{"id":418371,"date":"2026-10-04T09:14:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T09:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418371\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T09:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T09:14:47","slug":"nu-opens-2026-27-campaign-with-sweep-over-miami-oh-northwestern-wildcats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418371\/","title":{"rendered":"NU Opens 2026-27 Campaign with Sweep over Miami (OH) &#8211; Northwestern Wildcats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How it Happened<\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats kicked off the meet by sweeping the 200 Medley Relays. <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/womens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/grey-davis\" title=\"Grey Davis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grey Davis<\/a>, Papanicholas, Kamzol and <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/womens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/amy-pan\" title=\"Amy Pan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Pan<\/a> won the women\u2019s relay (1:39.81), while Seymour, <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/mens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/joshua-staples\" title=\"Joshua Staples\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Staples<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/mens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/connor-schuster\" title=\"Connor Schuster\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Schuster<\/a> and Kos took home the men\u2019s relay (1:25.42) by over two seconds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/womens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/lila-bleakney\" title=\"Lila Bleakney\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lila Bleakney<\/a> captured Northwestern\u2019s first individual event win, clocking a 1:48.31 in the 200 Freestyle, a 1.7-second drop from her personal best time. <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/mens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/caleb-romero\" title=\"Caleb Romero\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Romero<\/a> followed with a win on the men\u2019s side, going 1:38.26 in his first collegiate individual swim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first-year momentum continued into the 100 Backstroke, as Kamzol picked up a win in the women\u2019s edition of the race with a 53.71.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe not only is swimming fast, but she brings so much joy to it,\u201d Stratton-Mills said of Kamzol. \u201cShe\u2019s just constantly lifting up this team in every way possible, and she\u2019s an example to everyone that you can race fast and have a really good time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seymour, Northwestern\u2019s program record-holder in the 100 Back, won the men\u2019s race in 45.71 seconds \u2014 his fastest season-opener time ever. Papanicholas (1:01.61) and Staples (54.00) swept the 100 Breaststroke events, before Nordmann won the 200 Butterfly (2:00.49).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Powered by a 21.86 split from Kamzol, the \u2018Cats won the women\u2019s 200 Free Relay with the Polish first-year, Pan, Davis and <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/womens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/sophie-martin\" title=\"Sophie Martin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sophie Martin<\/a> at the helm (1:32.10). Seymour, Kos, Brandon He and <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/mens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/cade-duncan\" title=\"Cade Duncan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cade Duncan<\/a> then won the men\u2019s event to keep NU\u2019s perfect relay streak alive (1:20.51). By the first meet break, the \u2018Cats were up by over 30 points on both sides against the RedHawks.<\/p>\n<p>Northwestern picked up its fourth individual event sweep in the 100 Free, with Bri Deierlein (50.41) and Duncan (43.65) emerging victorious. Kos then won the 200 back by nearly three seconds, with his 1:42.24 time being his fastest performance ever in a dual meet.<\/p>\n<p>Papanicholas picked up a second event win in the 200 breast (2:15.05), becoming NU\u2019s first multi-individual event winner of the day. Nordmann became the second, winning the 500 Free in a time of 4:51.05.<\/p>\n<p>Kamzol picked up her second individual win in the 100 Fly (52.76), just 0.52 seconds off the pool record.<\/p>\n<p>Northwestern swept diving, with <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/womens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/chloe-sharpe\" title=\"Chloe Sharpe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chloe Sharpe<\/a> picking up victories in the women\u2019s one-meter (261.10) and three-meter (280.05) events. <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/mens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/kyle-ly\" title=\"Kyle Ly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Ly<\/a> won the men\u2019s one-meter (350.10) and three-meter (376.85).<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Cats concluded their meet with perfect showings in the 400 Free Relay. Bleakney, <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/womens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/sydney-smith\" title=\"Sydney Smith\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney Smith<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/womens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/bella-teply\" title=\"Bella Teply\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bella Teply<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nusports.com\/sports\/womens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/player\/isabella-chow\" title=\"Isabella Chow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isabella Chow<\/a> won the women\u2019s relay (3:22.65), while the men won their race in a time of 2:53.23 with a margin of over four seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Final Scores<br \/>Women: Northwestern 230 &#8211; Miami (Ohio) 87<br \/>Men: Northwestern 187 &#8211; Miami (Ohio) 130<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How it Happened The Wildcats kicked off the meet by sweeping the 200 Medley Relays. 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