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Best Times Drop in Second Day at Cavalier Invitational

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The William & Mary men's and women's swim continued competition at the Cavalier Invitational on Saturday. The second day of the three-day invitational featured Tribe participation in the 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast and 100 Back.

Sophomore Ashton Temme posted a pair of personal bests, ranking in program history in both the 100 Fly and 100 Back.
 
100 Fly
Corinne Davenport swam a season-best 57.79 in the women's 100 Fly, taking nearly two tenths off her prelim swim. Freshman Julia Gehrig also recorded a season best time, making a 57.90 finish.

On the men's side, Temme posted a personal-best 49.17 mark in the finals. Improving his lifetime-best mark, he holds his ranking at 14th in program history in the event.
 
200 Free
Four Tribe women swam the 200 Free, Meghan Benda made a 1:52.80 finish, marking her best time of the season, to lead the Green & Gold in the event. Chloe Swatts posted a season-best time of 1:53.78, Emmerson Dingwerth swam a 1:54.56 and Julie Anderson posted her best mark of the season with a 1:55.06 finish in the prelims session.

Will Juricak made a 1:41.54 finish in the men's 200 Free, shaving nearly four seconds from his previous best time of the season. Rhett Cosgrove touched the wall in 1:42.34 in the prelims session, cutting over four seconds from his season-best mark.
 
100 Breast
Natalia Rongione clocked in at 1:04.81 for a personal record swim in the women's 100 Breast.

Senior Mills Harris finished in 58.56 on the men's side, swimming the event for the first time this season.
 
100 Back
Junior Alexis Bonfield hit a season-best 57.18 in the 100 Back for the Tribe women, cutting .70 from her previous best time of the year.

Temme posted a second personal best swim of the day with a 49.60 finish in the 100 Back on the men's side to wrap up the Tribe's second day at the Cavalier Invitational. His time ties teammate Aaron Tingley's ranking for 15th all-time in program history in the event.
 
More on the Cavalier Invite: Day Two Results | Day One Recap | Day One Results
 
Up Next 
The Tribe conclude competition in Charlottesville on Sunday, Feb. 11, as the event resumes at 10 a.m. for prelims and 4 p.m. for finals. 

Additional meet information can be found here.
 
After wrapping up their regular season competition, the Tribe will head to the CAA Championship in Hampton, Va., on Feb. 28-March 2.

Tickets for the CAA Championship are available here.
 
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Players Mentioned

Rhett Cosgrove

Rhett Cosgrove

Free
5' 11"
Sophomore
Mills Harris

Mills Harris

Breast/Fly/IM
5' 11"
Senior
Will Juricak

Will Juricak

Free/IM
6' 2"
Freshman
Ashton Temme

Ashton Temme

Fly
6' 1"
Sophomore
Aaron Tingley

Aaron Tingley

Back/Free
6' 4"
Senior
Julie Anderson

Julie Anderson

Fly/Free
5' 2"
Junior
Meghan Benda

Meghan Benda

Free/IM
5' 8"
Freshman
Alexis Bonfield

Alexis Bonfield

Free/IM
5' 10"
Junior
Corinne Davenport

Corinne Davenport

Free/Fly
5' 6"
Senior
Emmerson Dingwerth

Emmerson Dingwerth

Free
5' 7"
Sophomore
Julia Gehrig

Julia Gehrig

Free/Fly
5' 7"
Freshman
Natalia  Rongione

Natalia Rongione

Free
5' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Rhett Cosgrove

Rhett Cosgrove

5' 11"
Sophomore
Free
Mills Harris

Mills Harris

5' 11"
Senior
Breast/Fly/IM
Will Juricak

Will Juricak

6' 2"
Freshman
Free/IM
Ashton Temme

Ashton Temme

6' 1"
Sophomore
Fly
Aaron Tingley

Aaron Tingley

6' 4"
Senior
Back/Free
Julie Anderson

Julie Anderson

5' 2"
Junior
Fly/Free
Meghan Benda

Meghan Benda

5' 8"
Freshman
Free/IM
Alexis Bonfield

Alexis Bonfield

5' 10"
Junior
Free/IM
Corinne Davenport

Corinne Davenport

5' 6"
Senior
Free/Fly
Emmerson Dingwerth

Emmerson Dingwerth

5' 7"
Sophomore
Free
Julia Gehrig

Julia Gehrig

5' 7"
Freshman
Free/Fly
Natalia  Rongione

Natalia Rongione

5' 2"
Junior
Free