Atlantic 10 Conference: George Washington University Sweeps Team Titles
George Washington University made it a clean sweep at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships, as its men’s and women’s teams won their fifth and fourth straight titles, respectively.
The first relay of the meet went to the University of Richmond. Caroline Weldon (25.52), Gabbie Primiano (28.20), Lena Amare (24.51) and Melissa Nwakalor (21.35) combined for a 1:39.64 to beat George Washington University by six hundredths. GWU got the upper hand in the men’s edition of the event. Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan (21.70), Preston Lin (24.30), Daniel Nagy (21.05) and Elliot Irwin (18.94) won in a 1:25.99. The women’s one meter diving went to George Washington University’s Olivia Paquette at 277.20 points.
GWU kept the ball rolling, winning the women’s 800 freestyle relay with a 7:15.48. Collen Macwilliams (1:48.21), Molly Smyers (1:48.89), Taylor Bernosky (1:49.43) and Ava Topolewski (1:48.95) took a three tenths win over Duquesne. George Mason University took over for the men’s edition of the event, swimming a conference and meet record. Tate Anderson (1:34.10), Alex Crown (1:36.25), Cody Scifres (1:36.90) and Zane Roberts (1:37.48) took the win over Davidson College.
Thursday
Topolewski took the first individual event of the meet in the 500 freestyle. Her 4:46.91 marked an NCAA B-Cut. The Revolutionaries made it a 1-3 finish as Macwilliams took third. Davidson College’s Dylan Felt secured an NCAA B-Cut in the 500 freestyle to win the men’s event with a 4:17.17. Felt blitzed the field, as Daniel Choi (4:23.11) was six seconds behind.
The women’s 200 individual medley went to Ali Tyler in a 1:57.37. The George Mason senior’s B-Cut is just three tenths outside what scored an NCAA invite in 2024. Connor Rodgers (1:44.24) got more points on the board for GWU, winning by five hundredths over GMU’s Anderson (1:44.29) in the men’s event. Both swimmers secured NCAA B-Cuts.
The University of Richmond’s Nwakalor backed up her medley relay split in the 50 freestyle, swimming a 21.98 for the win, over a tenth under the 2024 NCAA invited time. Three men cracked 20 seconds in the men’s event, led by La Salle’s Felix Jedbratt (19.20). Jedbratt’s time was a new meet record and seven hundredths outside of what was invited to NCAAs last year.
Massachusett’s Andrew Bell secured the win in the men’s one meter diving with 359.80 points.
Nwakalor (22.13), Presley Baber (22.93), Julia Krichev (22.77) and Caitlyn Hughes (22.71) combined for a 1:30.54 to win the 200 freestyle relay for Richmond. GWU stormed to the win in the men’s event in a 1:18.42. Irwin (19.80), Holden Thomas (19.86), Sivaramakrishnan (19.40), & AJ Wood (19.36) finished just four tenths outside of the meet record.
Friday
Duquesne’s Ashley Freel took the first win of the day, winning the women’s 100 butterfly in a 53.00. GWU’s Moriah Freitas secured a B-Cut alongside Freel, finishing four hundredths behind (53.04). Jedbratt won his second event of the meet for La Salle, blitzing the men’s field with a 44.97. A new meet record, it also means a likely NCAA qualification.
Fordham’s Ainhoa Martin led three B-Cut qualifiers in the women’s 400 individual medley, winning in a 4:13.40. GWU’s Macwilliams nearly ran down Martin, finishing in a 4:13.65. Senior Revolutionary Rodgers made it a medley sweep, winning his second event of the meet with a 3:46.15. The men’s 400 individual medley saw two NCAA B-cuts, as GWU took 1-2-3 in the final.
Orla Egan got the win in the women’s 200 freestyle (1:49.37), leading three athletes under 1:50. Davidson College’s Felt won the men’s event, just over his own conference record with a 1:33.76.
GMU’s Emma DeJong hit an NCAA B-Cut for the win in the 100 breaststroke in a 1:01.11, eight hundredths ahead of La Salle’s Gabriella Herbreder (1:01.19). St. Bonaventure won its first event of the meet at the hands of Aidan Kreiley in the 100 breaststroke (53.30).
GMU’s Tyler won a second event in the women’s 100 backstroke at 52.62, a meet record. George Washington’s Sivaramakrishnan took the men’s event in a 46.63. Davidson’s Annica Valmassei won the women’s 3 meter diving event with 303.15 points.
George Mason University took the women’s 400 medley relay as Tyler (53.19), DeJong (1:01.02), Abigail Martaugh (54.94) and Peyton Brehmer (50.13) won in a 3:39.28. The George Washington men took the men’s event in a 3:07.43. Sivaramakrishnan (46.43), Lin (53.10), Nagy (45.64) and Irwin (42.26) repeated their order from two nights prior to take the win over La Salle.
Saturday
Topolewski hit an NCAA B-Cut in the 1650 free to win handily in a 16:24.19. Davidson’s Felt made it three for three in individual wins, taking the men’s 1650 in a 15:08.31.
Haley Scholer won her first event of the meet in a 1:54.96. It was a Duquesne 1-2 in the women’s 200 backstroke as freshman Sierra Snow secured silver (1:55.91). Extending its lead, the George Washington men got another win from Shae Stratton in the men’s 200 backstroke at a 1:42.96.
The women’s 100 freestyle went to George Mason’s Tyler in 48.62, a meet record. Richmond’s Nwakalor took silver in a 48.78. Three event winners converged in the men’s event, where GWU’s Irwin pulled out a win in a 42.73. La Salle’s Jedbratt took second (43.16).
Fordham’s Martin got a second individual title on her plate with a 2:11.55 in the 200 breaststroke. Leading a tight finish, the top three finishers were under 2:12. Benjamin Sosnowski added more to the growing GWU men’s point total with a win in the men’s event in a 1:56.23.
Fordham’s Jordan Zebrowski won the women’s 200 butterfly in a 1:59.44. Duquesne’s Freel took second, also under 2:00 with a 1:59.49. George Washington’s Rodgers continued a points conquest for the Revolutionaries with a meet record 1:43.40 in the men’s event. Bell swept the diving events with a meet record 428.15 points in three meter diving.
Richmond took the final women’s event of the meet, winning the 400 freestyle relay by 16 hundredths over GMU. Amare (50.40), Baber (50.48), Katie Chignell (49.99) and Nwakalor (48.45) combined to a 3:19.32.
George Washington University won yet another event on the final day in the 400 freestyle relay in a conference record 2:53.10. Irwin (42.91), Sivaramakrishnan (44.07), Nagy (43.26) and Wood (42.86) won by two seconds over GMU.
Atlantic 10 Final Men’s Team Scores
- George Washington University- 598.5
- University of Richmond- 571
- Duquesne University- 525
- Fordham University- 339
- George Mason University- 324
- Davidson College- 300.5
- University of Massachusetts- 284
- La Salle University- 268
- St. Bonaventure University- 241
- University of Rhode Island- 189
- St. Louis University- 72
Atlantic 10 Final Women’s Team Scores
- George Washington University- 883.5
- St. Bonaventure University- 517.5
- George Mason University- 509
- Davidson College- 446
- La Salle University- 358
- University of Massachusetts- 332
- Fordham University- 250
- St. Louis University- 209
