Gomez began her freshman season with a sizzling start in the pool. Swimming against St. Bonaventure, Gomez earned her first individual victory in her first collegiate race, winning the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:08.65. She followed with a win in the 1,000 freestyle that same night, this time touching the wall with a 13-second lead and a time of 10:32.19. On Saturday, Gomez continued her dominance and won the 500 freestyle in 5:10.01, eight seconds ahead of the runner-up. She also swam on the winning 400 medley relay (3:56.00) team and second place 400 freestyle relay squad. Over the two-day competition, the Harrisonburg, VA native accounted for 43 points and posted NEC-best times in the 200 fly and 1,000 free.