Mountaineers Place Second at CSCAA Open Water Championship

Saturday, December 13

Sarasota, Fla.

8:30 a.m.

West Virginia University

CSCAA Open Water Championship

Mountaineers Place Second at CSCAA Open Water Championship

December 13, 2025 02:55 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

By: Charles Montgomery

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Student-athletes from the West Virginia University men's swimming and diving team placed second at the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Open Water Championship at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, on Saturday.

The men's team was led by junior Parker Sterlitz, who placed fifth overall and third in Division I with a final time of 53:16.10. Freshman Jake Salcedo placed 14^th (55:19.60), junior Ian McKinney placed 18^th (55:30.20), freshman Oliver Stull finished 25^th (55:47.40), freshman Gabriel Tortola placed 42^nd (57:11.30) and junior Vedaant Madhavan finished 47^th (58:27.60).

On the women's side, senior Olivia Busch placed eighth overall and seventh in Division I with a final time of 59:01.20.

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