MONTEREY PARK, Calif. - Stanford won all five events on Day 1 of the A3 Performance Invitational, capping the session with a meet record-setting swim in the 400 medley relay.
“Among a lot of very good races, two freshman really stood out and made exciting breakthroughs,” said Goldman Family Director of Swimming Ted Knapp. “Abrahm DeVine had a lifetime best in the 200 IM and Ryan Dudzinski led off the 400-yard medley relay with a lifetime best and a meet record split.”
First up was the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Sam Perry, Connor Black, Spencer DeShon and Cole Cogswell (1:19.90) set the tone for the evening with a win.
Liam Egan (4:19.22) then won the 500-yard freestyle, shaving two seconds off of his preliminary time. Danny Thomson (4:21.40) finished second, with Jimmy Yoder (4:24.81) and Justin Buck (4:28.68) taking fourth and eighth place, respectively.
The Cardinal dominated the 200-yard individual medley final, occupying five of the top six spots. Gray Umbach (1:45.80) won the heat with DeVine’s (1:45.81) personal best good enough for second place.
Max Williamson (1:46.26) and Curtis Ogren (1:47.10) were next in third and fourth place, with Jack Walsh (1:48.98) in sixth. All five Cardinal improved on their preliminary times in the 200 individual medley.
Next up was the 50-yard freestyle, in which Stanford also held five of the top six spots. Perry (20.00) led the way, followed by Black (20.07) and DeShon (20.29) in second and third, respectively.
Jeff Garnier (20.66) was fifth, Sean Duggan (20.72) was sixth and Cogswell (20.81) took eighth-place in the 50 free.
Dudzinski (46.57) got things going in the 400-yard medley relay with his personal and meet record split in the 100 back. Matt Anderson, Umbach and Perry finished it off in style, ensuring Stanford (3:11.13) left the pool with a meet record on day one.
Stanford returns to action tomorrow morning with preliminary swims at 9 p.m. (PT), followed by final swims at 5 p.m.
Live results will be available at CollegeSwimming.com.
