back
• Women’s 100 Free
• Men’s 100 Free
• Women’s 200 Breast
• Men’s 200 Breast
• Women’s 200 Fly
• Men’s 200 Fly

The final prelims session of the Minnesota Invite kicks off this morning with heats in the men’s and women’s 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 fly. 

This morning’s action will be kickstarted by Cal freshman Teagan O’Dell and Cal junior Keaton Jones, who are the 1st seeds in the men’s and women’s 200 back events.

O’Dell comes into the 200 back seeded four seconds ahead of her Cal teammate Ella Cosgrove, with her seed time of 1:51.83 from late October currently ranking her 10th in the country. She’ll be looking to put herself in a position to earn her 3rd victory of the meet this evening.

Jones, a 2024 Olympic finalist in the 200 back, comes into the event with a seed time of 1:40.40, outside the top ten in the country. He looks well poised to improve on that today after winning the 200 free in 1:33.62 on day two of the meet and improving his season best in the event. 

Cal Freshman Mia West leads the field in the women’s 100 free. Claire Weinstein comes into the event seeded 3rd, and fellow Cal Bear Nans Mazellier is the top seed on the men’s side of the event. 

The women’s and men’s 200 breast are led by Cal swimmers Silje Slyngstadli and Yamato Okadome, respectively. Cal Bear Lilou Ressencourt is the top seed in the women’s 200 fly, and Minnesota swimmer Jacob Johnson leads the field going into the men’s 200 fly. 

Women’s 200 Back

• NCAA Record: 1:46.82, Claire Curzan (UVA) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:54.80
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:53.31

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Teagan O’Dell (CAL), 1:54.77
2. Ella Cosgrove (CAL), 1:56.42
3. Finley Anderson (CAL), 1:56.43
4. Anya Mostek (HARV), 1:56.83
5. Kiley Wilhelm (HARV), 1:57.25
6. Mire Keller (MINN), 1:58.07
7. Grace Wharton (UNLV), 1:58.15
8. Angelica Bath (RU), 1:58.62

Teagan O’Dell clocked 1:54.77 to lead a 1-2 of Cal freshman into tonights ‘A’ final, a time three seconds removed from her season-best of 1:51.83 set in late October. That gap may shrink tonight, as O’Dell has challenged her season-bests in the finals of the 200 and 400 IM this meet, both of which she won.

Ella Cosgrove touched the wall in 1:56.42 to advance to 2nd overall in the final. Her time was less than half-a-second off from her personal best, a time of 1:55.99 she set in late October.

Finley Anderson rounded off the top three of Cal women, stopping the clock in 1:56.43, her fastest time in the event so far this season. Anderson out-touched Anya Mostek of Harvard, who also registered her fastest time of the season in the event, 1:56.83.

Men’s 200 Back

• NCAA Record: 1:34.21, Hubi Kos (TEX) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:42.14
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:40.13

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Keaton Jones (CAL), 1:40.76
2. Casper Puggaard (CAL), 1:41.58
3. Adriano Arioti (HARV), 1:44.42
4. Tommy Roder (CAL), 1:44.70
5. Alberto Hernandez Garcia (MINN), 1:45.22
6. Humberto Najera (CAL), 1:45.38
7. Ryan Slonac (MINN), 1:45.57
8. Ian Steffen (MINN), 1:45.59

Keaton Jones and Casper Puggaard produced a 1-2 finish for Cal, with both finishing over three seconds ahead of the rest of the field and registering 2026 NCAA Championship qualifying times.

Jones clocked a time of 1:40.76, finishing around four-tenths of a second behind his season-best and was two-and-a-half seconds from his lifetime best. He is well-positioned to challenge his season-best this evening assuming he can produce a prelims-to-finals improvement similar to the one he produced in his victory in the 200 free earlier this meet.

Puggaard, a freshman at Cal, swam the fastest 200 yard backstroke of his budding college career on his way to earning the 2nd-place seed for finals. He clocked a time of 1:41.58, improving on his previous best of 1:42.38 he swam against Stanford and Arizona State earlier this season.

Sophomore Adriano Arioti earned a 3rd-place seed for Harvard, registering a time of 1:44.42. Two other Cal swimmers, Tommy Roder (1:44.70, 4th) and Humberto Najera (1:45.38, 6th) made it into the top eight.

