Thursday, February 20
Lewisburg, PA
10 AM / 6 PM
Boston University
vs
Patriot League Championships
Newman, Valantiejus Pace Terriers on Day Two of PL Championships
February 20, 2025 | Women's Swimming & Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Junior Haley Newman and sophomore Izzy Valantiejus each won B finals on the second day of the Patriot League Championships on Thursday at Bucknell's Kinney Natatorium. The Terriers stand in sixth place with two days remaining at the meet.
Thursday night's finals started with two BU wins as freshman Katie Pestrichelli won the C final of the 500-yard freestyle in a personal-best time of 4:58.53 before Valantiejus followed that up with the best time of her career, touching the wall in 4:54.60 to claim the B final. Valantiejus' time with the ninth-best in program history.
Newman gave the Terriers another strong performance soon after, posting a season-best 2:02.80 in the 200-yard individual medley to win the B final.
Sophomore Stella Langenbach and senior Summer Brainin placed 14th (23.60) and 21st (23.92), respectively, in the 50-yard freestyle with season-best times.
The Terriers closed the night with a eighth-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay as freshman Abby Han, senior Stephanie Liu, sophomore Milena Busma and Langenbach turned in a time of 3:47.22, which was the team's best of the season.
BU will enter Friday just eight points behind fifth-place Lehigh.
Thursday night's finals started with two BU wins as freshman Katie Pestrichelli won the C final of the 500-yard freestyle in a personal-best time of 4:58.53 before Valantiejus followed that up with the best time of her career, touching the wall in 4:54.60 to claim the B final. Valantiejus' time with the ninth-best in program history.
Newman gave the Terriers another strong performance soon after, posting a season-best 2:02.80 in the 200-yard individual medley to win the B final.
Sophomore Stella Langenbach and senior Summer Brainin placed 14th (23.60) and 21st (23.92), respectively, in the 50-yard freestyle with season-best times.
The Terriers closed the night with a eighth-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay as freshman Abby Han, senior Stephanie Liu, sophomore Milena Busma and Langenbach turned in a time of 3:47.22, which was the team's best of the season.
BU will enter Friday just eight points behind fifth-place Lehigh.
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