Mary Washington Women, Bloombsurg Men Secure Wins At Franklin & Marshall Invite

2024 Franklin & Marshall Invite

• November 22-24, 2024
• Lancaster, Pa.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Mary Washington Athletics

The University of Mary Washington women’s swim team had little issues in its victory of the Franklin & Marshall Invitational in Lancaster, Pa. over the weekend. The Eagles scored 1,168 points with Div. I Mount St. Mary’s finishing in second with 999 points.

NJAC foes Kean and Rowan also fell victim to the reigning conference champions.

Notable Friday results:

• Bridget Zagrobelny finished sixth and Delaney Humphrey finished ninth in the 200 IM
• Spera Moy-Jacobs placed 10th in the 50-yard freestyle

Notable Saturday results

• Carleigh Dillman finished eighth in the A-Final of the 400-yard IM
• Ashley Dyer and Delaney Humphrey finished second and third in the B-Final of the 400 IM, and April Groce and Nora McMullen placed sixth and seventh.
• In the 100-yard butterfly, Bri Wilson placed third in the A-Final.
• In the 200-yard freestyle, Spera Moy-Jacobs placed third in the A-Final and Sarah Brown finished seventh. Ann Karr finished eighth in the B-Final.
• Bridget Zagrobelny placed thrid in the 100-yard breaststroke A-Final, meanwhile Soleil Clifford placed third in the B-Final.
• In the 100-yard backstroke, Phoebe Root placed seventh in the A-Final.
• Zagrobelny, Karr, Moy-Jacobs, and Brown finished fourth in the 800-yard freestyle.
• In the 200-yard medley relay, Root, Zagrobelny, Wilson, and Moy-Jacobs finished second.

Notable Sunday results

• In the 200-yard backstroke, Phoebe Root placed fourth overall, while Kaylie Curran finished sixth in the B-Final.
• In the 100-yard freestyle, Spera Moy-Jacobs placed third in the A-Final.
• Bridget Zagrobelny won the 200-yard breaststroke in the A-Final and Ashley Dyer finished fifth in the B-Final, and Soleil Clifford placed eighth in the B-Final.
• In the 200-yard butterfly, Bri Wilson placed second overall, Marina Klein finished six, and Carleigh Dillman finished in eighth. In the B-Final, Delaney Humphrey finished second and Sarah Brown finished eighth.
• In the 1,650-yard freestyle, Maddie Kryszon finished ninth, Kaylie Curran finished in 14th, and Sarah Brown finished in 20th.

The Eagles are back in action next semester, opening the spring with a meet at Catholic on Jan. 11 that’s set to begin at 1 p.m.

Courtesy: Bloomsburg Athletics

LANCASTER, Pa. – The Bloomsburg men’s swimming team finished first overall at the 2024 Franklin & Marshall Invite behind another impressive day on the final day of the meet. Andrew Holmes (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) earned his first NCAA ‘B’ cut of the season as the Huskies posted a season-best in every individual race and in the final relay.

Shortly after witnessing his sister, Morgan Holmes, get her NCAA ‘B’ cut in the 100-yard freestyle, Andrew Holmes (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) completed the feat himself. Holmes won the 100-free with the second-best time in the PSAC currently of 45.17. Jack Drake (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg Area) took second in the event his season-best time of 45.57, missing his NCAA cut by just .34.

Maximilian Butkiewicz (Longhorne, Pa./Neshaminy) opened Sunday’s finals with a ninth-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:55.82 while Cole Verga (Lawrenceville, N.J./Lawrence) took 12^th overall at 1:57.95.

The Huskies impressed in a very quick 200-yard breaststroke final. Connor McClurkin (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy) took second overall with a season-best time of 2:03.96 while Constantin Buga (Philadlephia, Pa./Northeast) finished third overall at 2:05.77. Sean Witmer (Millmont, Pa./Mifflinburg) finished sixth at 2:07.71. Tanner Glatfelter (Dover, Pa./Dover) won the C final with a time of 2:07.22 to take 17^th overall and Henry Schueren finished 20^th with a time of 2:14.01.

Nick Zaffiro (Orefield, Pa./Parkland) had another impressive swim in the 200-yard fly as he finished fourth in with time of 1:53.17. Drake took sixth with a time of 1:53.93. Matthew Boehme took eighth with a time of 1:55.79. Adler Zawodny (Hellertown, Pa./CCA)  finished 23^rd overall with a time of 2:02.01 while Michael Huegel (Springfield, Pa./Spriingfield) took 24^th at 2:02.13.

Huegel got right back in the pool for the 1,650-yard freestyle and took fourth overall with a time of 16:34.34. Ethan Robertson (/) took 15^th overall with a time of 17:24.55 while Luke Willard (Orefield, Pa./Parkland) finished 16^th with a time of 17:26.69.

The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Tyler Tinsley (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area), Ian Hamilton (Uniontown, Pa./Laurel Highlands), Glatfelter, and Boehme posted their best time of the season as they took fifth with a time of 3:05.98, currently the fourth-best time in the PSAC. The team of Willard, Huegel, Josh Mansfield (/), and Verga took 17^th at 3:16.90.

The Huskies have some time off as they train through the month of December before heading to Florida for their annual training trip. Bloomsburg gets back in the pool against another team on January 17 when the Huskies welcome IUP to the Nelson Field House Pool for a dual meet.