Women’s 100 Free

• NCAA Record: 44.71, Gretchen Walsh (UVA) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 48.60
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 48.11

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Mary-Ambre Moluh (CAL), 48.10
2. Claire Weinstein (CAL), 48.69
3. Mia West (CAL), 48.79
4. Erika Carlson (UNLV), 49.12
5. Mina Kaljevic (MINN), 49.21
6. Anna Vlachou (RU), 49.35
7. Sydney Griscavage (CAL), 49.35
8. Morgan Thomas (MINN), 49.46

Sophomore Mary-Ambre Moluh stopped the clock in 48.10 to lead four Cal women in the 100 free finals, gapping the rest of the field by seven-tenths of a second. She was followed by Cal freshmen Claire Weinstein, who won the women’s 200 free yesterday evening, and Mia West, who was the top seed coming into the event.

Weinstein clocked a time of 48.69, less than a second removed from her lifetime best in the event. The same is true for West, who clocked 48.79. It is the first 100 freestyle West has swum this season that was not a personal best.

Erika Carlson (49.12) secured the 4th seed in the event for UNLV, and was followed by Minnesota’s Mina Kaljevic, who registered 49.21 to earn the 5th seed. Rutgers’ Anna Vlachou and Cal’s Sydney Griscavage stopped the clock in identical times, 49.35, to earn the 6th and 7th seeds. Minnesota’s Morgan Thomas rounded out the top eight with a time of 49.46.

Men’s 100 Free

• NCAA Record: 38.83, Jordan Crooks (TEN) – 2025
• NCAA Qualifying Time: 42.55
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 41.95

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Lucca Battaglini (CAL), 42.16
2. Martin Wrede (CAL), 42.76
3. Colby Hatton (CAL), 42.88
4. Even Petty (CAL), 42.92
5. Samuel Quarles (CAL), 43.00
6. Sonny Wang (HARV), 43.04
7. Nans Mazellier (CAL), 43.33
8. Thackston McMullan (CAL), 43.64

Seven out of the eight lanes in the men’s 100 free final are set to be occupied by Cal swimmers. Sophomore Lucca Battaglini led the pack by six-tenths of a second with his time of 42.16. The time is a personal best of nearly half-a-second for Battaglini.

Freshman Martin Wrede and senior Colby Hatton rounded out the top three for Cal, producing 42.76 and 42.88, respectively. Wrede’s swim was the third of his short college career, and the fastest by nearly a second. They were followed by Even Petty and Samuel Quarles, who earned the 4th and 5th seeds.

Harvard’s Sonny Wang was the only non-Cal swimmer to earn a lane in tonights finals. The junior touched the wall in 43.04, a season-best that comes within three-tenths of a second of his lifetime best.

Nans Mazellier, the top seed coming into prelims, clocked 43.33 to grab the 7th seed. The 8th seed was taken by Thackston McMullan, a Cal sophomore who was seeded 27th in the event coming into the meet, in a time of 43.64.

Women’s 200 Breast

• NCAA Record: 2:01.29, Kate Douglass (UVA) – 2023
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 2:11.27
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 2:09.58

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Aliana Marakovic (HARV), 2:12.53
2. Abigail Herscu (CAL), 2:12.89
3. Grace Drabot (MINN), 2:13.43
4. Gabi Augustyn (HARV), 2:13.55
5. Elle Scott (CAL), 2:14.59
6. Silje Slyngstadli (CAL), 2:14.90
7. Keira Mullins (MINN), 2:15.12
8. Alexa McDevitt (CAL), 2:15.76

Freshman Aliana Marakovic produced the first top-seed of the session for Harvard, stopping the clock in 2:12.53 and coming within three-tenths of a second of her lifetime best. Marakovic was seeded 14th going into the meet with a time of 2:17.62, making the swim a massive season-best.

Cal’s Abigail Herscu touched the wall in 2:12.89 to earn the 2nd seed. Minnesota’s Grace Drabot (2:13.43) and Harvard’s Gabi Augustyn (2:13.55) both recorded significant season-best times to grab the 3rd and 4th seeds.

Cal freshman Silje Slyngstadli was the top seed heading into the event, having swum a time of 2:09.54 against Stanford and Arizona State earlier this season. She cruised to the wall in 2:14.90 in prelims, earning the 6th seed. Cal had two more swimmers grab lanes for tonight’s finals: Elle Scott (2:14.59, 5th) and Alexa McDevitt (2:15.76, 8th).

Keira Mullins was the sole qualifier in the event for Minnesota, clocking 2:15.76, positioning herself well to challenge her personal best this evening, a time of 2:15.17 from mid-October this season against Georgia Tech.

