Columbia vs Dartmouth
- February 1, 2020
- New York, NY
- Results
Courtesy: Columbia Athletics
NEW YORK — The Columbia men’s swimming and diving team sent its nine seniors out the right way, defeating the visiting Dartmouth Big Green, 196-102, in the Lions home finale on Saturday afternoon.
The Lions improve to 5-3 in dual matches this season, including a 4-2 mark in Ivy League contests. Dartmouth falls to 1-10, 0-7 Ivy.
“Senior Day is always a fun day for the guys,” said Columbia head coach Jim Bolster. “Home cooking makes a big difference. We were really struggling yesterday on the road down in Annapolis. We traveled back late at night, they swam this morning, but just being at home makes a difference. It was a nice way for the seniors to finish their careers at home. I was pleased with the overall effort. All the way around it was a fun and successful meet for the team and the seniors in particular.
“I think more than anything they’ve brought a sense of camaraderie and fun to the program,” said Bolster of the senior class. “It’s very touching to see how much they care for one another and how well they know each other. This group just clicks, and it’s very evident in the performance, the concern that they have for one another and the fun they have together.”
The momentum went the Lions’ way early in the meet as first-year Ben Blizard and senior Shinya Kondo provided a 1-2 finish in the meet-opening 3-meter dive. Blizard notched a winning 333.53, while Kondo followed closely with a 327.17 mark. The first-year later claimed the crown in the 1-meter, scoring a 301.21.
“NCAA Zone qualifying scores for both Ben and Shinya today,” said diving coach Scott Donie. “I’m so proud of Shinya, being the first diver that I’ve coached all four years here at Columbia. I am so excited to see what is in store for this incredible young man.”
Columbia stretched its lead as the quartet of seniors Cole Stevens and Nian-Guo Liu, sophomore Jonas Kistorp and junior Albert Gwo put together a winning 1:28.92 in the 200-yard medley relay, leading a 1-2-3 Columbia sweep in the event.
The Big Green responded with a pair of individual wins in the 1,000 and 200 freestyle events, but with a time of 49.21 Stevens would lead the Lions in posting the top four times in the 100 backstroke, followed by fellow senior Joe Skimmons (51.08), sophomore Hayden Liu (51.44) and Kistorp (51.48).
Another 1-2-3 sweep followed for the Lions in the 100 breaststroke led by first-year Thomas Shepanzyk with a time of 57.69 ahead of senior Erek Cox at 58.02. Shepanzyk went on to also lead the pack in the 100 free, posting a winning 46.26.
Junior Gwo continued his dominance in the 50 free, touching in 19.96 in front of senior Kevin Dang. The Lions also used wins from sophomore Joey Licht in the 200 back (1:52.50), Skimmons in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.27), senior Zac Pear in the 100 butterfly (50.37) and Hayden Liu in the 200 IM (1:51.52).
Closing out Senior Day, the all-senior squad of Lexo Walker, Pear, Skimmons and Cox combined for victory in the 200 free relay with time of 1:25.47.
Also of note, despite swimming both events exhibition, Nian-Guo Liu reset pool records in both the 100 breaststroke (53.10) and 200 breaststroke (1:57.19) to cap off an illustrious career inside Percy Uris Natatorium.
Columbia will wrap up its dual meet schedule on the road next Saturday, Feb. 8, at Princeton. The meet is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. inside DeNunzio Pool.
NEW YORK — In its final dual meet of the season, the Columbia women’s swimming and diving team posted a dominant 215-84 victory over the Dartmouth Big Green on Saturday afternoon inside Percy Uris Natatorium. Prior to the meet, Columbia honored its eight seniors.
The Lions wrap up the dual meet portion of their schedule with a 4-3 mark in Ivy League competition, posting a winning record for the second-straight year.
“We were really happy to send our seniors out on a really high note,” said Columbia head coach Diana Caskey. “It’s always a lot of fun to dominate a meet, especially the last meet and the last meet of some people’s careers, so it was good fun. I think we saw a lot of good things today. The enthusiasm, the energy, all those things bode well for Ivies.
“They’ve been an incredibly dynamic group from start to finished,” commented Caskey on the graduating class. “The fact that they’ve stayed so solid in terms of numbers is really exciting too. We’re going to be quite a different team next year.”
Sophomore Briget Rosendahl got things started on the right foot with a big win on the 3-meter springboard, posting a score of 285.45, while first-year Livy Poulin was third at 249.61. Poulin then went on to win the 1-meter board at 269.48, edging out Rosendahl who scored a 268.50.
“A great finish at home for the women,” said diving coach Scott Donie. “It’s always great to see the women perform their best on Senior Day in front of a huge home crowd! A big thank you to all the alumnae who showed up to support us today.”
The 200-yard medley relay saw the Lions earn a 1-2 finish, with the squad of seniors Julia Samson, Helen Wojdylo and Audrey Richter, plus junior Emily Wang, posting a winning time of 1:41.81.
The Big Green took back a bit of momentum with back-to-back wins in the 1,000 and 200 freestyle races, but senior Lisa Zhang would lead the charge in a 1-2-3 sweep of the 100 backstroke at 56.74 to put Columbia back on track. Another sweep followed in the 100 breaststroke, led by first-year Isabella Fratesi in 1:04.18.
