New York, N.Y. – Junior Delaney Klaus and Hanna Matheson each recorded a third-place individual finish as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's swimming team placed second at the NYU Invitational, hosted by New York University, Friday and Saturday.
 
The Ducks totaled 276 points to finish second in the five-team field. Host NYU won the invitational with 624 points, while Drew University placed third with 142. The College of New Jersey (14) and Brooklyn College (9) rounded out the standings.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Klaus led Stevens with a third-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 2:06.42. The junior also finished eighth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 59.70. Jessie Devito added a sixth-place finish in the 200 backstroke, clocking a 2:22.18.

Matheson also turned in a third-place finish, completing the 200-yard butterfly in 2:09.15. She added an 11th-place showing in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:56.57. Dora Dvorkin followed in 12th with a time of 5:02.73, while Shellyene Rodriguez finished 14th in 5:13.35.
 
Eszter Kiss recorded a pair of fourth-place finishes, touching the wall in 53.80 in the 100-yard freestyle and 1:09.26 in the 100-yard breaststroke. Caitlyn Baum finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:09.65, while Ashley Settle placed sixth in 1:09.90. Elsa Simonetti added an eighth-place finish in 1:11.10. Baum also placed ninth in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 55.98, while Samantha Gallo took 12th in 56.57. Gallo added a 12th-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.42.
 
In the distance events, Abigail Rosingana led the Ducks with a fourth-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle, completing the race in 18:37.12. Rodriguez followed in fifth with a time of 19:06.98. Julia McKinley paced Stevens in the 200-yard freestyle, placing fifth in 2:03.08. Megan Koek finished seventh in 2:03.79, while Devito was eighth in 2:07.74. Hailey Gillett added a ninth-place finish with a time of 2:18.84. 
 
The Ducks also turned in several strong performances in the relay events. Klaus, Koek, McKinley and Kiss combined for a second-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay, touching the wall in 8:00.44. Stevens closed the invitational with a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay, as Klaus, Gallo, Baum and Kiss combined for a time of 3:38.23. The 200-yard medley relay team of Gallo, Baum, Settle and McKinley finished third in 1:56.47.
 
UP NEXT
The Ducks return to action on Saturday, hosting Montclair State University at noon.