Emory University junior and reigning Division III Swimmer of the Year Liz Horvat led a group of six Eagles who competed during day one of the Miami Invitational, winning the 1,650-yard freestyle at the meet.

Horvat's time of 16:44.23 (good for the first NCAA ‘A' cut time of the season by an Eagle) was the second-fastest time in school history, falling just over 14 seconds shy of her school-record time set at last year's NCAA Championship meet.  She finished 19.40 seconds ahead of the next-closest swimmer in the field, which consisted mostly of Division I competition.

Emory junior Amy Minowitz also recorded an ‘A' cut time during the event, finishing sixth with a mark of 17:10.61, just under six seconds shy of her career-best time.  Sophomore Anne Culpepper (17:20.90) and senior Natty Chalermpalanupap (17:38.59) each recorded ‘B' cut marks, finishing 11^th and 14^th, respectively.

Competing in just the one event during the first session, the Eagles finished the day in fifth place out of eight teams with 95 points scored.

The Emory men had just two competitors during the first day, with Paul Weinstein leading the way with a third-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle.  The sophomore's time of 15:54.50 was good for a ‘B' cut time, and his third-place finish earned the Eagles 29 points.  Sophomore Joel Dobben finished 12^th in the event with a time of 16:35.31, earning the squad 17 points.

Emory's 46 points between the two swimmers placed the Eagles in sixth place at the meet after one session.

Action at the Miami Invitational will resume with the second session at 9:00 am on Friday, followed by the third session of the meet at 6:00 pm on Friday.