AKRON, OHIO - The Cornell women's swimming and diving team finished day two of the Zippy Invitational with 653 points which holds the Big Red in second place. Day two was highlighted by a dominant showing in the 200-yard individual medley and multiple top-eight finishes across the program.
Cornell excelled in the 200 IM, placing five swimmers inside the top seven of the championship final.
Aly Yokoyama led the way with a runner-up finish in 2:00.32, followed by strong scoring performances from
Oceane Vanlinthout (fourth), Katie Yee (fifth), Katherine Ferreira (sixth), and
Arina Vorobyeva (seventh). Earlier in the session, Cornell advanced three swimmers to the A final of the 500 free, where Erin Dehollander placed fourth in 4:56.08, with Vorobyeva seventh and senior
Jungmin Yoon eighth.
The Big Red added scoring depth in the sprint events, including a finals appearance from Mingna Xu in the 50 free, where she placed fifth in 23.17. Cornell closed the evening with a standout relay performance, as the team of Yokoyama,
Audrey Holden, Yee, and
Rosalee Springer finished second in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:41.57.
Day two results can be found
HERE
Cornell resumes competition on Saturday as the Zippy Invitational continues with a full slate of individual and relay events.