Richmond vs La Salle
- January 11, 2024
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Richmond Athletics
Philadelphia, Pa. – The University of Richmond swimming and diving program hit the road against La Salle on Thursday, opening up the new year with a 159-141 victory.
Opening up the competition, the 200 medley relay squad of Katelyn Pennell, Presley Baber, Keirlyn Mullica, and Caitlyn Hughes took the 2nd place finish with a time of 1:46.11.
The 1000m free proved to be the most successful event of the day for the Spiders as they claimed the first three finishes, beating out all La Salle swimmers. Katie Chignell grabbed the 1st place finish with a mark of 10:31.19 as Natalie Stuart finished close behind at 10:43.52, taking the 2nd place finish. Erin Budde closed the event out for Richmond at 3rd place with a 10:43.62 mark.
Megan Carson found success in the 200 free as she claimed 1st place at 1:54.42.
Caroline Weldon led the Spiders in the 100 back with a time of 57.67, adding another 1st place finish to the results sheet.
The 200 fly was highlighted by the veteran performances of Alexa Connors and Emma Martin. Connors claimed 1st place at 2:09.38 as Martin took 3rd with a mark of 2:11.50.
Melissa Nwakalor (2nd – 53.94) and Lucy Yeomans (3rd – 54.33) were bright spots for the program in the 100 free.
Carstyn Klosterman had success in the 200 back, taking the 1st place finish at 2:06.94.
Laura Davis took the 2nd place finish in the 200 back with a mark of 2:24.60.
The 500 free was another strong event for the Spiders on the day as Katelyn Pennell finished in 1st (5:12.99) and Erin Budde finished in 2nd (5:14.19).
Caroline Weldon (2nd place – 58.97) and Kaitlyn Bauer (3rd – 1:00.24) were the top Richmond performers in the 100 fly.
Katelyn Pennell and Laura Davis had top performances in the 200 IM. Pennell found the finishing mark of 2:10.09 as Davis finished at 2:12.23 for 3rd.
The Richmond swimmers finished their evening off with a dominant performance in the 400 free. Caitlyn Hughes, Melissa Nwakalor, Presley Baber and Katie Chignell grouped together, earning the 1st place finish at 3:30.75.
Sally Harrington was the top diver of the day for the Spiders as she took the 1st place finish in the 3 mtr (241.95) and the 2nd place finish in the 1 mtr (246.15).
Up next, the Spiders stay in Philadelphia as they head to Villanova on Friday, January 12.
Courtesy: La Salle Athletics
PHILADELPHIA – La Salle women’s swim and dive fought hard against a tough Richmond team, but came up short losing 159-141 in conference play. Both the men and women will be in action on Sunday when they travel to face the Bucknell Bison.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- A trend of the season has been getting off to hot starts in the 200-medley relay, and today was no exception. Lauren Fenn, Carlota Ungo, Tori Fenn, and Toni Rafferty swam to a first-place finish in 1:45.66.
- Ungo added an individual win to her day in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:06.85. Following her in was Gabriela Herbreder in a time of 1:06.99.
- Much like meets past, Rafferty took control of the sprint events. The senior swam the 50-free in a time of 24.12, good enough for first place. Emma van Selm came in second to help bring La Salle even closer to the small Richmond lead overall.
- In the one-meter dive, Tiffany Brawn continued to shine. She took the top place with a final score of 253.05.
- In the 100-free, Rafferty took gold yet again. The South African phenom finished the event in 52.31.
- Ungo’s second individual win of the meet came in the 200-yard breaststroke. Her race was finished in 2:23.92.
- In the 100-fly, Tori Fenn swam to a top spot, her first individual win of the meet. Her time in the event was 57.70.
- Continuing to fight, the Explorers kept the score close with two events left. Felicia Rogell took gold in the 200-yard IM in a time of 2:09.65, meaning the final event of the day would dictate the meet.
- The 400-yard freestyle relay was close, but ultimately the Spider found the top spot and the meet.
UP NEXT:
- Both the men and women will be traveling to take on the Bucknell Bison on Sunday starting at 1:00 p.m. The meet will be streamed on ESPN+.
