Army vs VMI
- October 3, 2025
- West Point, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Army Athletics
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point swimming & diving welcomed the Virginia Military Institute’s Keydets to Crandall Pool for a dual meet on Friday evening. The Black Knights came away with a pair of victories as the women’s team went 189-16 over the Keydets and the men went 152-53.
Army welcomed opponents to Crandall Pool for its second weekend of competition in the 2025-26 season on Friday afternoon in a shortened dual meet format with just 11 events for the men and women.
The Black Knights put on an exciting show in front of their fans and took a moment before the swimming portion of the meet began to recognize their 2025 Patriot League Championship win and to present their men’s team with their Championship rings.
Women: Army 189, VMI 16
Army’s women dominated their side of the meet, collecting all 11 of the meet’s first place finishes for the women and sweeping the podium entirely in eight events. Firstie and team captain Molly Webber logged a new program record in the women’s 1000 free to kick things off with a time of 9:56.93
Men: Army 152, VMI 53
The men’s squad put up a slate of strong performances, collecting 10 of the 11 possible first place finishes on the evening, sweeping the podium in the men’s 100 breast as well. Army’s men claimed at least two spots on the podium in 10 of the evening’s events.
Post Meet Reactions
Tonight was awesome. It was fun to finally honor our men’s team for last year’s Patriot League Championship! They received their championship rings tonight which is always a special and memorable moment in someone’s career.
As for the meet, the energy was unreal. Right from the run out through the last relay both teams, coaches, and our fans kept things exciting and high energy.
I want to thank everyone from the West Point and surrounding community who came and supported us! We had so many awesome performances and VMI swam awesome as well!
Shout out to Molly Webber on breaking her own school record in the 1000 Free. Grace Wagner had her best college performance of her career tonight which was awesome to see. Lots of great swim and race details are improving.
We are not satisfied and ready to keep moving forward. We have two weeks of work ahead of us and then will head down to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Dual Meet Tournament – we are excited to race against some of the best teams in the country! – Director of Swimming & Diving Brandt Nigro
This meet was such a fantastic opportunity for the team to show up and race fast. The energy that this team brought to the pool today was electric. Both the women’s team and men’s team are in a very good spot for how early it is.
We have been working extremely hard in practice, and it is showing. It was also a great opportunity to swim in front of a large crowd, including kids from the local community who cheered us along the whole time. I am very excited for this season and all that’s to come! – Grace Wagner
This was a really great meet for the team. Crandall was packed with energy, not just from the team, but all of the locals and spectators that came out to support us. If you have a lane, you have a chance, and that was shown by everyone.
We all swam a lot of secondary races and it turns out we have a lot a versatility as a team. It was a lot of fun tonight and we have lots more work ahead to look forward to. GO ARMY! – Sam Reilly
Army Top Finishers
Women’s 1000 Free: Molly Webber (9:56.93) – 1st (Program Record)
Women’s 1000 Free: Amelia Lester (10:19.77) – 2nd
Women’s 1000 Free: April Chun (10:21.98) – 3rd
Men’s 1000 Free: Brice Barrieault (9:27.05) – 1st
Men’s 1000 Free: Sam Reilly (9:44.00) – 3rd
Women’s 200 Medley Relay: Peterson, Gilmore, Braeger, McKane (1:43.30) – 1st
Women’s 200 Medley Relay: Reich, Chun, C. Webber, Mescher (1:46.52) – 2nd
Women’s 200 Medley Relay: MacMullan, Graybill, Prabhakar, Dudley (1:46.95) – 3rd
Men’s 200 Medley Relay: Crush, Rankin, Verdolaga, Vorthmann (1:25.50) – 1st
Men’s 200 Medley Relay: Kling, Hahn, Jordan, Hadji (1:28.99) – 2nd
Women’s 200 Free: Grace Wagner (1:53.29) – 1st
Women’s 200 Free: Mary Brooke Chandler (1:55.23) – 2nd
Men’s 200 Free: Ramon Jiang (1:39.58) – 1st
Men’s 200 Free: Max Peterson (1:40.94) – 2nd
Women’s 50 Free: Hadley King (23.84) – 1st
Women’s 50 Free: Tiana Mescher (23.92) – 2nd
Men’s 50 Free: Kohen Rankin (23.84) – 1st
Men’s 50 Free: Eddie Wang (23.92) – 3rd
Women’s 200 IM: Angie McKane (2:03.77) – 1st
Women’s 200 IM: Jenna Hart (2:07.18) – 2nd
Women’s 200 IM: Avery Lord (2:07.43) – 3rd
Men’s 200 IM: Daniel Verdolaga (1:50.99) – 1st
Men’s 200 IM: Remo Mann (1:53.48) – 3rd
Women’s 100 Fly: Cora Webber (56.27) – 1st
Women’s 100 Fly: Haasini Prabhakar (57.13) – 2nd
Women’s 100 Fly: Amelia Lester (58.34) – 3rd
Men’s 100 Fly: Johnny Crush (47.09) – 1st
Men’s 100 Fly: Max Jordan (48.51) – 2nd
Women’s 100 Free: Molly Webber (50.18) – 1st
Women’s 100 Free: Grace Wagner (50.86) – 2nd
Women’s 100 Free: Sydney Braeger (52.32) – 3rd
Men’s 100 Free: Thomas Hadji (43.79) – 1st
Men’s 100 Free: Sam Reilly (46.41) – 3rd
Women’s 100 Back: Layne Peterson (56.25) – 1st
Women’s 100 Back: Abby Reich (57.82) – 2nd
Women’s 100 Back: Avery Lord (58.67) – 3rd
Men’s 100 Back: Ramon Jiang (50.04) – 1st
Women’s 100 Breast: Catriona Gilmore (1:03.56) – 1st
Women’s 100 Breast: Reagan Graybill (1:05.41) – 2nd
Women’s 100 Breast: April Chun (1:06.43) – 3rd
Men’s 100 Breast: Joey Kling (54.76) – 1st
Men’s 100 Breast: Remo Mann (55.24) – 2nd
Men’s 100 Breast: Gavin Santoso (57.29) – 3rd
Women’s 200 Free Relay: Wagner, Mescher, McKane, M. Webber (1:32.62) – 1st
Women’s 200 Free Relay: Reich, MacMullan, Burke, King (1:37.59) – 2nd
Women’s 200 Free Relay: Dudley, Rice, Peterson, McLaughlin (1:38.86) – 3rd
Men’s 200 Free Relay: Hadji, Wang, Mann, Barrieault (1:22.48) – 2nd
Men’s 200 Free Relay: Crush, McDonald, Leith, Peterson (1:23.14) – 3rd
Women’s 1-meter: Hadley Futch (267.45) – 1st
Women’s 1-meter: Emma Marsh (233.33) – 2nd
Men’s 1-meter: Jack McDaniel (275.48) – 1st
Men’s 1-meter: Alex Zhang (257.90) – 1st
Courtesy: VMI Athletics
WEST POINT, N.Y. – VMI Women’s Swimming & Diving had its young core put up top times against Army at Crandall Pool Friday evening.
