Graham, Molloy Shine on Day One of Patriot Invitational

Fairfax, Va. - Freshman Abigail Graham (Edmonton, Alberta) made a strong impression at her first appearance in the Patriot Invitational. Graham took first in the C Final of the 50 Free, taking the event in a time of 24.05 edging out the competition by a tenth of a second in an exciting finish.

Following the first day of action, the Pirates find themselves in the middle of the packed field with eight schools from up and down the east coast.

Junior Marianne Molloy (Toms River, N.J.) had herself a career day in the pool setting lifetime swims in both the 200 Individual Medley and the 100 Backstroke in the 400 Medley Relay. Molloy touched the wall in a time of 2:05.31 in the 200 IM and followed up her strong performance with a time of 56.74 in her leg of the 400 Medley Relay.

In the 500 Free, junior Julie Stankiewicz (Metuchen, N.J.) nabbed second place with a time of 4:56.78.

The Pirates will compete again on Friday for Day Two of the Patriot Invitational. The schedule for Friday will go as follows:

Prelims (10 a.m.): 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, Time Trials
Finals (6 p.m.): 200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay
Diving (1 p.m.): Women's 1m and Men's 3m Prelims and Finals