Emory Women, Queens Men Earn Wins In Split Dual

Emory vs Queens (NC)

• October 4, 2025
• Atlanta, Georgia
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Emory Athletics

The Emory University swimming teams returned to the pool for the first time competitively during the 2025-26 season on Saturday as the Eagles played host to Division I’s Queens University of Charlotte at the Madeleine Jude Brown Aquatics Center in Atlanta.

Emory had a showcase afternoon in the opener as Eagle swimmers claimed event wins in 16 of the 32 events. The Emory women secured the team’s first win over a Queens University program since 2016 with their 179-83 victory on the afternoon while the Emory men were out-gained 154-108.

The Emory women had a standout day in the pool as they secured 11 of the team’s wins in the opener. Sophomore Elodie Mitchell and freshman Emma Lunn combined for four wins with Mitchell shining with wins in the 200 Fly and 500 Free and recorded the lone NCAA B Cut time on the day with her mark of 2:03.96 in the butterfly. Lunn made the most of her Emory debut with wins in the 200 Freestyle (1:53.57) and 200 Backstroke (2:04.62).

Also turning in individual wins for the women were sophomore Maddy Lu in the 100 Breaststroke (1:05.13), senior Ava Kennedy in the 50 Freestyle (23.73), sophomore Caitlin Crysel in the 100 Freestyle (52.31), sophomore Sophia Joos in the 200 Breaststroke (2:22.32) and sophomore Allison Greeneway in the 200 IM (2:06.05).

The Eagles had four events with three swimmers inside the top four as well as the top three finishes in both the 200 Freestyle and 500 Freestyle.

Furthermore, the Emory women swept both relay events with the group of Lu, Greeneway, Crysel and senior Penny Celtnieks posting a winning time of 3:50.42 in the 400 Medley Relay and in the 200 Freestyle Relay, the team of Kennedy, Celtnieks, Crysel and senior Jane Sanderson came through at 1:36.57.

On the men’s side of events, the Eagles claimed wins in five events with five different swimmers touching first for the Gold caps.

In the early stages of the meet, Emory rattled off three consecutive wins with sophomore Colin Zexter starting the run with a first-place effort in the 100 Backstroke (49.57) before senior Henri Bonnault claimed the 100 Breaststroke at 56.72 and newcomer Carson Kalish earned the top spot in the 200 Fly with a time of 1:51.69.

Later in the meet, fellow freshman Anthony Simmons Jr. garnered his first event win as he led a trio of Eagles inside the top three with his winning mark of 4:41.53 as he battled senior Crow Thorsen (4:42.40) for the win. Thorsen, who made his triumphant return to the pool on Saturday, turned in a pair of second place finishes for the Eagles as he also came in the silver position in the 200 Freestyle at 1:43.40.

Junior McKee Thorsen rounded out the Emory winners on the day as he topped the field in the 100 Fly with his time of 49.27.

In addition to the five event wins and the elder Thorsen’s second place finishes, the Emory men saw second place efforts from sophomore Ben Pritchard in the 1000 Freestyle (9:51.03), sophomore Zachary Spicer in both the 100 Backstroke (50.21) and 200 Backstroke (1:51.82), Simmons Jr. in the 200 Fly (1:33.16) and Kalish in the 200 IM (1:53.48).

The team of Spicer, Bonnault, Kalish and junior Hayden Tupper highlighted the Eagles’ relay teams on Saturday as the quartet finished second in the 400 Medley Relay at 3:20.39.

The Eagles will be back at the Madeleine Jude Brown Aquatic Center next Saturday for another dual meet against Georgia Tech starting at 11:00 AM.

Courtesy: Queens Athletics

ATLANTA, GA. – The Queens University of Charlotte swimming programs turned in several standout performances against Emory University on Saturday, as both the men’s and women’s squads posted a number of top-three finishes. The Royals men earned the team victory, 154–108, while the women fell 179–83.

MEN’S HIGHLIGHTS
The Royals men’s team had a dominant showing in both relay and individual events. The 400-yard medley relay team of Pablo Ortega Navarro, Milan Samoczi, Emil Harlem, and Daniel Meszaros opened the meet with a win in 3:20.18. Queens also took first in the 200-yard freestyle relay behind Nien Levy, Meszaros, Stamatis Paleocrassas, and TJ Spokas, who clocked 1:22.41. Jackson Vineyard, Jonathan Henschel, Derek Hunsaker, and Ryder Androsky finished close behind with a time of 1:23.60.

Individually, Ákos Horváth swept the distance freestyle events, winning the 1000-yard freestyle (9:46.34) and finishing fourth in the 500 free, while Jack Vanvalkenburg added a third-place showing in the 1000 free (9:51.55).

Meszaros earned another victory in the 200 freestyle (1:43.35), with Lance Young close behind in third (1:43.56). In the 100 freestyle, Queens swept the podium as Paleocrassas (45.55), Meszaros (46.13), Spokas (46.30) went 1–2–3.

In the backstroke events, Ortega Navarro placed third in the 100 back (50.81), and Caden Fritz won the 200 backstroke (1:50.46) with Matthew Duren right behind in third (1:53.31).

Queens also swept the top three spots in the 100 breaststroke, led by Samoczi in second (57.45) and Filip Urbanski in third (58.32). In the 200 breast, Matheus Przewalla took first (2:04.21), with Samoczi earning runner-up (2:06.47).

Matt Shanahan led Queens in the 200 butterfly, placing third in 1:53.54, while Harlem placed second in the 100 fly (49.57). Przewalla capped off his day with another win in the 200 IM (1:53.34).

The Royals dominated the 50-yard freestyle, sweeping the podium as Stamatis Paleocrassas took first (20.74), Nien Levy finished second (20.91), and Jonathan Henschel tied for third (21.33).

WOMEN’S HIGHLIGHTS
On the women’s side, the Royals began the day strong with a second-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay, as Maren Patterson, Annika Huber, Maddie Foster, and Sabina Kupcova combined for a 3:51.76.

Sarah Leonie Tenzer led the distance group with a win in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:33.62) and later took fourth in the 500 free (5:12.01), while teammate Madeline House placed third in the 1000 free (10:55.96).

In the 100 backstroke, Patterson claimed first place with a time of 57.17. Huber continued her strong breaststroke form with a runner-up finish in the 100 breast (1:05.55).

Abigail Zboran earned second in both the 200 butterfly (2:05.57) and 200 IM (2:07.58), while Foster captured a win in the 100 fly (56.36).

Haley Ross impressed in the 200 backstroke, finishing second in 2:05.99, while Huber followed with a third-place effort in the 200 breaststroke (2:24.11).

Bianca Wettel collected two podium finishes, placing third in the 50 free (24.76) and third again in the 100 free (53.47), while Patterson added a second-place swim in the 100 free (53.13).

The women’s 200 freestyle relay of Foster, Zboran, Sophia Pfannstiel, and Patterson wrapped up the meet in second with a 1:37.97 performance.

“Stamatis Paleocrassas and Matheus Przewalla set the tone for our men’s program today, each earning two event wins and leading the team to victory,” said Director of Swimming Jeff Dugdale. “Our men showed great discipline and composure, especially in the tight races, making sure they were the first to the wall when it mattered most. On the women’s side, Sarah Leonie Tenzer, Maddie Foster, and Maren Patterson led the charge with impressive performances across multiple events.”

UP NEXT
Next, the Royals head to Wingate for an 2 PM start on October 17.