Schmidt paces the Wildcat Women; Prince leads the Wildcat Men
DETROIT — The NMU swim & dive teams had a successful outing in the pool over the weekend against strong competition at the 2026 Hard Hat Invitational.
Taking place in the Matthaei Natatorium on the campus of Wayne State, the Wildcats joined hosts Wayne State, Findlay, and Lake Superior State. The two-day meet ran on Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7.
The #11 women’s team finished second of the four squads, garnering 802.5 points. #8 Findlay claimed first with a team score of 919, #17 Wayne State finished third at 800.5, and GLIAC foe Lake State rounded out the teams with 339.
On the men’s side, the #17 Wildcats finished third with 634 points. #11 Wayne State won with a team score of 1009.5, followed by #10 Findlay with 799.5 points, and the Lakers finished fourth at 374.
The women were led by freshman Rowan Schmidt, who claimed 60 points from three golds and a silver medal. Schmidt opened the weekend with a win in the 100 back, the fifth event of the weekend. Schmidt swam the fly split as a member of the second-place 400 medley relay team to open day two, and earned back to back golds in the 200 back and the 100 fly, events 23 and 29.
Annika Geyer finished second on the team with 49 points, earning second-place marks in the 1650 free, the 200 fly, and a member of the 400 freestyle relay team. Abigail Keen earned 43 points with a silver medal as the leadoff of that same 400 free relay, and finished 5th, 4th, and 5th in the 50, 100, and 200 free. Laura Stockinger earned three silver medals and a bronze, with her three silvers coming as anchors of three relays and a third-place finish in the 100 free.
The 200 medley relay team of Evangeline Pierce, Ludovica Bonini, Wiktoria Michaluk, and Stockinger finished second, and the 200 free relay of Stockinger, Victoria Burda, Sydney Matheny, and Keen finished 4th on Friday. On Saturday, the 400 medley team of Pierce, Bonini, Schmidt, and Stockinger earned silver, and the 400 free relay team of Keen, Geyer, Carlotta Santi, and Stockinger claimed another silver to round out the meet.
Charlie Prince led the Wildcats and was the best non-Wayne State athlete with 53 points, 8th overall in the meet. Prince claimed bronze in the 200 breast, and was a member of the third-place 400 medley relay team, where he swam the breast split. Prince also finished 5th in the 100 breast.
Directly behind Prince were teammates Alessandro Rosatelli and Matteo Medina, with 52 and 50 points, respectively. Rosatelli earned two bronze medals, finishing third in the 400 IM and as a member of the 400 free relay. Medina claimed gold in the 1650 free and a bronze in the 500 free.
The 200 medley relay team of Mosley Patzke, Youssef Nahali, Matteo Ballardin, and Gabriel Fulconi finished 4th, and the 200 free relay of Mateo Gomez Ravecca, Ballardin, Nahali, and Fulconi claimed bronze medals to round out day one. On Saturday, the 400 medley team of Patzke, Prince, Ballardin, and Gomez Ravecca earned bronze, and the 400 free team of Gomez Ravecca, Nahali, Rosatelli, and Fulconi closed the weekend with a third place finish.
Full results can be found at swimcloud.com, and the individual scores can be found below.
Women’s Points
Rowan Schmidt – 60.0
Annika Geyer – 49.0
Abigail Keen – 43.0
Laura Stockinger – 40.0
Sophia Moore – 34.0
Carlotta Santi – 34.0
Julia Zimpel – 33.0
Evangeline Pierce – 32.0
Ellie Kilgard – 27.0
Wiktoria Michaluk – 24.0
Kenzie Stute – 24.0
Manuela Araujo – 23.5
Ludovica Bonini – 23.0
Sydney Matheny – 13.0
Anne Devine – 12.0
Julia Plevak – 12.0
Ellie Adams – 11.0
Victoria Burda – 9.0
Nadia Blackmore – 7.0
Nicole Malinova – N/A
Tegan Rose – N/A
Quinn Schemenauer – N/A
Men’s Points
Charlie Prince – 53.0
Alessandro Rosatelli – 52.0
Matteo Medina – 50.0
Mateo Gomez Ravecca – 39.0
Mosley Patzke – 35.0
Zachary Billotte – 28.0
Youssef Nahali – 25.0
Matteo Ballardin – 24.0
Gabriel Fulconi – 19.0
Caleb Bartolazzi – 14.0
Nathan Nolan – 14.0
Logan Ament – 10.0
Grady Busen – 6.0
Isaiah Youngren – 2.0
Benjamin Mason – N/A
Jack Motl – N/A
Sebastian Ritsema – N/A
Rafael Schaub – N/A
Cade Schilling – N/A
