Delaware Sweeps William & Mary, Women Also Take Down JMU

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November 08th, 2022 College, News, Press Releases

Delaware vs William & Mary vs JMU

  • Saturday, November 5, 2022
  • Newark, Del.
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Results
  • Team Scores
    • Women: Delaware 161.5, W&M 131.5
    • Women: Delaware 173.5, JMU 117.5
    • Women: JMU 162, W&M 131
    • Men: Delaware 208, W&M 84

Courtesy: Delaware Athletics

NEWARK, Del. – The Delaware women’s swimming and diving defeated William & Mary, 161.50-131.50, and James Madison, 173.50-117.50, at Rawstrom Natatorium on Nov. 5, 2022.

“It was a great team win for us today,” head coach Pablo Marmolejo said. “We competed against two great teams and the growth of the program showed today. I’m very proud of our team, and the effort they put in today. Our diving program had a phenomenal showing today as well and I’m very proud of what Ryan has done with his student-athletes and how much they mean to the overall success of our program. We are looking forward to our next two meets to finish out the semester and then the training trip.”

Mira Selling again kept up her excellent start to the season, as she placed first in the 100 free (51.41), 200 free (1:51.17), and 400 IM (4:24.24). Her time in the 400 IM was a new personal best.

Anthi Lyra picked up first-place finishes in the 500 free (5:02.61) and 1000 free (10:22.30), both personal-best times. Kaitlyn Sullivan finished in fourth place in the 50 free (24.52), with Nicole Chiappa finishing just behind in fifth place (24.53). Natalie Dobrzykowski finished in second place in the 200 free with a season-best time of 1:54.20.

In the 100 back, Erin Shema led the way with a first-place time of 56.78. Cristin Earley rounded out the top five with a personal-best time of 58.28. Shema also finished in first place in the 200 back (2:03.08), while Earley finished in second place (2:04.61). Mania Tasakou finished in second place in the 100 breast (1:05.67), while Marietta Gately finished right behind in third place with a season-best mark of 1:07.08. Jenna Leonard (1:08.25) and Erin Lillis (1:08.62) finished in fifth and sixth place.

Tasakou finished in first place in the 200 breast (2:22.39), Gately finished in third place with a time 2:26.07, a season-best, and Leonard finished in fourth place with a season-best time of 2:26.91. Alexandra Misikova was Delaware’s top finisher in the 100 fly (58.38), and finished in fourth place in the 200 fly (2:09.59), both personal-bests.

The 200 medley relay team of Shema, Tasakou, Aislinn Mitchell, and Chiappa finished in third place (1:46.14), while the quartet of Earley, Gately, Misikova, and Sullivan placed in fifth (1:48.57). The 400 free relay team of Shema, Lyra, Chiappa, and Selling finished in first place (3:28.25). The team of Dobrzykowski, Mitchell, Bella Granetzke, and Peyton Rautzhan finished in fifth place (3:36.38).

In the 1-meter dive, Alex Pastris came in first place (286.65), Julia Servas in fifth place (257.63), and Rowan O’Sullivan in seventh place (253.88). In the 3-meter, Patris (279.30), Jordan Campbell (264.98), and O’Sullivan (261.60) all came three-four-five. Pastris’ score in the 1-meter improved on her NCAA Zone Cut mark, which was previously at 269.33.

Delaware is back on the road to compete against La Salle and Rider on Nov. 11 in Philadelphia, Penn.

NEWARK, Del. – The Delaware men’s swimming and diving team defeated William & Mary, 208.00-84.00, on Nov. 5 at Rawstrom Natatorium.

“It was a great team win for us today,” head coach Pablo Marmolejo said. “We competed against two great teams and the growth of the program showed today. I’m very proud of our team, and the effort they put in today. Our diving program had a phenomenal showing today as well and I’m very proud of what Ryan has done with his student-athletes and how much they mean to the overall success of our program. We are looking forward to our next two meets to finish out the semester and then the training trip.”

Delaware took first place finishes in the 50, 100, 200, 500, and 100 free. Matvei Namakonov finished in first place in the 50 free with a season-best time of 20.92, Miguel Vasquez finished in first place in the 100 free (46.18), Jacob Replogle took first in the 200 free (1:44.62), and Dylan Smolders finished first in the 500 free (4:37.70) and 1000 free (9:37.96).

Also, Luke Rautzhan finished in second place in the 50 free (21.40). Ryan Polino (46.59), and Namakonov (47.56) finished second and third in the 100 free, while Vasquez finished in third place in the 200 free (1:45.38). In the 500 free, Andrew Taylor (4:38.09) took second place, while Kevin Lewke finished in third place in the 1000 free (9:59.08).

DJ Fechtman (51.60) and T.J. Yaglenski (51.82) took the top two spots in the 100 back, while Gavin Currie (1:51.21) and Replogle (1:55.04) claimed the top two spots in the 200 back. Replogle’s time was a season-best.

In the 100 breast, Toni Sabev finished in first place with a season-best time of 55.23, while Evan Frick (57.54), Simeon Sabev (57.54), and Jack Gibson (59.33) finished in fourth, fifth, and sixth. Delaware took the top three spots in the 200 breast, led by Frick (2:05.08), Toni Sabev (2:06.55), and Gibson (2:08.48). Frick’s and Gibson’s times in the 100 and 200 breast were season-bests

Simeon Sabev finished in first place in the 100 fly (50.88). In the 200 fly, Currie (1:53.68) and Taylor (1:55.26) finished in second and third place.