“I am very impressed with our early-season performances,” says VMI Swimming Head Coach Scott Thacker. “Four new team records and sixteen program top 10 times in early October are incredible for us. This was a great way to start the season, and we are looking forward to the next few weeks of racing.”
The Keydets witnessed three Rat records snapped, with 12 landing in the top 10 all-time in the 172-33 defeat. In total, VMI scored in 10 events, with two podium marks.
Freshman Carissa Witte found herself in the program’s top 10 in three categories, placing fifth in the 1,000 Freestyle (10:51.71) with 200 and 500 split times helping her hit all three marks. Witte’s 1,000 Free time shattered the Rat record that was set in 2021 by over 10 seconds.
Also breaking Rat records from 2021 was freshman Lacy Delzell, who took home third in the 200 Freestyle (1:57.08). Delzell’s 200 Free time was good enough to be in the top 10 all-time, along with her mark in the 100 Backstroke (59.08).
Placing top-10 program times were freshmen Maddie Wolfe and Valeria Paulson, who timed well in the 100 Breastroke (1:12.63) and 100 Backstroke (1:01.90), respectively. Sophomore Parker Belle Fogle produced points in the 100 Breastroke (1:09.63) to earn a top time.
The Keydets’ 200 Freestyle Relay squad, filled with freshmen Delzell, Witte, Wolfe, and Paulson, destroyed an 11-year-old Rat record (1:40.12) and was seconds shy of breaking the varsity record.
Other freshmen who recorded top-10 program marks were Susan Cushman (2:18.15) and Maria Fitzsimmons (2:20.09) in the 200 IM.
Earning points for the Keydets was sophomore Mackenzie Byrne, who finished third in the 50 Freestyle (24.18) and fifth in the 100 Freestyle (53.49). Senior Noelle Tong secured a point in the 100 Backstroke (59.16).
On the boards and earning points was sophomore Isabelle Haer, earning 179.78 points in the one-meter.
Next Up
The Keydets head to Emmitsburg, Maryland, for a dual against Mount St. Mary’s on Saturday, October 11, starting at 1 p.m.
WEST POINT, N.Y. – VMI Men’s Swimming & Diving kicked off the 2025-26 campaign against Army at Crandall Pool Friday evening.
“I am very impressed with our early-season performances,” says VMI Swimming Head Coach Scott Thacker. “Four new team records and sixteen program top-10 times in early October are incredible for us. This was a great way to start the season, and we are looking forward to the next few weeks of racing.”
Despite the 148-57 loss, the Keydets had several positive outcomes, including a broken record and four top-10 program times.
Junior Matthew Picard led the way by breaking the 100 Butterfly varsity record with a time of 49.12 en route to third place. Picard would land on the podium again, earning second place in the 50 Freestyle (20.85).
Making an impact in his first collegiate meet was freshman Ian Lutz, who took home second in the 100 Freestyle (45.73), which puts him in the top 10 all-time.
Sophomore Stephen Russell produced a top-10 time for VMI in the 1,000 Freestyle (9:28.99) to earn second, with sophomore Aubrey Struder also joining the list (9:58.37). Russell would also land second in the 200 IM (1:53.38).
Returning to his familiar ways was sophomore Jack Mills, tallying a third-place mark in the 200 Freestyle (1:41.06). Junior Sam Castle and sophomore Joshua Wolf went second (50.68) and third (52.87), respectively, in the 100 Backstroke.
The Keydets’ 200 Freestyle Relay squad, consisting of Picard, Lutz, Russell, and Mills, brought home the gold by less than two-tenths of a second (1:22.32).
On the boards, junior Ryder Creal earned points for VMI with a third-place result in the one-meter (249.67).
In total, VMI posted 11 podium marks with one first-place finish.
Next Up
The Keydets head to Emmitsburg, Maryland, for a dual against Mount St. Mary’s on Saturday, October 11, starting at 1 p.m.
