The William & Mary women's swimming team advanced a meet-best 27 athletes to finals on Saturday at Northwestern's TYR Invitational, including eight in the championship finals and 13 in the consolation finals.  That allowed the Tribe to overtake Michigan State in the team standings by a narrow two-point margin, and lifted W&M into second place with 333 points behind host Northwestern (719 pts).

400 IM
- Sophomore Megan Bull (Hillsborough, N.J.) led the way in the 400 IM, swimming 4:25.05 for third place overall and one of three championship final spots for the Tribe.
- Also make the top heat in finals was senior Morgan Smith (Verona, N.J.), who swam 4:27.56 for seventh overall, and freshman Gabby Zhang (Ashburn, Va.), eighth in 4:27.90.  That performance pushed Zhang into 15th all-time at W&M.
- W&M also had two qualifiers in the consolation finals.  Junior Julia Bland (Sea Girt, N.J.) tied 4:28.16 to take ninth overall and earn the top seed in the heat, while freshman Rebecca Rogers (Richmond, Va.) was 15th overall in 4:33.89.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
3.	Megan Bull	4:25.05	A Finals
7.	Morgan Smith	4:27.56	A Finals
8.	Gabby Zhang	4:27.90	A Finals, #15 athlete
9.	Julia Bland	4:28.16	B Finals
15.	Rebecca Rogers	4:33.89	B Finals

100 Fly
- Senior Maria Oceguera (New Rochelle, N.Y.) swam a personal-best 55.38 seconds in the 100 fly to qualify for the championship finals in sixth place, where she'll be joined by classmate Katie Sell (Fredericksburg, Va.), who was seventh in 55.71 seconds.  Oceguera's time moved her up to ninth in school history among athletes.
- Three Tribe swimmers made the consolation finals, led by sophomore Madeline High (Raleigh, N.C.) who swam a personal-best 56.33 for 12th place.  That improved High to 13th on the all-time athletes list.
- Also making the B finals were Zhang, qualifying in her second event of the day in 56.82 seconds, as well as junior Yuka Kuwahara (Ashburn, Va.), who was 15th overall in 57.12 seconds.
- Freshman Anna Kenna (Chantilly, Va.) qualified for the bonus finals, swimming 58.05 seconds for 23rd overall.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
6.	Maria Oceguera	55.38	A Finals, #9 Athlete
7.	Katie Sell	55.71	A Finals
12.	Madeline High	56.33	B Finals, #13 Athlete
14.	Gabby Zhang	56.82	B Finals
15.	Yuka Kuwahara	57.12	B Finals
23.	Anna Kenna	58.05	C Finals
31.	Missy Cundiff	58.52
36.	Sonora Baker	58.82
41.	Rebecca Rogers	59.39
47.	Nina Lesser	1:00.31

200 Free
- Bull came through with her second championship berth of the day in the 200 free, swimming 1:51.88 to advance in fifth place.
- Right behind her was classmate Tara Tiernan (West Hartford, Conn.), 1:52.05 in sixth place, and freshman Inez Olszewski (New York, N.Y.) made it three in the championship finals with her seventh-place time of 1:52.32.
- Juniors Margaret Williams (Williamsburg, Va.) and Norah Hunt (Stuarts Draft, Va.) both advanced to the consolation finals.  Williams swam 1:53.19 for 11th overall, while Hunt was 16th with a time of 1:54.86.
- Two more for the Tribe advanced to "C" finals.  Junior Emma Herold (Kohler, Wisc.) touched the wall in 1:55.22 for 19th overall, and senior Annie Miller (Houston, Texas) timed 1:55.56 for 22nd place.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
5.	Megan Bull	1:51.88	A Finals
6.	Tara Tiernan	1:52.05	A Finals
7.	Inez Olszewski	1:52.32	A Finals
11.	Margaret Williams	1:53.19	B Finals
16.	Norah Hunt	1:54.86	B Finals
19.	Emma Herold	1:55.22	C Finals
22.	Annie Miller	1:55.56	C Finals
47.	Emily Schroeder	1:58.40

100 Breast
- All four of the Tribe's competitors in the 100 breast advanced to finals, with three making the consolation heat.  Senior Claire Williams (Apex, N.C.) led the way in 13th place, timing 1:05 flat, while Ellie Henry (Southern Pines, N.C.) was 14th in 1:05.43 and Diana Tramontano (Greenwich, Conn.) took 15th, stopping the clock in 1:05.53.
- Junior Lauren Freeman (Fairfax Station, Va.) qualified for the C finals in 19th place, touching the wall in 1:05.90.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
13.	Claire Williams	1:05.00
14.	Ellie Henry	1:05.43
15.	Diana Tramontano	1:05.53
19.	Lauren Freeman	1:05.90

100 Back
- The freshman Henry came right back in the 100 back, qualifying for the consolation finals in 56.94 seconds.  She'll be joined by her classmate Kenna, 13th in 57.40 seconds, as well as by High, who made her second finals trip of the day by taking 14th in a time of 57.49 seconds.
- Freshman Sonora Baker (Mechanicsville, Va.) earned the top spot in the bonus finals after swimming 57.68 seconds for 17th place, just ahead of Tiernan who took 18th in 58.21 seconds.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
10.	Ellie Henry	56.94	B Finals
13.	Anna Kenna	57.40	B Finals
14.	Madeline High	57.49	B Finals
17.	Sonora Baker	57.68	C Finals
18.	Tara Tiernan	58.21	C Finals
36.	Missy Cundiff	1:00.41
41.	Tess Ruona	1:01.04

The finals of all five events, as well as the one-meter diving, 200 medley relay, and the 800 free relay, begins tonight at 5 p.m. Central, 6 p.m. Eastern.

2018 Northwestern TYR Invitational
Women's Team Standings
1. Northwestern 719
2. William & Mary 333
3. Michigan State 331
4. Illinois State 159
5. Illinois-Chicago 112
6. Truman State 98
7. Saint Louis 84