VILLANOVA VS JAMES MADISON
- January 17, 2026
- Villanova, Pa.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Villanova Athletics
VILLANOVA, Pa. – The women’s swimming and diving team earned a 186-113 victory over James Madison on Saturday afternoon, marking back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Villanova opened the meet with a win in the 200 Medley Relay as Kayla Bolster, Winnie Jalet, Anna Farley and Riley Kudlac touched first in 1:45.33.
The Wildcats continued with a sweep of the top three spots in the 1000 Free. Peri Gaguzis led the way with a winning time of 10:24.06, followed closely by Katie White (10:25.21) and Marlene Blanke (10:42.14).
Alana Leen delivered strong performances in the backstroke events, claiming victories in both the 100 Back (56.96) and the 200 Back (2:01.88).
Jalet also added a pair of wins in the 100 Breast (1:03.17) and the 200 Breast (2:19.62).
Meghan Tiernan picked up two individual victories for the Wildcats, winning the 200 Fly in 2:03.80 and the 500 Free in 5:02.16.
Villanova also earned wins from Carlota Colomer Guasch in the 50 Free (23.73), Anna Kilponen in the 100 Fly (55.40) and Leen in the 200 IM (2:06.52).
Meghan Scott led Villanova on the boards with a third-place finish on the 3-meter dive, scoring 271.35 points, while Michelle Kasulka scored points for the Wildcats in both diving events.
The Villanova A relay team wrapped up the meet with a second-place finish in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:29.34.
Next up, the Villanova men will host Seton Hall on Jan. 22. Diving is set to begin at 5 p.m., followed by swimming.
Courtesy: JMU Sports
VILLANOVA, Pa. – James Madison swim & dive competed at Villanova inside the Villanova Swim Complex but fell, 186-113, on Saturday.
The Dukes earned five wins – sweeping the diving events, while sophomore Madison Wimmer and senior Alex Volk won individual swimming events and JMU finished the meet with a 400 Free Relay victory.
Diving
- Senior Maddie O’Mera turned in another 300-point performance on the 3-meter board, winning the event with a score of 303.75. Redshirt junior Natalie Jones followed her in second place with a 275.48 score.
- The Dukes swept the 1-meter board, with Jones (267.38) and O’Mera (262.35) going 1-2, followed by sophomore Emma LaFountain (257.03).
Individual Swimming
- Wimmer won the 200 Free with a time of 1:52.49 and also finished second in the 500 Free after swimming a time of 5:03.59.
- In the 100 Free, Volk won behind a time of 52.19. She also placed second in the 50 Free with a time of 24.17.
- The Dukes took both second and third places in the 100 Back, 100 Breast and 50 Free. For the 100 Back, it was courtesy of freshmen Maria Costa (57.87) and Emma Durham (57.91). In the 100 Breast, freshman Emma Dougherty came in second (1:05.98) and was followed by junior Riley Bridgman (1:06.48). With Volk taking third in the 50 Free, senior Jamie Cornwell finished ahead of her with a time of 23.97.
- Other top-three finishes include a second-place finish for sophomore Maddy Coombs in the 200 Fly (2:04.95) and a third-place finish in the 200 IM by Bridgman (2:08.50).
Relay Swimming
- JMU ended the day with a win in the 400 Free Relay, as the team of Wimmer, freshman Emory Hill, Volk and Cornwell swam a time of 3:27.71.
- To begin the swimming portion of the meet, the squad of senior Sarah Pauley, Dougherty, senior Ann Chappell Ellington and Wimmer finished second in the 200 Medley Relay (1:46.43).
Up Next
The Dukes have two dual meets coming up on back-to-back days. They first travel to Richmond on Friday, Jan. 23 for a 2 p.m. start before returning home for Senior Day on Saturday, Jan. 24 against Navy. The Senior Day meet is slated for diving to begin at 10 a.m., with swimming to follow at noon.