Men’s 200 Breast

• NCAA Record: 1:46.35, Leon Marchand (ASU) – 2024
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:54.95
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:52.89

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Yamato Okadome (CAL), 1:54.06
2. Joshua Chen (HARV), 1:55.87
3. Hank Rivers (CAL), 1:56.13
4. Joe Polyak (MINN), 1:57.61
5. Lars Antoniak (CAL), 1:58.27
6. Max Scheurer (MINN), 1:58.52
7. Nico Morton (DU), 1:59.23
8. Eric Lee (HARV), 1:59.31

Cal sophomore Yamato Okadome cruised to the wall in 1:54.06, taking the 1st seed for tonight’s finals by nearly two seconds. Okadome blasted a lifetime best of 50.48 in the 100 breast last night, and has been under 1:52.00 in the 200 earlier this season. It will be interesting to see what he can put together for this evening’s swim.

Harvard’s Joshua Chen, a sophomore, took the 2nd seed with a time of 1:55.87. The swim nearly matched his time from last seasons Ivy League Championships and was the fastest 200 breast of his season by two seconds, putting him in a good position to challenge his lifetime best of 1:53.71 either tonight or sometime this season.

Cal’s Hank Rivers swam a season-best time of 1:56.13 to earn the 3rd seed, and was followed by Minnesota’s Joe Polyak, who clocked 1:57.61 in his first 200 breast of the season.

Junior Nico Morton produced a time of 1:59.23 to earn the 7th seed, the University of Denver’s first spot in this evening’s finals. The time was a season-best for Morton, and came tantalizingly close to his lifetime best of 1:59.19.

Women’s 200 Fly

• NCAA Record: 1:49.11, Emma Sticklen (TEX) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:57.11
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:55.82

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Ava Chavez (CAL), 1:56.28
2. Lilou Ressencourt (CAL), 1:58.49
3. Mia West (CAL), 1:58.57
4. Kiley Wilhelm (HARV), 1:59.07
5. Sydney Lu (HARV), 1:59.39
6. Blanka Berecz (RU), 2:00.16
7. Hazel Mouhidin (HARV), 2:00.26
8. Rachel Wigginton (UNLV), 2:00.60

Cal junior Ava Chavez registered a half-second season-best to earn the top seed in the women’s 200 fly, stopping the clock in 1:56.28 and beating the field by over two seconds. Cal’s Lilou Ressencourt, who was the top seed coming into the meet with a time of 1:53.24, touched the wall in 1:58.49 to take the 2nd seed.

Cal’s Mia West and Harvard’s Kiley Wilhelm each earned their second finals spot of the session. West is seeding 3rd going into finals with a time of 1:58.57, and Wilhelm is seeded 4th with a time of 1:59.07.

Harvard senior Sydney Lu was the fifth and final swimmer to break two minutes, clocking a time of 1:59.39, a season-best by around two seconds. Hazel Mouhidin made it two swimmers in the final for Harvard, registering a time of 2:00.26 and earning the 7th seed.

The final is rounded out by Rutgers’ Blanka Berecz, who is seeded 6th with a time of 2:00.16, and UNLV’s Rachel Wigginton, who clocked 2:00.60 to grab the 8th seed.

Men’s 200 Fly

• NCAA Record: 1:36.41, Luca Urlando (UGA) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:43.79
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:41.45

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Jacob Johnson (MINN), 1:41.78
2. Ian Belflower (UNLV), 1:44.32
3. Colby Raffel (UNLV), 1:44.42
4. David Schmitt (HARV), 1:44.46
5. Adriano Arioti (HARV), 1:45.70
6. Matt Palmisani (CAL), 1:45.75
7. Daniel Eichel (MINN), 1:46.43
8. Casper Puggaard (CAL), 1:46.69

The men’s 200 fly was the only event of this morning’s prelims that saw a top-three without a Golden Bear swimmer. Minnesota sophomore Jacob Johnson touched the wall in 1:41.78 to take the 1st seed and finish nearly three seconds ahead of the field. Johnson improved on his season best by half-a-second and came within one-and-a-half seconds of his lifetime best.

The 2nd and 3rd seeds were taken by UNLV swimmers. Ian Belflower registered a time of 1:44.32 to take the 2nd seed, out-touching teammate Colby Raffel, who took the 3rd seed in a time of 1:44.42, by a tenth of a second. Belflower’s time was a new lifetime best by just over one-tenth of a second, and both swimmers produced in-season bests of over two seconds.

The 4th and 5th seeds were taken by Harvard swimmers David Schmitt (1:44.46) and Adriano Arioti (1:45.70). Arioti earned his second lane in tonight’s finals with that swim, and was joined in that achievement by Cal’s Casper Puggaard, who clocked 1:46.69 to grab the 8th seed.

The other two lanes for this evening’s final were taken by Cal’s Matt Palmisani, who touched the wall in 1:45.75 to earn the 6th seed, and Minnesota’s Daniel Eichel, who is seeded 7th with a time of 1:46.43.