Event Winners

Women’s 200 Medley Relay

Queens opened the evening with a relay victory as Abigail Zboran, Libby Livesay, Maddie Foster, and Maren Patterson combined for a winning time of 1:38.88.

Podium

1. Queens — 1:38.88

2. Akron — 1:39.67

3. Ohio State — 1:39.88

Men’s 200 Medley Relay

Queens swept the medley relays as Pablo Ortega, Matheus Przewalla, Emil Harlem, and Stamatis Paleocrassas touched first in 1:25.30.

Podium

1. Queens — 1:25.30

2. Ohio State — 1:25.68

3. Grand Canyon — 1:25.77

Women’s 400 IM

Jessica Eden (Ohio State) delivered one of the night’s biggest swims, breaking a NIC RECORD that had stood since 2015 with a time of 4:10.70. Eden also defended her title in the event after winning it last year.

Podium

1. Jessica Eden, Ohio State — 4:10.70 (NIC RECORD)

2. Hayden Penny, Kentucky — 4:11.70

3. Erin Dawson, Colorado State — 4:11.81

Men’s 400 IM

After setting a NIC record in the 500 freestyle Thursday, TJ Frost (Ohio State) added another record to his name with a 3:44.87 performance in the 400 IM.

Podium

1. TJ Frost, Ohio State — 3:44.87 (NIC RECORD)

2. Shmuel Vaisburg, Ohio State — 3:47.26

3. Andres Brooks, George Washington — 3:49.62

Women’s 100 Butterfly

Lily Archibald (Rice) won a dramatic finish in 53.25, edging Ruby Tonelli-Smith (Bryant) by just two hundredths of a second.

Podium

1. Lily Archibald, Rice — 53.25

2. Ruby Tonelli-Smith, Bryant — 53.27

3. Isabelle Videment, Miami — 53.31

Men’s 100 Butterfly

The men’s 100 butterfly provided our most exciting and closest finish of the night. After winning the 50 backstroke Thursday, Alex Volkov (Grand Canyon) returned to the podium, winning the 100 butterfly in 46.68, just ahead of Hamish McLellan (Denver).

Podium

1. Alex Volkov, Grand Canyon — 46.68

2. Hamish McLellan, Denver — 46.69

3. Benjamin Eischeid, Towson — 46.75

Women’s 200 Freestyle

Another meet record fell as Helena Lakovic (Akron) won the 200 freestyle in 1:46.11.

Podium

1. Helena Lakovic, Akron — 1:46.11 (NIC RECORD)

2. Dijana Mazumdar, New Mexico State — 1:46.80

3. Abigail Perry, Ohio State — 1:47.12

Men’s 200 Freestyle

Daniel Meszaros (Queens) added another gold for the Royals with a winning time of 1:34.69.

Podium

1. Daniel Meszaros, Queens — 1:34.69

2. Quinn Cynor, Youngstown State — 1:35.04

3. Heitor Napolitano Fonseca Reis, George Washington — 1:36.19

Women’s 100 Breaststroke

After winning the 50 breaststroke Thursday, Jenna Pulkkinen (Fresno State) doubled up with another gold in 1:00.19.

Podium

1. Jenna Pulkkinen, Fresno State — 1:00.19

2. Grace Swoboda, Iowa State — 1:00.26

3. Danika Varda, Ohio State — 1:00.61

Men’s 100 Breaststroke

Mason Francis (Ohio State) won the men’s 100 breaststroke in 52.46.

Podium

1. Mason Francis, Ohio State — 52.46

2. Cayden Pitzer, Kentucky — 52.59

3. Carter Dooling, Grand Canyon — 52.79

Women’s 100 Backstroke

After winning the 50 backstroke Thursday, Leah Treglia (Miami) added another gold in 52.72.

Podium

1. Leah Treglia, Miami — 52.72

2. Carlie Clements, East Carolina — 52.75

3. Aubrey Hull, Vanderbilt — 52.95

Men’s 100 Backstroke

Devin Naoroz (Kentucky) claimed the title in 46.01.

Podium

1. Devin Naoroz, Kentucky — 46.01

2. Joseph Roth, Ohio State — 46.42

3. Danielis Kvederis, Seattle & Pablo Ortega, Queens — 46.90

Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay

Akron defended its title in the 800 freestyle relay as Ada Szwabinska, Helena Lakovic, Ava Withey, and Hannah Trainer combined for 7:12.79.

Podium

1. Akron — 7:12.79

2. Kentucky — 7:14.91

3. Queens — 7:17.63

Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay

Ohio State closed the night with a dominant win as TJ Frost, Rayburn Kohl, Krys Gorski, and Gherman Prudnikau finished in 6:27.12.

Podium

1. Ohio State — 6:27.12

2. Queens — 6:30.51

3. Grand Canyon — 6:31.22

Looking Ahead

The 2026 CSCAA National Invitational Championship concludes Saturday with prelims at 9:30 a.m. ET and finals at 6:00 p.m. ET.

Full results, updates, and streaming information are available at NIC Meet Central.