Women's Swimming and Diving 2/22/2025 10:41:00 PM

Alex Massey Wins Career High Point Award on Final Day of Ivy Championships

PRINCETON, N.J. – On the final day of the 2025 Ivy League Championships, the Yale women's swimming and diving team wrapped up the competition with impressive performances. Senior Alex Massey claimed the High Point Award, while Mabel Koff set a new team record in the 200 backstroke and secured a bronze medal in the event.

The Ivy League Career High Point Award is presented to a senior with the highest points scored over their four years.

As a team, Yale finished in third place with 1,090.50 points. Princeton placed first with 1,479 points, and Harvard was second with 1,287.50 points.

Notable Performances

200-yard backstroke: Koff delivered a remarkable performance, initially breaking the team record in the event preliminaries with a time of 1:54.93, and then improving on that time in the A final to earn a bronze medal with a 1:54.79 mark (NCAA DI B Cut).
200-yard backstroke: Quinn Murphy placed fifth in the A final with a time of 1:56.28 (NCAA DI B Cut).
1650-yard freestyle: Caroline Riggs finished fourth with a time of 16:26.44 (NCAA DI B Cut), Lilly Derivaux finished eighth with 16:46.03, and Morgan Cady was ninth at 16:47.02.
200-yard breaststroke: Jessey Li finished eighth in the A final with a time of 2:15.82.
200-yard butterfly: In the A final, Massey finished fifth at 1:59.17, Junseo Kim was sixth at 1:59.86, and Derivaux was seventh at 2:00.01.
3M dive: In the B final, Paige Lai finished second (304.70), Hayden Henderson was fourth (264.95), and Mariana Huang was eighth (237.85).
400-yard freestyle relay: The quartet of Li, Sara Plunkett, Caroline McCurdy, and Koff finished fifth in the A final with a time of 3:32.72.