Hear from @sagehopkins after the first day of the Gary Ota Memorial Invite in Fresno. #AllSpartans https://t.co/RZZNNxg2hc
— SJSU Swimming&Diving (@SJSUSwim) October 17, 2026
FRESNO, Calif.—A day full of new career best times and top-10 swims in school history highlighted the first day of the Gary Ota Memorial Invite for the San José State women’s swimming and diving team, led by a silver finish from Lillie Grover in the 100 butterfly.
- Grover finished second in the 100 fly in a time of 53.13 and fifth in the 200 free at 1:50.13.
- She teamed with Mia Colyer, Jayne Harcarufka and Dalton Sickon to finish third in the 800 free relay at 7:27.86.
- Vilma Lindberg finished third in the 100 breast in a new career-best time of 1:01.48, the fourth-fastest in school history.
- Sickon finished seventh in the 50 free with the fifth-fastest in school history at 22.82.
- Genevieve George finished seventh in the 400 IM at 4:21.64.
- Colyer was a member of all three relay teams on Friday. The 200 medley relay team of Colyer, Lindberg, Grover and Sickon finished fourth with the eighth-fastest time in school history at 1:41.19.
- The 200 free relay team of Hadar Karp, Sickon, Nikki Lahey and Colyer were fourth at 1:33.55.
- Madeline Kwok led the diving team, finishing 11th in 1-meter diving and 13th in 3-meter diving.
UP NEXT – The Spartans continue at the Gary Ota Memorial Invite on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.
200 Medley Relay
4. San José State – Mia Colyer, Vilma Lindberg, Lillie Grover, Dalton Sickon 1:41.19
500 Free
17. Jayne Harcarufka 5:03.46
200 IM
15. Vilma Lindberg 2:06.23
23. Ashley Jackson 2:08.84
24. Hannah Ernst 2:08.94
26. Sahara Dalbik 2:09.30
28. Katie Below 2:13.07
50 Free
7. Dalton Sickon 22.82
14. Noemi Bravo-Guzman 23.28
20. Keira Vail 23.55
21. Nikki Lahey 23.68
23. Hadar Karp 23.71
30. Katerina Marghieri 24.01
37. Eleanor Farley 24.43
43. Bethany Burga 26.03
44. Emma Toft 30.16
200 Free Relay
4. San José State – Hadar Karp, Dalton Sickon, Nikki Lahey, Mia Colyer 1:33.55
3-meter Diving
13. Madeline Kwok 219.15
16. Lily Milroy 203.90
18. Aubrianna Crutchfield 197.00
100 Fly
2. Lillie Grover 53.13
9. Noemi Bravo-Guzman 55.52
15. Jayne Harcarufka 56.04
27. Stephanie Sifferman 56.87
29. Dalton Sickon 57.27
33. Katerina Marghieri 57.91
34. Bethany Burga 58.93
400 IM
7. Genevieve George 4:21.64
200 Free
5. Lillie Grover 1:50.13
10. Jayne Harcarufka 1:51.81
11. Stephanie Sifferman 1:52.00
18. Dalton Sickon 1:53.03
22. Nikki Lahey 1:53.27
23. Keira Vail 1:53.47
33. Eleanor Farley 1:56.11
100 Breast
3. Vilma Lindberg 1:01.48
8. Katie Below 1:03.48
10. Hadar Karp 1:03.91
16. Ashley Jackson 104.93
21. Emma Toft 1:06.30
24. Sahara Dalbik 1:07.65
100 Back
12. Genevieve George 56.37
13. Hannah Ernst 56.42
15. Mia Colyer 56.82
23. Bethany Burga 58.90
26. Eleanor Farley 1:00.38
800 Free Relay
3. San José State – Mia Colyer, Lillie Grover, Jayne Harcarufka, Dalton Sickon 7:27.86
1-meter Diving
11. Madeline Kwok 217.05
13. Lily Milroy 210.55
19. Aubrianna Crutchfield 177.60
Team Standings
1. San Diego State 693.5
2. Houston 628
3. Fresno State 433
5. UC Davis 311
6. San José State 274.5
#AllSpartans