Senior swimmer John Drumm set a school record in the 500 Free to pace the Case Western Reserve University men's and women's swimming and diving teams on the first day of the Total Performance Invite held at the Steen Aquatic Center on the campus Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, Thursday.

Drumm was one of five Spartans who recorded an NCAA B cut time at the meet.

School Record

• 500 Free
  • Drumm, 4:27.53, fourth overall
  • Previous record of 4:28.20 set by Drumm at 2024 Total Performance Invite

NCAA B Cut Times

• Drumm, 500 Free, 4:27.53
• First-year Sohalya Rawlins, junior Sheila Monera Cabarique, senior Eliza Dixon, senior Claire Kozma, 200 Free Relay, 1:34.09, third overall

Top Performances

• 400 Medley Relay
  • Senior William Froass, sophomore Edgar Rutkauskas, Drumm, senior Mason Bencurik, 3:18.48, fifth overall
• 200 Free Relay
  • First-year Lucas Porta, first-year Trevor Novak, senior Ben Borvendeg, Bencurik, 1:23.26, seventh overall
• 50 Free
  • Senor Claire Kozma, 23.61, A Final, tied for eighth overall
• 200 IM
  • Rutkauskas, 1:51.64, B Final
• 500 Free
  • Junior Ava Ellis, 5:06.85, B Final
• 400 Medley Relay
  • First-year Zara Rehman, Ellis, senior Kailyn Smith, Dixon, 3:57.99, 13th overall
• 200 IM
  • Senior Julia Cho, 2:13.07, prelims
• 50 Free
  • Borvendeg, 21.01, prelims

Spartan Notes

• The CWRU men's team was in sixth place out of seven teams with 234.5 points through five events
• The Spartan women's team had the fifth-most points of seven teams with 203.5 points through one day of the meet

Up Next

Competition resumes on Friday in Gambier with the morning session scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and the evening session starting at 5:30 p.m.