CHICAGO -- The 7th-ranked University of Chicago women's swimming and diving team sits in second place after narrowly edging WashU for a top-two spot on the opening day of the Phoenix Fall Classic.

Alexandra Milisavljevic made a statement n the opening individual event of the Phoenix Fall Classic on Friday night as the freshman brought home the top individual finish and broke the UChicago school record with a time of 4:56.74 in the 500 Freestyle.

Fellow freshman Sophia Xu joined Milisavljevic with a record book performance as Xu placed fourth in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 23.47 which ranks second in program history.

The top overall finish for the Maroons came in the two relay events of the opening night as the Maroons placed second in both the 200 Free Relay and 400 Medley Relay. The team of Genesee Quon, Sophia Xu, Emily Xu, and Adelia Biello recorded a B Cut time of 1:34.11 in the 200 Free Relay, and the team of Kylie Stuart, Alicia Soosai, Sophia Xu, and Emily Xu added a B Cut time of 3:45.43 in the 400 Medley Relay.

The Maroons will return to the pool on Saturday morning at 10 AM CT for day 2 prelims at the Myers-McLoraine Pool.

TOP FINISHERS:

* 2nd - Genesee Quon, Sophia Xu, Emily Xu, Adelia Biello - 200 Free Relay - 1:34.11 (B Cut)
* 2nd - Kylie Stuart, Alicia Soosai, Sophia Xu, Emily Xu - 400 Medley Relay - 3:45.43 (B Cut)
* 3rd - Alexandra Milisavljevic - 500 Freestyle - 4:56.74 (School Record / B Cut)
* 4th - Sophia Xu - 50 Freestyle - 23.47 (2nd in UChicago history / B Cut)
* 5th - NouNou Chang, Estelle Vernhes, Addie Diaz, Sophia Lee - 200 Free Relay - 1:35.61
* 8th - Emma Osborne - 500 Freestyle - 5:04.21
* 9th - Charlotte Eckert - 500 Freestyle - 5:06.94
* 9th - Genesee Quon - 50 Freestyle - 24.01

TEAM SCORES:

1) #2 NYU - 733
2) #7 UChicago - 481.5
3) #12 WashU - 476.5
4) #22 Gettysburg - 308
5) UMSL - 276
6) Grinnell - 168
7) Truman State - 165
8) Nebraska Wesleyan - 159
9) Illinois Tech - 146