American vs Howard
- Friday, October 28, 2022
- Washington
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: American 150, Howard 93
- Men: Howard 138, American 102
Courtesy: AU Athletics
WASHINGTON – In the first home dual meet of the season for American University swim & dive, the women’s team earned a win over Howard and the two teams won a combined 11 events overall. Sophomore Marissa Kleckner and freshman Rhys Davies each won two individual events for the Eagles.
NOTABLE
- The women’s 200 medley relay set the tone early as Sophia Hemingway, Kenzie Cresci, Mimi Watts and Avery Barber teamed up for a victory in 1:47.85.
- Kleckner’s first individual win came in the 1,000 freestyle in 10:48.94, and she later showed her versatility in also winning the 100 free in 54.21.
- The Eagles finished 1-2 in the women’s 200 free with Gabi Suarez (1:59.03) and Lurilla Bereveskos (1:59.13) taking first and second, respectively.
- Still undefeated in individual events this season is Mimi Watts, who took first in the 50 free in 23.97.
- Two freshmen took first place in both the men’s and women’s 200 backstroke, with Hemingway on the women’s side (2:08.36) and Nate Colemen for the men (1:57.27).
- Behind Hemingway, Sasha Uspenskaya and Amaya Tomma finished second and third for a sweep of the top three spots in the 200 back.
- Cresci earned her second win of the day, and first individual, taking the top spot in the 200 breaststroke in 2:27.21. Behind her was freshman Grace Netz who placed second in 2:28.02.
- The Eagles’ divers put on an impressive performance. For the men, freshman Rhys Davies won both the 1-meter and the 3-meter events. His score of 271.60 on the 3-meter was a PR, and ranks sixth-best all-time at AU.
- On the women’s side, freshman Peyton Thurman took the top spot on the 3-meter with a score of 252.15 that’s a PR and ranks seventh-best all-time in program history. Thurman took second on the 1-meter with a score of 227.05.
UP NEXT
- The Eagles will hit the road next weekend for a quad meet at Bucknell, facing the host Bison along with Navy and Lafayette.
Courtesy: Howard Athletics
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 29, 2022) – The men of Howard University swimming and diving started their weekend with a 138-102 win over American University in the Reeves Aquatic Center Friday afternoon.
The men kicked off the afternoon with a 1st place finish in the 200-yard medley relay consisting of staples Miles Simon (Atlanta, Ga.), Mark-Anthony Thompson (Nassau, Bahamas), Taj Benton (Baltimore, Md.), and Spencer Miles (Lynchburg, Va.). This marks the Bison’s third win in the event this season.
For the 2nd meet in a row, senior Luke-Kennedy Thompson (Nassau, Bahamas) earned the top finish in the 1000-free with a time of 9:56.65. The Bahamian native would go on to post another individual win in the 500-free.
Miles Simon went on to win his first individual medal of the day in the 200-free.
In a nail biting race down to the tenths, Mark-Anthony Beckles (Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago) continued to dominate the 50-Free with a time of 20.96 – his best time this year and third consecutive win in the event. The senior would go on to pick up his second individual medal of the afternoon in the 100-Free
Keeping the winning momentum going, sophomore Tai Afrik won the 400-IM swimming it in 4:44.94.
Freshman Taj Benton continued to have a strong showing in the 200-butterfly, winning the event with a time of 1:56.89
The Bison’s Darien Williams (Philadelphia, Pa.) nearly picked up Howard’s eighth win of the event in the 200-backstroke. The earned runner-up by only 0.32 seconds.
Howard went on to dominate the 200-breaststroke claiming the top three finishes. Niles Rankin (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) earned 1st place with a time of 2:10.67.
Capping the evening with a victory, HU finished strong in the 200-free relay consisting of Miles Simon, Spencer Miles, Taj Benton, and Mark-Anthony Beckles.
The Bison welcome the VMI Keydets in their final home meet of the year this afternoon at 1 P.M.