Delaware finished in three of the top four spots in the 200-medley relay, with the quartet of Currie, Toni SabevSimeon Sabev, and Namakonov leading the way with a time of 1:30.83. Fetchman, Frick, Yaglenski, and Rautzhan finished right behind in second place (1:32.86), while Polino, Jack ZappJack Hattery, and Vasquez placed fourth (1.33.19).

The 400 free relay team of Simeon Sabev, Vasquez, Polino and Namakonov finished in first place with a time of 3:04.29. The team of Addison Collins, Currie, Rautzhan, and Taylor came in third place (3:09.74).

In the 1-meter dive, Kevin Siegfried (314.18), Philip Townsend (278.63), and Josh Shipley (263.55) all came first, second, and third place. In the 3-meter dive, Siegfried (347.70), Townsend (286.80), and Shipley (268.20) all also finished in first, second, and third place. Siegfried’s marks in both events were good for an NCAA Zone Cut mark.

Delaware hits the road again to compete against La Salle and Rider on Nov. 11 in Philadelphia, Penn.

Courtesy: JMU Sports

NEWARK, Del. – James Madison swimming & diving earned a split in its second tri-meet of the season, taking down William & Mary, 162-131, while falling to host Delaware, 161.5-135.5, on Saturday at Rawstrom Natatorium at CSB.

The Dukes move to 3-2 in meets this season as Delaware improves to 3-0 and William & Mary falls to 2-4.

JMU took home wins in the 50 Free and the 3-meter board, while earning top-three finishes in the 100, 500 & 1000 Free, 100 & 200 Back, 100 & 200 Fly, 400 IM and 1-meter board.

Dive

  • Lexi Lehman won the 3-meter board, scoring a NCAA Zone qualifying score of 316.43. Her score ranks ninth in program history for the board.
  • Lindsey Hammar took home a pair of second place finishes on the boards, scoring 300.90 on the 3-meter and 281.40 in the 1-meter. Both scores were NCAA Zone qualifying scores for the respected boards.
  • Securing a third place finish in the 1-meter board was Felicity Ryan with a score of 278.85.

Relays

  • The Dukes placed second in both relays, competing in the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay.
  • Cameron Gring, Madison Cottrell, Sydni Diehl and Jordyn Schnell swam a time of 1:45.93 in the 200 Medley Relay.
  • The team of Alex Volk, Karen Siddoway, Jamie Cornwell and Schnell swam the 400 Free Relay in a time of 3:29.31.

Individual

  • In the 50 Free, Jamie Cornwell swam a time of 23.99 to take the victory.
  • Jess Pryne secured a pair of second place finishes in the 200 Fly (2:05.17) and 400 IM (4:26.99), and swam a time of 5:04.51 in the 500 Free to add a third-place finish on the day.
  • Madison Cottrell and Jordyn Schnell both finished with a pair of top-three placements. Cottrell placed second in the 100 Back (57.42) and third in the 100 Fly (57.70), while Schnell took home second place in both the 50 Free (24.11) and 100 Free (51.86).
  • In the 200 Back, Lauren Aylmer swam a time of 2:04.74 to take third.
  • Riley Nugent swam the 1000 Free in a time of 10:34.15 to secure a third-place finish.
  • To wrap up the individual swimming events, Angela Ritchie took home a third-place finish in the 400 IM behind a time of 4:35.69.

Quoting Head Coach Dane Pedersen
“Today we learned a lot about what work we still have left to do. There were plenty of positives that highlighted our day and also plenty of areas of work to focus on. I’m looking forward to the next few weeks of work and improvement.”

Up Next
The divers and swimmers will split into separate invitationals, as the divers will compete in the West Virginia Invitational from Thursday, Nov.17-Saturday, Nov. 19, hosted by West Virginia. The swimmers will travel to Queens from Friday, Nov. 18-Sunday, Nov. 20 and compete in the Fall Frenzy Invite.

Courtesy: William & Mary Athletics

NEWARK, DEL. – William & Mary men’s and women’s swimming suffered defeats at Delaware Saturday morning as the Blue Hens bested the Tribe men 208-84, and the women 173.5-117.5. The Tribe women also fell to James Madison by a score of 162-131. Sophia Heilen and Noah Fields both won a pair of individual races.

The women started off strong as Kat VanbourgondienAnnie Tuttle, Heilen, and Katie Stevenson took first place in the 200 medley relay. Elizabeth Inithar would then take second in the 1,000 and later place second again in the 500 free.

Tuttle would remain undefeated on the season in the 100 breaststroke winning the event as Ellie Scherer placed fourth. Heilen took first in the 200 fly as fellow freshman Lauren Klinefelter swam to a third place finish. 
 
Tuttle would suffer her first defeat of the season, finishing second in the 200 breaststroke, before Heilen and Klinefelter finished first and second respectively in the 100 fly. 
 
On the men’s end, Will Glass placed second and Owen Miller fourth in the 1,000 and Glass would later take third in the 500 free. Kent Cosgrove and Eugino Massari went second and fourth respectively in the 200 free. 
 

Brock Rempe and Kyle Demers finished second and third in the 100 breast before Fields took first place in the 200 fly with a time of 1:51.99. Logan McDonald and Gavin Lamoureux placed second and third respectively before Fields finished his afternoon off with a first place time of 4:06.59 in the 400 IM, Connor Sokolosky finished third in the event.

 

The Tribe will have a week without competition before getting back in the water for the West Virginia Invitational November 17-19 in Morgantown.

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