Queens University has been on a tear through the record books at the 2015 Division II NCAA Championships, and they closed Friday night by obliterating the 800 free relay record by over 5 seconds.
Patricia Castro, Lillian Gordon, McKenzie Stevens and Caroline Arakelian went 7:14.69 to blow out the field, breaking the old national record of 7:20.08 set last year by Drury.
That featured a 1:46.70 leadoff leg from Castro, who set the individual 200 free national record earlier in the meet. The rest of the relay all got under 1:50 to smash the record. Here’s a splits comparison:
| Queens 2015 | Drury 2014 | ||
| Patricia Castro | 1:46.70 | Tinsley Andrews | 1:48.87 |
| Lillian Gordy | 1:48.43 | Kaylan Gieseke | 1:52.00 |
| McKenzie Stevens | 1:49.89 | Leah Reed | 1:50.44 |
| Caroline Arakelian | 1:49.67 | Sarah Pullen | 1:48.77 |
| 7:14.67 | 7:20.08 | ||
That record sets Queens atop Drury in team points by 66 as the Royals look to steal the NCAA title from defending champs Drury.