Fordham v. Georgetown
- Saturday, November 9, 2019
- Washington, D.C.
- Results
Courtesy: Fordham Athletics
Washington, D.C. – (November 9, 2019) – The Fordham swimming & diving team was back in action on Saturday morning, taking on the Georgetown Hoyas in Washington, D.C. The Rams came away with a split of the meet, as the women edged the Hoyas, 159-141, while the men fell, 219-79.
The Fordham women, now 4-0 on the year, won ten of the 16 events, led by senior Paulina Watson and junior Michelle Martin who each won multiple events. Watson took first in the 100 (58.72) and 200 (2:05.60) backstroke events, while Martin had the top time in the 50 freestyle (23.86 – season-best) and the 100 butterfly (56.43).
Martin was also a part of both relay wins on Saturday. In the 200 medley relay, Martin, Alison Lin, Kiara Norris, and Theresa Mullen took first in 1:48.19 with the 400 freestyle relay team of Martin, Caitlin McNary, Clare Culver, and Mullen finishing in the top spot in 3:31.19.
Other event winners on the day included Hannah McGee in the 200 butterfly (2:08.40), Mullen in the 100 freestyle (52.83 – season-best), Molly Dunn in the three-meter dive (267.75 – season-best), and Lin in the 200 IM (2:06.37 – season-best).
On the men’s side, Patrick Wilson was the lone event winner, taking first in the 200 breaststroke in a season-best time of 2:07.02. He also clocked in a season-best time in the 100 breaststroke, finishing second in 57.63 seconds.
Wilson also aided both relays to second place finishes. In the 200 medley relay, Spencer Clarke, Wilson, Casey Sawyer, and Bryce Bollesen posted a time of 1:35.57 with the 400 freestyle relay of Josh Stegen, Kevin Berry, Wilson and Bollesen clocking in at 3:12.80.
Stegen also had a second place finish in the 200 freestyle in 1:43.17 and a third place finish in the 100 freestyle (48.63), while Christopher Sleutjes was second in the 1000 freestyle in 9:57.13.
The Fordham swimming & diving team will next be in action on Wednesday, November 13th, when the Rams compete at Fairfield University, starting at 5:00 PM.
Courtesy: Georgetown Athletics
WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University swimming & diving team returned to Albert G. McCarthy Pool on Saturday, splitting a dual meet against Fordham University. The Hoya men won their fifth-straight meet to start the year with a 219-79 victory, while the GU women came up just short 159-141.
GEORGETOWN MEN
- The men’s squad was dominant from start to finish, winning 15-of-16 events on the day, including the 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay.
- Five different Hoyas won two individual events apiece. Michael Wheeler got things started with a victory by a 25-second margin in the 1,000-yard freestyle before completing the distance sweep with a win in the 500-yard freestyle.
- Drew Carbone swept both backstroke events, while Terry Johnson won both butterfly races.
- Brett Sherman claimed victory in the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard IM, while Sean Devlin won both sprint freestyles with Jack Calderwood close behind in second.
- Connor Morikawa touched the wall first in the 100-yard breaststroke.
- On the diving board, Griffin Edmonds took the 1-meter dive and came in second behind teammate Joseph Hofman in the 3-meter event.
HOYA WOMEN
- On the women’s side, Georgetown’s four swimming victories all came from freshmen.
- Samantha Kim led the women’s squad with a pair of individual victories, winning both breaststroke events.
- Corey Moon came away with a nine-second victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle.
- Alexandra Robertson won the 200-yard freestyle, and Ryan Evangelista just outstretched her opponent by .10 seconds in the 500-yard freestyle
- Riley Fujioka won the 1-meter dive with Elizabeth Miller and Margaret Barnhorst right behind her to complete the podium sweep.
COMING UP NEXT
The Hoyas will take a weekend off before making the trip north to Boston for the Terrier Invite, hosted by Boston University. The three-day meet will take place Nov. 22-24.
