Rutgers Swimming & Diving Celebrates Senior Day With Win Over La Salle

RUTGERS VS LA SALLE (WOMEN)

  • January 23, 2026
  • Piscataway, N.J.
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Results

Courtesy: Rutgers Athletics

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers swimming and diving celebrated Senior Day on Friday, honoring eight seniors pre-meet. Afterwards, the Scarlet Knights went out and dominated La Salle in the pool for a 225-71 win.

Prior to the meet, Rutgers’ celebrated a senior class that included seven swimmers and one diver. The Scarlet Knights honored Angelica BathMegan FoxGrace HagemasterJillian RuffnerEllie SchinskyKatherine LangCameron Kuriger and Sephora Ford.

On the swimming side, Rutgers had the event winner in every race, placed someone 1-2 in every race but three, and had the top three finishers in two events. In diving, Rutgers had the top four finishers on both 3-meter and on platform.

For RU, Megan FoxChiara Alberti and Sofia Bartoloni each won two events. Overall, nine different Scarlet Knights had an individual first place finish, as Goksu DoganBlanka Berecz, Emillianna Gonzalez, Angelica BathAnna Vlachou and Ana Hazlehurst all won one race apiece. Additionally, Rutgers had two first place finishes in relays.

Amelia Scott’s mark of 238.80 on platform diving was her Rutgers’ best mark and comes in 10th on RU’s top-10 list. Four current RU divers now hold spots on the program’s top-10 in platform diving, with Sephora Ford (2nd), Bailee Sturgill (3rd) and Katerina Hoffman (8th) all holding spots on that top-10 already from previous meets.

Final Results (Top 3 Finishes Only)

200 Medley Relay
1st: Rutgers A (Grace HagemasterSofia Bartoloni, Emilliana Gonzalez, Anna Vlachou): 1:43.89
2nd: Rutgers B (Goksu DoganHolland Spangler, Cam Kuriger, Chiara Alberti): 1:45.67

1000 Freestyle
1stMegan Fox: 10:18.10
2nd: Isabella Valle: 10:40.02
3rdElayna Ling: 10:50.85

200 Freestyle
1st: Chiara Albert: 1:52.45
2ndCasey Zentz: 1:53.77

100 Back
1stGoksu Dogan: 56.72
2ndAngelica Bath: 57.02

100 Breast
1stSofia Bartoloni: 1:03.45
3rdHolland Spangler: 1:05.72

200 Butterfly
1stBlanka Berecz: 2:00.46
2ndCameron Kuriger: 2:02.82
3rdAna Hazlehurst: 2:03.33

50 Free
1st: Emillianna Gonzalez: 23.12
2ndAnna Vlachou: 23.15

100 Free
1stChiara Alberti: 52.12
2ndCasey Zentz: 52.22

200 Backstroke
1stAngelica Bath: 2:02.72
2ndAna Hazlehurst: 2:08.85

200 Breaststroke
1stSofia Bartoloni: 2:17.53
2ndHolland Spangler: 2:20.00

500 Freestyle
1stMegan Fox: 5:06.48
2nd: Isabella Valle: 5:12.57

100 Fly
1stAnna Vlachou: 54.39
2ndCameron Kuriger: 56.26

200 IM
1stAna Hazlehurst: 2:05.21

200 Free Relay
1st: RU A (Emilianna GonzalezChiara AlbertiBrooke ThompsonAnna Vlachou): 1:34.65

3-Meter Diving
1stBailee Sturgill: 330.38
2ndSephora Ford: 325.20
3rdKaterina Hoffman: 315.23

Platform Diving
1stBailee Sturgill: 298.65
2ndSephora Ford: 284.10
3rdKaterina Hoffman: 267.60

Courtesy: La Salle Athletics

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — La Salle women’s swimming and diving faced a tough test on the road at Rutgers, falling 225-71 on Friday evening at Rutgers Aquatic Center.

Beren Celik delivered the team’s highest individual finishes, earning second place in both the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.51 and the 200-yard individual medley in 2:09.51.

Tori Fenn provided consistency in the sprint events, placing third in both the 100-yard backstroke (57.89) and the 100-yard freestyle (53.52). Fenn also anchored the second-place 200 freestyle relay.

Felicia Rogell contributed a strong performance in the butterfly and distance events, tying for third in the 100-yard butterfly at 58.27 and finishing fourth in the 1000-yard freestyle in 10:55.46.

Gabriela Herbreder matched Rogell’s mark in the 100 fly and recorded a fourth-place result in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:07.48.

The Explorers closed the meet on a high note in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as the quartet of Herbreder, Fenn, Schermerhorn and Van Selm secured second place with a time of 1:38.66.

Up Next

La Salle returns to action at Kirk Pool on Saturday, Jan. 24, hosting Fordham on Senior Day at noon.

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