The William & Mary women's swimming team had a very successful first session of the Northwestern TYR Invitational on Friday morning, qualifying 20 swimmers to tonight's finals with at least one A finalist in each of four events.  The host Wildcats lead the way in the preliminary scoring with 206 points after five prelims events, with the Tribe second at 116 points, just ahead of third-place Michigan State (113).

50 Breast
- Leading things off in the 50 breast was freshman Ellie Henry (Southern Pines, N.C.), who qualified for the A final in 29.48 seconds for eighth place.
- Junior Lauren Freeman (Fairfax Station, Va.) was 10th in 29.63 to make the B finals, where she'll be joined by Diana Tramontano (Greenwich, Conn.) and Claire Williams (Apex, N.C.).  Tramontano was 14th overall in 30.18 seconds, with Williams close behind in 30.36 for 15th place.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
8.	Ellie Henry	29.48	A Finals
10.	Lauren Freeman	29.63	B Finals
14.	Diana Tramontano	30.18	B Finals
15.	Claire Williams	30.36	B Finals

500 Free
- Next up was the 500 free, where the Tribe put an astonishing five in the championship finals in addition to two more in the consolation heat.
- Sophomore Megan Bull (Hillsborough, N.J.) led the way in third place, swimming the 16th-fastest time in school history, 4:52.86.
- Senior Maria Oceguera (New Rochelle, N.Y.) was fourth in 4:54.88, just ahead of junior Norah Hunt (Stuarts Draft, Va.) who swam a lifetime-best 4:55.72 for fifth place.  Hunt improved to 11th all-time among Tribe athletes.
- Senior Morgan Smith (Verona, N.J.) was sixth in 4:56.84, and sophomore Tara Tiernan (West Hartford, Conn.) swam 4:57.70 to take seventh overall.
- Making the B final was freshman Inez Olszewski (New York, N.Y.), 14th in 5:06.32, as well as junior Yuka Kuwahara (Ashburn, Va.), who took 16th in 5:06.70.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
3.	Megan Bull	4:52.86	A Finals, #16 performance
4.	Maria Oceguera	4:54.88	A Finals
5.	Norah Hunt	4:55.72	A Finals, PB, #11 athlete
6.	Morgan Smith	4:56.84	A Finals
7.	Tara Tiernan	4:57.70	A Finals
14.	Inez Olszewski	5:06.32	B Finals
16.	Yuka Kuwahara	5:06.70	B Finals
46.	Tess Ruona	5:23.20

200 IM
- The freshman Henry was back in action in the 200 IM, making her second championship final with an eighth-place and lifetime-best time of 2:05.21.  That moved Henry all the way up to 13th in school history.
- Junior Julia Bland (Sea Girt, N.J.) qualified for the B final in 2:06.43, good for 13th overall.
- The senior Smith swam 2:06.90 for 17th and a spot in the C finals, her second of the day, where she'll be joined by sophomore Madeline High (Raleigh, N.C.), 19th in 2:07.43, as well as freshman Gabby Zhang (Ashburn, Va.), who swam 2:08.49 for 24th overall.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
8.	Ellie Henry	2:05.21	A Finals, PB, #13 athlete
13.	Julia Bland	2:06.43	B Finals
17.	Morgan Smith	2:06.90	C Finals
19.	Madeline High	2:07.43	C Finals
24.	Gabby Zhang	2:08.49	C Finals
27.	Rebecca Rogers	2:08.89
29.	Diana Tramontano	2:09.24
32.	Claire Williams	2:10.29
35.	Lauren Freeman	2:12.01

50 Free
- W&M had three more A finalists in the 50 free.  Senior Annie Miller (Houston, Texas) and freshman Missy Cundiff (Leesburg, Va.) finished second and third, respectively, in 23.07 seconds and 23.41 seconds.  Cundiff's time moved her all the way up to 10th in school history among Tribe athletes.
- Those two will be joined in the top heat of finals by senior Katie Sell (Fredericksburg, Va.), who touched the wall in 23.78 seconds for eighth place.
- Freshman Anna Kenna (Chantilly, Va.) rounded out the morning's qualifiers in 22nd place at 24.28 seconds, qualifying for the C finals tonight.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
2.	Annie Miller	23.07	A Finals
3.	Missy Cundiff	23.41	A Finals, #10 athlete
8.	Katie Sell	23.78	A Finals
22.	Anna Kenna	24.28	C Finals
29.	Sonora Baker	24.42
30.	Tara Tiernan	24.46
34.	Inez Olszewski	24.50
40.	Nina Lesser	24.69
44.	Margaret Williams	24.76
47.	Emily Schroeder	24.86
54.	Emma Herold	24.99

Finals in all four events, as well as the 50 back, three-meter diving, 200 free relay, and the 400 medley relay, begin tonight at 5 p.m. Central, 6 p.m. Eastern.

2018 Northwestern TYR Invitational
Women's Team Scoring
1. Northwestern 206
2. William & Mary 116
3. Michigan State 113
4. Illinois State 26
5. Illinois-Chicago 13
6. Truman State 4
7. Saint Louis 2