Navy Men, Villanova Women Lead After Day 2 of 2025 Navy Fall Invitational

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November 22nd, 2025 News

2025 Navy Fall Invitational

  • November 20-22, 2025
  • Lejune Hall, Annapolis, MD
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Teams: Navy, George Washington (men), James Madison, NC State (women), Old Dominion, Rutgers, UC Santa Barbara, Villanova
  • “2025 Navy Fall Invitational” on Meet Mobile
  • Day 1 Recap

Courtesy: Navy Athletics 

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy men’s swimming and diving team strengthened its hold on first place while the women’s team jumped up from third place to within striking range of first-place Villanova, Friday at the Navy Invitational at Lejeune Hall in Annapolis.

The men’s team qualified at least four swimmers for the 10-lane championship final in each of the five individual events contested on the middle day of the three-day meet as the Mids increased their point total of 1,542 points and their advantage over second-place UC Santa Barbara to over 600 points.

The Navy women’s team started Friday in third place, 222 points behind UCSB and 187 points in back of second-place Villanova.  At the end of the day, Villanova had taken over first place with 1,079 points and Navy moved into second place with 1,042 points.

Winning events for the men’s team were Luca Oliva in the 400 IM, Juan Mora in the 100 breast, Ben Irwin in the 100 back and Luke Ogren in the three-meter diving event.  Additionally, the foursome of Irwin, Mora, Lachlan Andrew and Ben Denman-Grimm won the 200 medley relay.

Highlighting the women’s efforts were third-place finishes by Brynn Stoneburg in the 200 free, Lauren Walsh in the 100 breast and Ela Habjan in the 100 back.

The Navy Invite concludes Saturday with swimming trial heats at 10 a.m., diving prelims at 12:30 p.m. and finals starting at 6 p.m.

Women – Team Scores
1 – 1,079 – Villanova
2 – 1,042 – Navy
3 – 844 – UC Santa Barbara
4 – 594 – James Madison
5 – 368 – Old Dominion
6 – 163 – Rutgers (divers only)
7 – 31 – George Washington (divers only)
8 – 29 – North Carolina State  (divers only)

Men – Team Scores
1 – 1,542 – Navy

2 – 937 – UC Santa Barbara
3 – 710 – Villanova
4 – 540 – Old Dominion
5 – 123 – George Washington (divers only)

Top-10 Finishers (championship finalists)
200 Medley Relay – Women

6th / 1:42.45 – Ela HabjanMaddie Koutavas, Julianne McCranie, Elsie Delacruz
7th / 1:43.42 – Addy HerlLauren WalshClarice SpencerSamantha Clifford
9th / 1:44.52 – Georgia AndrewCorinne WarrinerSamantha Aguirre, Ana Fleming (non-scoring finisher)
200 Medley Relay – Men
1st / 1:25.74 – Ben IrwinJuan MoraLachlan AndrewBen Denman-Grimm
3rd / 1:26.69 – Luke LambGavin GreenDean JonesPreston Kessler
6th / 1:29.02 – Will JonesMichael PhillipsAlex ParkSimon Thompson (non-scoring finisher)
8th / 1:30.12 – Aaron MendozaNoah RobinsonHenry CainEvan McKelvey (non-scoring finisher)
9th / 1:30.24 – Will De La GarzaJack UsseryTyler KaminskiMatt Beehler (non-scoring finisher)
100 Butterfly – Women
8th / 55.45 – Julianne McCranie
10th / 56.37 – Elsie Delacruz
100 Butterfly – Men
3rd / Ben Irwin – 47.41
4th / 47.86 – Lachlan Andrew
5th / 47.91 – Dean Jones
6th / 48.13 – Alex Park
400 Individual Medley – Women
8th / 4:23.17 – Sarah Eldridge
10th / 4:27.84 – Elsie Delacruz
400 Individual Medley – Men
1st / 3:51.47 – Luca Oliva
3rd / 3:52.36 – Coleman Yates
6th / 3:54.41 – Casey Aten
8th / 3:58.36 – Charlie Greenwood
10th / 4:00.33 – Will Jones
200 Freestyle – Women
3rd / 1:50.56 – Brynn Stoneburg
6th / 1:51.31 – Allie Maloney
200 Freestyle – Men
2nd / 1:35.50 – Martin Perecinsky
3rd / 1:36.09 – Dean Jones
4th / 1:36.73 – Xavier Sohovic
7th / 1:37.09 – Ben Stankovich
8th / 1:37.92 – Chase Maier
9th / 1:40.06 – Gio Aguirre
100 Breaststroke – Women
3rd / 1:01.95 – Lauren Walsh
5th / 1:02.76 – Maddie Koutavas
6th / 1:02.98 – Corinne Warriner
8th / 1:03.49 – Marley Barnard
100 Breaststroke – Men
1st / 52.38 – Juan Mora
2nd / 53.53 – Gavin Green
3rd / 54.08 – Michael Phillips
8th / 55.46 – Jack Ussery
100 Backstroke – Women
3rd / 54.91 – Ela Habjan
6th / 55.81 – Addy Herl
7th / 56.09 – Allie Maloney
8th / 56.38 – Julianne McCranie
100 Backstroke – Men
1st / 47.23 – Ben Irwin
2nd / 47.48 – Luke Lamb
4th / 48.14 – Martin Perecinsky
5th / 48.17 – Aaron Mendoza
6th / 48.75 – Will Jones
7th / 48.95 – Tyler Kaminski
10th / 49.70 – Will De La Garza
800 Freestyle Relay – Women
2nd / 7:23.27 – Kaitlyn LandersAllie MaloneyErin MillerBrynn Stoneburg
6th / 7:31.36 – Lauren WalshMarin RoseSamantha AguirreViviana Vergara-Anglim
10th / 7:37.00 – Sarah EldridgeAlana MaxeySamantha Clifford, Valentina Fraga (non-scoring finisher)
800 Freestyle Relay – Men
2nd / 6:40.92 – Chase MaierGeorge IvascuJaiden SreenivasanZack Arnold
9th / 7:11.76 – Eli BatesCedric BrookingEvan McKelveyJosh Wurgler
One-Meter Diving – Women
4th / 276.05 – Mackenzie Kim
Three-Meter Diving – Men
1st / 338.70 – Luke Ogren
7th / 256.55 – Anthony Sciulli

