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Women's Swimming & Diving Wins MIT Winter Invitational

CAMBRIDGE - The Tufts University women's swimming & diving team won the three-day MIT Winter Invitational which finished up on Sunday.

Out of seven teams, the Jumbos were first with a 1,753 score. The host Engineers took second with 1,634 points and Wheaton College was third (730).

The Jumbos won the 400 freestyle relay with a 3:27.16 time on Sunday night to close out their victory. The foursome of Jillian Cudney, Katelin Isakoff, Claire Brennan (pictured) and Mary Hufziger finished 2.67 seconds in front of second-place MIT (3:29.83).

Brennan had won the 500 freestyle earlier in the meet with a 4:57.52 mark, with Isakoff second (4:58.12). The Jumbos later took the top six spots in the 100 freestyle led by Cudney's 51.30 and another runner-up finish by Isakoff at 52.17 seconds.

Tufts newcomers Mary Laurita, a graduate student who last competed at Bowdoin College, and freshman Abby Miller were second in the 100 butterfly and the 200 breaststroke, respectively. Laurita's time was 56.11 and Miller's was 2:24.08. Laurita had a 55.82 in the 100 fly prelims.

Senior Abby Claus posted a pair of thirds on Sunday, in the 200 backstroke with a 2:03.85 time and in the 200 individual medley where she touched in 2:07.53. In the 200 back prelims she had a 2:03.27 mark.

The Jumbos had led off Sunday night's finals with a 1:44.12 in the 200 medley relay for third place. The Tufts foursome was Anne Younger, Elle Morse, Laurita and Cudney.

Tufts swims in a tri-meet at Wesleyan University with Williams College next Saturday.

 

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Players Mentioned

Claire Brennan

Claire Brennan

Free
Junior
Abby Claus

Abby Claus

IM / Fly / Free
Graduate Student
Jillian Cudney

Jillian Cudney

Free / Fly
Sophomore
Mary Hufziger

Mary Hufziger

Back / Free
Senior
Katelin Isakoff

Katelin Isakoff

Fly / Free
Junior
Mary Laurita

Mary Laurita

Fly / Free
Graduate Student
Abby Miller

Abby Miller

Breast / Free
Freshman
Elle Morse

Elle Morse

Breast / Sprint Free
Junior
Anne Younger

Anne Younger

Sprint Free
Senior

Players Mentioned

Claire Brennan

Claire Brennan

Junior
Free
Abby Claus

Abby Claus

Graduate Student
IM / Fly / Free
Jillian Cudney

Jillian Cudney

Sophomore
Free / Fly
Mary Hufziger

Mary Hufziger

Senior
Back / Free
Katelin Isakoff

Katelin Isakoff

Junior
Fly / Free
Mary Laurita

Mary Laurita

Graduate Student
Fly / Free
Abby Miller

Abby Miller

Freshman
Breast / Free
Elle Morse

Elle Morse

Junior
Breast / Sprint Free
Anne Younger

Anne Younger

Senior
Sprint Free