Miami swim secures sixth-place finish at Hawkeye Invitational

Senior freestyle swimmer Aino Otavo competes in the butterfly during Miami’s meet against Boston College at the Whitten Center Pool on Wednesday, Jan. 4 Photo credit: Cecelia Runner

Over the course of the four-day event hosted by the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, Miami swim finished sixth in Iowa City with 743 points. Without its diving counterparts, UM’s finish reflected a swim-only roster competing against full squads.

Starting off strong, Leah Treglia, Zofia Sobczak, Isabelle Videment and Addy Vonderahe finished second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:39.03). 

There were several impressive relay and individual performances throughout the meet. Freshman star Sophie Lenze, hailing from Heideilber, scored valuable points with a fifth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (4:51.68), while freshman Phoebe Mayo took fifth in the ‘C’ final of the 200-yard IM (2:04.41). 


Videment scored again later in the ‘A’ final of the 50-yard freestyle, placing sixth (22.92). Redshirt senior Savanna Barr finished just behind her teammate in seventh (22.93).

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Barr, Videment, Vonderahe and freshman Inès Mahmoudi took third place (1:31.22). Videment continued her standout weekend with a fourth-place finish in the ‘A’ final of the 100-yard butterfly (53.82).

Barr also delivered a strong showing in Iowa, taking second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.03) after recording the top qualifying time earlier that day. 

Treglia added to Miami’s total with a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (53.58). Coming off that bronze, Treglia, along with Lenze, Videment and freshman Brooke Murphy, combined for a second-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay (3:38.64).

Both Mayo (1:57.74) and Sarah Sensenbrenner (1:59.07) placed in the ‘A’ final of the 200-yard backstroke.

Dec. 3-6, Miami will travel to Austin, Texas, for the U.S. Open Championships. With such strong performances so far this season, Barr, Videment and Vonderahe are expected to continue their momentum.

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Bella Armstrong
Bella Armstrong is a Senior Staff Writer for The Miami Hurricane, primarily covering sports. A senior journalism major with a minor in sports media, she has a particular interest in athlete profiles, long-form features and stories that explore the people and culture behind sports. Her work has covered everything from Miami athletics, NCAA championships and Olympic athletes to hockey, motorsports and the intersection of sports, news and popular culture. When she isn't pitching her next story, she can usually be found reading, watching movies with friends or working on one of the many stories she has convinced herself she has time to write.