Skip to main content
Guest  homeAthletics News home
Story

RIT swimmers and divers qualify for NCAA Championships

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT junior swimmer Anna Peshenko, senior swimmer Drew Scheib, junior diver Gellert Kish along with first-year divers Luke Albanese and Maddi Williams, will compete at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, March 20-23 in Greensboro, N.C.

Peshenko will compete in the NCAA's for the third-straight year. She qualified for the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:18.70. Pehsenko will also compete in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke. Scheib will compete in the 200 butterfly for the second-straight year. He qualified with a Liberty League record time of 1:47.82 at the league championships. Scheib will also partake in 100 butterfly and the 100 freestyle. 

Kish, Albanese and Williams will make their first NCAA Championships appearances. Kish qualified based on his fourth place finish in the 1-meter dive at the NCAA Diving Regionals, scoring 458.90 points, while Albanese qualified after finishing third in the 3-meter dive with a score of 491.80 points. On the women's side, Williams earned a third-place qualifying score of 440.70 in the 1-meter dive.  

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, March 20

200 Individual Medley Prelim - 11:29 a.m.
Anna Peshenko

Men's 3-Meter Dive Prelim - 12:45 p.m.
Luke Albanese
Gellert Kish

Thursday, March 21
100 Butterfly Prelim - 10:00 a.m.
Drew Scheib

Women's 1-Meter Dive Prelim - 10:00 a.m.
Maddi Williams

Friday, March 22

200 Butterfly Prelim - 10:00 a.m.
Drew Scheib

100 Breaststroke Prelim - 10:00 a.m.
Anna Peshenko

Men's 1-Meter Dive Prelim - 10:00 a.m.
Luke Albanese
Gellert Kish

Saturday, March 23
200 Breaststroke Prelim - 10:00 a.m.

Anna Peshenko

100 Freestyle Prelim - 10:00 a.m.
Drew Scheib

Women's 3-Meter Dive Prelim - 10:00 a.m.
Maddi Williams

Players Mentioned

Gellert Kish

DIVE
5' 7"
Sophomore

Drew Scheib

FLY/FREE/BK
5' 8"
Junior

Anna Peshenko

BR/IM
5' 2"
Sophomore

Luke  Albanese

DIVE
5' 9"
First Year

Maddi Williams

DIVE
5' 3"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Gellert Kish

5' 7"
Sophomore
DIVE

Drew Scheib

5' 8"
Junior
FLY/FREE/BK

Anna Peshenko

5' 2"
Sophomore
BR/IM

Luke  Albanese

5' 9"
First Year
DIVE

Maddi Williams

5' 3"
First Year
DIVE