To wrap up the regular season, Northeastern swim and dive (542.4) took ninth place at the Boston Winter Open Feb. 6 and 7. Brown University (633.2) took first at the open and Boston College (543.0) took eighth. The Huskies came ahead of Colgate University (527.9) and College of the Holy Cross (502.3).
Freshmen Eliana Auerbach and Marea Li had standout performances, and freshman Alex Fuller and junior May Bradburn took first place finishes.
On Friday night, the team started off with a strong fourth place finish in the 500-yard freestyle from Auerbach (5:05.51). Auerbach maintained consistent splits around 30 high or 31 low throughout the event.
The team continued to do well in the 200-yard individual medley, with sophomore Kate Kerber (2:07.58) taking fourth. She was out fast in the first 50 yards, posting a 27.05 in the 50-yard butterfly split and touching the wall alongside Brown senior Catherine Yu, who ended up in first.
Li (24.30) continued the Huskies’ streak of fourth place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle. She out-touched fifth place by only 0.03 seconds to secure the points for the Huskies.
Northeastern did not field a team in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Huskies also did not compete in diving at the Boston Winter Open. They instead hosted their own diving invite.
In the Saturday afternoon session, Li (56.80) repeated her strong performance, finishing close to the top in the 100-yard butterfly. She took fourth by just 0.55 seconds. She was out in the first 50 in 26.54, which put her in third place, but was overcome in the second 50. Freshman Alex Campion took fifth, touching in at 56.93.
Freshman Siena Griffiths (4:37.92) battled it out for fourth in the 400-yard individual medley with MIT’s junior Katherine Yao (4:34.47), who ended in third, and Tufts’ sophomore Anna Gjervold (4:40.53), who ended in fifth. The three traded the lead back and forth throughout the event. Senior Kotoko Blair (4:51.94) also competed in the event for the Huskies, taking seventh.
Northeastern finally took home a win in the 200-yard freestyle with junior May Bradburn taking first with a time of 1:49.86, nearly four seconds ahead of Auerbach (1:53.40). Bradburn was out with a split of 24.53, a time that would have put her in podium contention in the 50-yard freestyle.
Northeastern continued to be successful in the 100 yard backstroke. Graduate student Elisabeth Bendall (1:05.33) and senior Marcela Scaramuzza (1:05.98) took second and third, respectively.
The Huskies continued their streak of top finishes into the 100-yard backstroke; Fuller (55.34) took first by nearly a second over freshman Ellie Horning (56.08) from Yale. Junior Mary Nordmann (56.58) also competed, taking fourth.
Northeastern did not have any teams competing in the 200-yard medley relay, the 1,650-yard freestyle or the 3-meter diving.
In the final session of the weekend on Saturday night, Northeastern continued its hard work from the afternoon.
The team did not have anyone competing in the 200-yard freestyle relay, the 200-yard breaststroke or the 400-yard medley relay.
In the 200-yard backstroke, freshman Sophie Bromley (2:02.39) took third place despite opening with a first 50 split faster than the winner. Campion (2:03.87) took fifth, also going strong in the first half before slowing down into the back half.
In the 100-yard freestyle, senior Anna Verlander (51.60) was just out touched and ended in second, followed closely by Griffiths (52.47), who came in third.
The Huskies redeemed themselves for their previous struggles in the 200-yard fly, with Nordmann (2:04.53) taking second, freshman Ceclia Traub (2:07.89) taking fourth and junior Bella Busconi (2:14.95) taking sixth.
This past weekend, the divers also took on their own invitation at home in the Barletta Natatorium. The invite featured senior Anelise Kim’s final performance, and she took home two medals.
In the 1-meter, Kim (279) led the charge with a second place finish. She was followed by freshman Kailyn Aquino and sophomore Maddeleine Wong, who took sixth and seventh in the event, respectively.
Kim (272.78) took third in the 1-meter, the highest score from the Huskies in the event.
The Huskies will be back in action Feb. 25 to 28 at the CAA championships in Virginia.