Courtesy: Villanova Athletics 

Annapolis, Md. – Villanova swimming and diving delivered a strong second day at the Navy Fall Invitational, highlighted by a new program record and 20 top five finishes. Currently, the women are in first place with 1,079 points, while the men sit third with 710. The Wildcats’ combined total of 1,789 places them second overall heading into the final day of competition.

In the women’s 200 Medley Relay, Villanova placed fifth in 1:42.37 with the lineup of Arabella LeeWinnie JaletAnna Kilponen and Riley Kudlac. The B relay took eighth in 1:44.14, and the C relay finished 10th in 1:44.82.

The men’s 200 Medley Relay delivered the highlight of the session as Cole GorsuchHugh BorisZach Sutter and Sam Randall set a new Villanova program record in 1:28.21, placing fourth. The B team placed 12th in 1:31.95, and the C team finished 14th in 1:32.76.

In the 100 Fly, Anna Farley placed second in 53.84. Kilponen finished fourth (54.44), Lee fifth (54.76), Annie Mee sixth (55.06) and Katie White seventh (55.23). Martina Lonati added a ninth-place finish in 55.55. For the men, Sam Randall placed 15th in 48.77, with Sutter finishing 16th in 48.79.

Four of the top five spots belonged to the ‘Cats in the 400 IM. Peri Gaguzis won the event in 4:16.89, followed by Meghan Tiernan in third (4:18.79), Farley in fourth (4:19.96), Emily Herr in fifth (4:20.19).

In the men’s 400 IM, Justin Nowicki led Villanova with a fifth-place finish in 3:53.22.

In the women’s 200 Free, Carlota Colomer Guasch finished second in 1:50.13. Marlene Blanke placed fourth (1:50.93), Kudlac fifth (1:51.22) and Amylia Higgins eighth (1:51.77). On the men’s side, Randall placed 17th (1:40.22).

In the women’s 100 Breast, Jalet placed second in 1:01.58, a performance that moved her to No. 2 on Villanova’s all-time performers list.

In the 100 Back, Alana Leen finished fifth for the women in 55.75, while Cole Gorsuch placed 11th for the men in 48.89.

The women grabbed a 3–4 finish in the 800 Free Relay. Farley, Kudlac, Blanke and Colomer Guasch placed third in 7:24.45, and the B team of Leen, Lonati, Mee and Higgins placed fourth in 7:27.08.

The men stacked the leaderboard with a 4–5–6–7 finish to close the night. The A team recorded a 6:44.10 finish for fourth.

In men’s 3-meter diving, Nate Warson placed third with 324.35 points and Christopher Jones finished fourth with 294.60.

The Wildcats head into final day of the Navy Invitational tomorrow.

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