Howard vs Mount St. Mary’s
- November 16, 2024
- Washington, D.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Howard Athletics
WASHINGTON (November 16, 2024) – Howard University women’s swimming & diving team cruised past Mount St. Mary’s, 165-97, inside Burr Gym Pool.
With the win, HU secured its first win of the season (1-2).
Overall, the Bison won 11 races, including a pair of relays.
Senior Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson (Nassau, Bahamas), sophomores Jasmine Morgan (Chicago) and Chanice Posada (Houston) and newcomer Seannia Norville-Smith (Nassau, Bahamas) opened the meet with a victory in the 400 Medley Relay, clocking in at 3:55.89.
Morgan, Norville-Smith and juniors Skylar Debnam (Chandler, Ariz.) and Zuilda Nwaeze (Columbia, Md.) closed out the event with a win in the 400 Free Relay (3:33.73).
Individually, Nwaeze and Thompson led the way with a pair of wins each. The Maryland native won the 200 Free (1:54.65) and 100 Free (51.65) while the Bahamian product claimed gold in the 100 Breast (1:05.40) and 100 IM (59.88).
Norville-Smith, Posada and junior Samyra Benoit (Santa Clarita, Calif.) swept the 50 Fly podium, earning first (26.48), second (26.48) and third (26.81), respectively.
Benoit and Norville-Smith also placed first (58.35) and second (58.58), respectively, in the 100 Fly.
Morgan and freshman Gabrielle Vickles (El Dorado, Trinidad & Tobago) competed in the 50 Free, securing gold (24.19) and silver (24.88), respectively.
Posada and second-year Bison Myeisha Sharrieff (Bermuda) took part in the 100 Back race, finishing first (57.28) and second (59.07), respectively. The Bermuda native also took home gold in the 50 Back, producing a 27.38 time.
On Nov. 22-24, HU goes to Baltimore to compete in the annual GreyH2ounds Invitational, hosted by Loyola (Md.). Morning sessions start at 10 a.m., followed by the evening sessions at 6 p.m.
WASHINGTON (November 16, 2024) – Howard University men’s swimming & diving team earned its first win of the season, taking down Mount St. Mary’s (MSM), 169-92, inside Burr Gym Pool.
Overall, the Bison won 11 races, including a pair of relays.
Howard opened the afternoon with a victory in the 400 Medley Relay (3:25.05), led by seniors Tai Afrik (Holland, Mich.) and Darin Johnson (Atascocita, Texas) and sophomores Mason Green (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Kristopher Lawson (Gaithersburg, Md.).
Afrik, Green, junior Daren Rodgers (Chicago) and Ibrahima Diouf (Arlington, Va.) also capped off the day, securing gold in the 400 Free Relay with a 3:08.74 time.
Individually, Lawson claimed the top spot in three events: 50 Back (23.55); 50 Free (21.49) and 50 Fly (21.60).
Green and rookie Jalen Stewart (New Castle, Del.) won a pair of individual events. Green finished first in the 100 Fly (50.20) and 100 Free (46.71) while the Delaware product secured victory in the 200 Free (1:45.11) and 500 Free (4:59.70).
Johnson and newcomer Mark Brown (Greensboro, N.C.) competed in the 100 IM, placing first (53.29) and third (55.25), respectively.
Other noteworthy performance included second-year Bison Jack Barr (Nassau, Bahamas) winning the 1000 Free, clocking in at 10:24.42.
On Nov. 22-24, HU goes to Baltimore to compete in the annual GreyH2ounds Invitational, hosted by Loyola (Md.). Morning sessions start at 10 a.m., followed by the evening sessions at 6 p.m.
Courtesy: Mount Athletics
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 16, 2024) – Mount St. Mary’s swim and dive were swept today in their third dual-meet matchup of the year away at Howard, with the men losing 169-92 and the women losing out 165-97.
Both 400-Yard Medley Relay teams placed second in their respective events with Hanna Aggen, Christina Lazari, Theodora Kanellopoulou, and Madison Murphy finishing with a time of 4:00.15 in the women’s event and the team of Jason Fitch, Aidan Grady, Parker Koenig, and Austin Toland finishing with a time of 3:25.90 in the men’s event. Carmen Del Aguila won the women’s 1000-Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:34.33, all within intervals of 33 seconds. She also won the women’s 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:06.42.
Both Grady and Lazari won their signature events at the dual-meet as the pair won the men’s 50-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 25.65 and the women’s 50-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 29.69 respectively. Grady also won the men’s 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 56.38 and
UPCOMING
The Mount returns to the pool on the weekend of November 22-24 as they travel to Lancaster, Pennsylvania for their mid-season meet at the Franklin and Marshall Invitational.
