CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On the first night of the first night of the MIT Invitational, junior distance swimmer Eva Piernas opened the three-day meet with the 1,650-yard freestyle, Friday evening.
Piernas placed 17th in the mile race touching the wall with time a time of 19:17.12 – seven seconds ahead of Wheaton College's Taylor Couto. The last time the Sharks competed at the MIT Invitational, Piernas clocked in with a personal-best time of 18:50.73 on Dec. 6, 2019.
Up Next
Simmons kicks off Day 2 of the MIT Invitational tomorrow morning, Dec. 4, at 10 a.m. with the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Tomorrow's Schedule
Morning Session (10 a.m.)
200 Free Relay
Prelims:
200 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
400 IM
50 Freestyle
Evening Session (6 p.m.)
Finals:
200 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
400 IM
50 Freestyle
400 Medley Relay