After Dartmouth’s Mia Leko took top honors in the 200 butterfly, Columbia buckled down and won each of the final nine events in the meet. Senior Audrey Richter got a Senior Day win in the 50 free (23.68), followed by junior Jessica He winning the 100 free in 51.01.
Sophomore Mary Pruden led a 1-2-3-4 sweep in the 200 backstroke with a winning time of 2:00.86, ahead of Samson (2:02.06). Fellow sophomore Yani Le followed that up with a 200 breast triumph (2:18.03), before first-years Karen Liu, Olivia Jubin and Fratesi won the final three individual events.
The Lions tied a bow on top, posting the top two times in the 200 free relay, led by Richter, Jubin, He and sophomore Claire Lin’s 1:34.25.
Columbia will now turn its attention to the upcoming Ivy League Championships, set for Feb. 19-23 in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Courtesy: Dartmouth Athletics
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Dartmouth men’s swimming and diving team fell to Columbia (196-102) in its final Ivy League meet of the season on Saturday.
The Big Green’s divers kicked the meet off on the 3-meter board. Kyle Schubert finished highest in third (293.23), while Jonathan Hu was fifth (254.25). Dartmouth picked up two points by placing fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:34.18), touching two seconds ahead of the Green’s B relay.
Connor LaMastra and Ethan Banks took the top two spots in the 1000 free with times of 9:19.29 and 9:38.27 to earn a total of 13 points. It was the same story in the 200 free; Tim Park was first (1:40.00), while Joe Moll touched in second place (1:40.36). LaMastra was back in the 200 fly, finishing first by less than three-tenths of a second (1:48.46). Matt Luciano also swam the event and earned one point (1:56.87).
In the 100 back, Tim Cushman (53.14) and Noah Hensley (53.19) ended up in scoring position. Swimming the 100 breast, Parker Herschberger (58.99) and Brandon Liao (59.42) picked up a combined three points. John Hall and Landon Armstrong touched less than three tenths of a second apart in the 50 free in fourth (21.35) and fifth (21.62).
On 1-meter, Schubert finished in second place (268.80) and Hu followed soon after in third (266.10). In the 200 back, Hensley was second (1:55.53) and Cushman placed third (1:57.43), out-touching a Columbia swimmer by six one-hundredths. Connor Richmond and Hershberger competed in the 200 breast, coming in third (2:10.44) and fourth (2:12.72).
Moll won the 500 free (4:35.02), leaving a five-second gap behind him. Banks was third (4:41.52) and Park came in fifth place (4:43.82). Six points went in Dartmouth’s direction in the 100 fly when Luciano came second (50.94) and Connor Bishop was fourth (52.97).
LaMastra was second in the 200 IM, finishing four-tenths of a second out of first, while Moll took fourth (1:54.63). The Green ended the meet by placing second in the 200 free relay (1:25.54), missing out on first by less than a tenth and out-touching the Lions’ B relay by half a second.
Next weekend, Dartmouth will take part in the two-day Boston Open against Boston University.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Dartmouth women’s swimming and diving was defeated by Columbia (215-84) in its final Ivy league dual meet of the season on Friday.
To kick off the afternoon on the 3-meter diving board, Maggio Pionzio was second (255.60) and Isabella Lichen came in fourth place (247.28), picking up a combined six points. The Big Green touched in third place in the 200 medley relay (1:46.70).
Christina Cianciolo won the 1000 free (10:29.31), leaving a seven-second gap between her and the swimmer in second. Sarah Finlay (11:05.18) and Kenna Van Steyn (11:37.21) came in third and fourth. Ashley Post was first in the 200 free (1:51.65), while Mia Leko (1:53.79) also ended up with two points by placing fourth. A few events later, Leko won the 200 fly (2:05.08).
In the 100 back, Kaia Reznicek and Susannah Laster finished in fourth (59.73) and fifth (59.93). Competing in the 100 breast, Maggie Deppe-Walker was fourth (1:07.35) and Van Steyn took fifth (1:08.69), earning a combined three points.
Sophie Smith was second in the 50 free (23.84), touching two-tenths of a second out of first, while Post came in fourth (24.02). Smith also placed second in the 100 free (51.82) and Summer Martin came in fourth (52.58). On 1-meter, Lichen (267.00) and Pionzio (250.74) both earned points by taking third and fifth.
In the 200 back, Connie Zhang and Finlay were fifth and sixth with times of 2:11.31 and 2:12.06. Deppe-Walker placed third in the 200 breast (2:26.16), out-touching a Lion by half a second. Megan Tao also swam the event, picking up a point by taking fifth (2:26.88). Swimming the 500 free, Post took third (5:06.76) and Cianciolo was fifth (5:08.18), while Parker and Katherine Cane touched a few hundredths of a second apart in the 100 fly with times of 1:00.37 and 1:00.44.
In the 200 IM, Parker and Finlay took fifth (2:12.25) and sixth (2:20.07). To wrap up the meet, the Big Green were third (1:35.81), touching less than three tenths behind Columbia.
Next weekend, Dartmouth will take part in the two-day Boston Open against Boston University.
