Florida Tech
With Mother Nature making her presence felt at the Panther Aquatic Center, the schedule for the Panther Invitational has been altered.
Saturday’s morning events, which were originally ran as preliminary races, have been scored as timed finals.
Yagoh Kubagawa placed second in the men’s 400-yard individual medley with a time of 3:57.45. Kubagawa’s time broke his own school record and qualified as an NCAA B-Cut time. Camden Johnston took fifth, finishing in 4:12.45.
In the 100-yard butterfly, Nir Barnea finished runner-up with a B-Cut time of 49.38. Adi Davidov also set a B-Cut time in the race, coming in right behind Barnea for third with a 49.69.
Emanuele Rossi was the fastest man in the 200 free, setting a B-Cut time of 1:39.65. Thomas Steenberg also set a B-Cut time, placing third after making the final touch in 1:40.90.
Brian Dumont brought down the second FIT record of the day, topping his own best time in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 56.21. Nathan Hufnagel (58.08) finished runner-up, while Drew Bastian (58.64) snagged third.
On the women’s side, Trista Phelps garnered ninth in the 100 fly with a 59.46. Shelby Pearce was FIT’s top finisher in the 200-yard freestyle, taking eighth in 1:57.67.
In the 100-yard breaststroke, Samantha Conger grabbed eighth with a time of 1:09.51. The time was over three seconds faster than her previous best time in the event this season.
Sunday’s morning session, scheduled for 10 a.m., is tentatively set to host the remaining timed finals. Time trials will also be held during the early session. During the night session at the Panther Aquatic Center, scheduled for 4:30 p.m., will also host time trials. With adverse weather conditions a possibility on Sunday as well, both session start times are subject to change.
