LEXINGTON, Ky. – It was an exciting Friday for the Kentucky swimming program as Fernanda De Goeij qualified for the NCAA Championship & 18 other Wildcats finished day two of the CSCAA National Invitational Championship (NIC).

De Geoij, who was initially an alternate for the NCAA Championship, got the call today that she would be participating in the 400 IM event as the Wildcat women’s lone swimming representative. She will join divers Avery Giese and Kristy Pfaff in Atlanta next week.

Down in Ocala, Florida 18 of the Kentucky swimmers has a successful day two at the NIC. 16 Wildcats made the finals on Friday.

Among them was Penny, who got second in the A-Final of the 400 IM in 4:11.70 and Housman in the same event got fifth in 4:15.01. Belli finished 10th in the same final in 4:20.06. Madi McGlothen finished in the B-Final in 12th with a time of 4:18.83.

In the 100 fly B-Final, Esteban Nunez Del Prado finished 12th in 47.99.

Over on the 200 free race, Katy Jost swam for fourth in 1:47.81 A-Final. In the B-Final, Charlotte Driesse finished 16th (1:50.51) and Lauren West in 18th (1:50.52). For the men, Caue Gluck swam for sixth (1:37.32) in the A-Final.

In the 100 breast, freshman Sarah Anne Shaffer got fifth (1:01.29) in the A-Final. Olivia Stewart (1:02.64) finished 17th in the same B-Final race. On the men’s side Cayden Pitzer had another impressive showing, taking the silver in the same race in 52.59 and Greinke in 19th in 55.09.

To finish out the individual events, Ally Frame (54.55) finished the 100 back in 17th in the B-Final, while Devin Naoroz (46.01) picked up the event win in the A-Final of that same event. Alec Lampen raced in the B-Final finishing in 17th in 48.94.

In the relays, the women’s 800 free relay finished in second behind Akron, finishing with a 7:14.91 time.

De Goeij and the Wildcats in Ocala had an exciting day and they look ahead to their next meet now. The last day of the NIC is Saturday, where the women stand in second and hope to climb to the top at the final team scores.

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