Wojdylo Sets Uris Record as Lions Top Cornell, 164-136

Sunday, January 12

New York, N.Y.

12:00 PM

Columbia University

164

136

Cornell

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

Wojdylo Sets Uris Record as Lions Top Cornell, 164-136

1/12/2020 5:27:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

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Senior Helen Wojdylo set a new pool record in the 100-yard breaststroke to highlight the win

NEW YORK — Highlighted by a pool-record swim in the 100-yard breaststroke from senior Helen Wojdylo, the Columbia women's swimming and diving team kicked off the new year victoriously with a 164-136 victory over the visiting Cornell Big Red inside Percy Uris Natatorium on Sunday afternoon.

The Lions rise to 2-2 overall on the season, of which all four meets have come against conference opponents. Cornell falls to 2-5, 0-5 Ivy.

"It was a great way to start a new decade in Percy Uris," said Columbia head coach Diana Caskey. "We had the chance for some swimmers to race events they don't always get the chance to race and for others to start to fine tune their prime events."

Columbia gained early momentum after winning the first six events of the meet, led off by a winning finish from first-year Livy Poulin on the 3-meter springboard after posting a score of 287.40. Sophomore Briget Rosendahl rounded out the top three with a bronze-worthy finish, carding a 275.33.

"A great start to the new year!" said Columbia diving coach Scott Donie after the meet. "I think the women really showed up and represented. Very good competition coming off of a very intense training trip."

The victories continued as the Lions' grouping of Julia Samson, Olivia Jubin, Emily Wang and Audrey Richter combined to take the opening 200-yard medley relay in 1:43.55. Columbia padded its lead, also finishing third and fourth in the race.

Mary Pruden provided the first individual swimming triumph of the day, taking the 1,000 freestyle with a personal-best time of 10:01.34. First-year Olivia Jubin added a win in the 200 free, touching the wall in 1:49.34 and Lisa Zhang took top honors in the 100 backstroke, clocking in at 56.41.

Winning the event in a dual meet for the third time this season, Wojdylo remained undefeated in the 100 breast after posting her pool record on Sunday. The new mark of 1:01.62 lowered the previous record of 1:02.11 set by Katie Meili '13CC.

Cornell earned its first win of the day in the 200 butterfly, with first-year Jessica Peng turning in the best finish for Columbia in second with a time of 2:04.12.

In the 50 free, Richter posted a season-best time of 23.01 to win the event. The Big Red went on to win the next three events before first-year Karen Liu led a 1-2-3 finish in the 200 breast with a winning time of 2:14.83. Fellow first-year Isabella Fratesi was runner up (2:20.27) and Samson rounded out the top three in 2:22.67.

Wang led the way for Columbia in the 100 butterfly, touching first in 55.40. First-year Jubin finished off the individual events with her second win of the day, touching in at 4:18.79 in the 400 IM.

Cornell wrapped things up with a triumph in the 400 free relay, posting a winning time of 3:25.83. The Lions quartet of Wojdylo, Clare Larsen, Jessica He and Wang were close behind for a second-place time of 3:26.23.

The Lions continue Ivy League action in their first road contest of the season next weekend, traveling to face Brown at noon on Saturday.

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