KEENE, N.H. – The Norwich University women's swimming & diving team opened its 2026-27 season on Saturday afternoon at the Keene State Sprint Pentathlon, turning in several strong performances across the pool and on the diving board.

The unique meet format featured five sprint-distance events, including the 50-yard butterfly, 50-yard backstroke, 50-yard breaststroke, 50-yard freestyle, and 100-yard individual medley. Each swimmer's times were combined into a cumulative total to determine the overall standings. The meet also featured 200-yard medley and freestyle relays, along with 1-meter diving competition.

Senior Delaney Allen (Gibsonia, Pa.) led the Cadets with a second-place finish in the women's pentathlon, compiling a combined time of 3:06.38 across the five individual events. Allen was consistently among the top performers in the field, finishing second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.36 and the 100-yard individual medley in 1:04.92. She also placed fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke at 34.09 and fourth in the 50-yard butterfly at 28.83.

Junior Ashley Morin (Dracut, Mass.) added another top-10 finish for Norwich, placing 10th overall with a cumulative time of 3:22.08. Kylie Farris (Leander, Texas) finished 20th in 3:32.79, while Katelyn Daly (Pensacola, Fla.) took 17th with a total time of 3:27.43.

The Cadets also opened the meet with a third-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The quartet of Farris, Allen, Caitlin Taylor, and Daly combined for a time of 2:02.78, finishing among the top three relay teams in the field.

Norwich added another third-place relay performance in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as Allen, Ruby Knoth (Olympia, Wash.), Daly, and Taylor touched the wall in 1:52.63.

On the diving board, Kai Speredelozzi (South Kingstown, R.I.) earned a runner-up finish in the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 158.24.

The Cadets will look to build on Saturday's opening performances as they continue their 2026-27 campaign against Regis College.