The William & Mary women's swimming team qualified 20 for the finals on Sunday at the TYR Invitational, including 10 in the championship heats.  The Tribe moved past Michigan State into second place with 564.5 points to 553 points, while Northwestern leads at 1,201.5 points.

50 Fly
- The first event of the day was the 50 fly, where senior Katie Sell (Fredericksburg, Va.) timed 25.35 seconds to earn the second seed in tonight's championship finals.  She'll be joined in the top heat by freshman Missy Cundiff (Leesburg, Pa.), who was eighth in 25.65.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
2.	Katie Sell	1:42.81	A Finals
8.	Missy Cundiff	1:44.73	A Finals
	Nina Lesser	DQ

200 Back
- In the 200 back, sophomore Tara Tiernan (West Hartford, Conn.) took fifth overall to advance to the championship finals with a time of 2:02.05.
- Three freshmen advanced to the consolation finals, led by Anna Kenna (Chantilly, Va.) in 10th place at 2:03.95.  That time improved her to 16th all-time at W&M among athletes.
- Also advancing was Sonora Baker (Mechanicsville, Va.), 11th in 2:04.11, and Ellie Henry (Southern Pines, N.C.), who swam 2:04.95 for 13th.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
5.	Tara Tiernan	2:02.05	A Finals
10.	Anna Kenna	2:03.95	B Finals, #16 athlete
11.	Sonora Baker	2:04.11	B Finals
13.	Ellie Henry	2:04.95	B Finals
31.	Tess Ruona	2:10.52

100 Free
- In the 100 free, senior Annie Miller (Houston, Texas) advanced to the A finals, timing 51.93 for eighth overall.
- Freshmen teammates Cundiff and Inez Olszewski (New York, N.Y.) tied for 17th overall and the top spot in the bonus finals, as both hit the wall in 52.89 seconds.
- Also advancing to the bonus final, her second of the day, was Tiernan who swam 52.96 to take 19th overall.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
8.	Annie Miller	51.93	A Finals
17.	Inez Olszewski	52.89	C Finals
17.	Missy Cundiff	52.89	C Finals
19.	Tara Tiernan	52.96	C Finals
27.	Margaret Williams	53.38
35.	Emma Herold	53.90
41.	Emily Schroeder	54.20
44.	Nina Lesser	54.21

200 Breast
- Sophomore Megan Bull (Hillsborough, N.J.) was up to old tricks in the 200 breast, cruising through all eight walls to finish fourth overall in 2:16.86 and to earn a spot in the championship finals.  Her time was the 14th-fastest ever at W&M.
- She'll be joined in the top heat by senior Claire Williams (Apex, N.C.), who swam 2:18.75 to take eighth overall.
- Making the consolation finals were two more athletes.  Sophomore Diana Tramontano (Greenwich, Conn.) swam 2:19.74 for ninth overall and the top spot in the heat, and also improved to 16th all-time among Tribe athletes.  Junior Lauren Freeman (Fairfax Station, Va.), meanwhile, timed 2:21.48 to advance in 14th overall.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
4.	Megan Bull	2:16.86	A Finals, #14 performance
8.	Claire Williams	2:18.75	A Finals
9.	Diana Tramontano	2:19.74	B Finals, #16 athlete
14.	Lauren Freeman	2:21.48	B Finals

200 Fly
- Finishing out the morning was the 200 fly, and the Tribe finished it with a bang as four women advanced to the championship finals in addition to one in each of the other two finals.
- Leading the way was senior Maria Oceguera (New Rochelle, N.Y.), who earned the top seed with a time of 2:01.25.  That was the 11th-fastest race ever at W&M.
- Freshman Gabby Zhang (Ashburn, Va.) was third overall in 2:03.42, improving to ninth all-time among Tribe athletes, and her classmate Rebecca Rogers (Richmond, Va.) was fifth in 2:04.97.  That ranks her 14th in school history.
- Junior Yuka Kuwahara (Ashburn, Va.) made it four in the championship finals with her sixth-place time of 2:04.99, which tied her personal-best and ranks her 15th all-time at W&M.
- Sophomore Madeline High (Raleigh, N.C.) advanced to the consolation finals in 11th place, stopping the clock in 2:06.06, and junior Margaret Williams (Williamsburg, Va.) made the bonus finals in a time of 2:09.44 for 24th overall.
 

Place	Athlete	Time
1.	Maria Oceguera	2:01.25	A Finals, #11 performance
3.	Gabby Zhang	2:03.42	A Finals, #9 athlete
5.	Rebecca Rogers	2:04.97	A Finals, #14 athlete
6.	Yuka Kuwahara	2:04.99	A Finals, #15 athlete
11.	Madeline High	2:06.06	B Finals
24.	Margaret Williams	2:09.44	C Finals
27.	Julia Bland	2:11.19

Finals begin with at 3 p.m. Central, 4 p.m. Eastern in all five events, as well as platform diving, the 100 IM, the 1,650 free, and the 400 free relay.

2018 Northwestern TYR Invitational
Women's Team Standings
1. Northwestern 1,201.5
2. William & Mary 564.5
3. Michigan State 553
4. Illinois State 347
5. Illinois-Chicago 224
6. Saint Louis 204
7. Truman State 194