JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Matea Samardzic (Split, Croati/Ekonomsko-Birotehnicka Skola) and Jonathan Gomez (Cali, Colombia/Patrick Henry [Va.]) each won an event in the second day of the Sonny Werblin Invitational to pace the Saint Peter's swimming and diving team on Saturday.
After winning the 500 free on Friday, Samardzic won the 200 back with a time of 2:03.58 on Saturday. Gomez posted a pair of second-place finishes in the first day of the Sonny Werblin Invitational in the 500 free and 200 IM and then won the 200 fly with a time of 1:52.91 and placed second in the 200 back with a time of 1:55.81.
Sean Dunne (Holmdel, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy) finished third in the 100 free (49.15) and seventh in the 200 back (1:55.81). Bence Greifenstein (Budapest, Hungary/Kerek) was fourth in the 200 breast (2:12.93) and Eliran Epstein (Nahariya, Israel/Wester Galilee Regional) place fourth in the 100 free (49.16).
Nicholas Riepe (Middlesex, N.J./Saint Joseph) recorded a pair of fifth-place finishes in the 200 fly (1:59.02) and the 1650 free (2:19.11) while Igal Oren (Bergenfield, N.J./Ort Kiryar Bialik) posted a fifth-place standing in the 100 free (49.17) and sixth in the 200 breast (2:19.11).
Manuel Garcia (Mexico City, Mexico/The American Federation) finished seventh in the 100 free (49.31) and 11th in the 200 fly (2:00.72). Daniel Gayetsky (East Brunswick, N.J./East Brunswick) finished seventh in the 1650 free (16:47.66) and 15 in the 200 fly (2:02.60).
Alejandro Rubin (Caracas, Venezuela/San Ignacio) was 10th in the 200 fly (2:00.72) and 15th in the 100 free (50.69) while Daniel Rueda (Bucaramanga, Colombia/School of the Future) placed 11th in the 1650 free (17:09.27) and 12th in the 200 fly (2:01.33) and Paolo Jimenez (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne) was 14th in the 200 breast (2:28.52).
Gomez, Griefenstein, Garcia and Epstein teamed up to finish second in the 200-medley relay (1:38.22) and Epstein, Jake Schroth (Leesburg, Va./Heritage), Garcia and Dunne combined to place second in the 200 free (1:28.90).
On the women's side along with Samardzic's victory, Marie Feneron (Molsheim, France/Lycee Henri Meck) placed third in the 200 fly (2:12.11) and fourth in the 200 breast (2:29.37) while Rachel Wuko (Wildwood Crest, N.J./Wildwood Catholic) finished fourth in the 100 free (53.63).
Anastasiia Mushtei (Dneiptopnovsh, Ukraine / Finans Deukomi) placed eighth in the 200 breast (2:34.33) and 11th in the 1650 free (18:06.96) while Jenna Carbin (Neptune, N.J./Jackson Memorial) was 13th in the 200 back (2:17.20) and Karen Castaneda (Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge) finished 16th in the 1650 free (18:33.83).
Samardzic, Alexandria Sison (Jersey City, N.J./Saint Dominic Academy), Feneron and Wuko finished third in the 200-medley relay (1:50.61) while Samardzic, Feneron, Sison and Wuko teamed up to finish third in the 200 free (1:41.25).
Saint Peter's returns to action on Saturday at Stevens Institute of Technology. First splash is 1 p.m.
