Georgetown Women Defeat Johns Hopkins; Men Lose, First Loss of Season

Georgetown vs. Johns Hopkins

Courtesy: Georgetown Athletics

WASHINGTON – Georgetown University’s men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams split with the Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays at McCarthy Pool on Friday. The women’s squad moved to 3-3 on the season with a 153-140 victory while the men fell to 5-1 with a 170-124 setback.

“It felt great to be back at Yates competing,” Head Coach Jack Leavitt said. “I’m really proud of the effort and our team taking advantage of the opportunity to compete while they’re beat up from training. Looking forward to getting back after it tomorrow against GW.”

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

  • GU won 12 events, placed second in 17 and added 20 third-place times on the day.
  • Women’s Erin Hood captured three first-place finishes on the day, earning top times in the 100 breast (1:05.79), 200 breast (2:19.94) and 200 IM (2:05.15).
  • The Hoyas opened the meet with three-straight first-place marks as the men’s and women’s 200 medley relay teams and Corey Moon (1,000 free) beat out the competition.
  • Grace Chen and Kylie Stronko went 1-2 in the 100 back after Matthew Braviak and Brett Sherman secured third in the 1,000 free and 200 free, respectively.
  • Drew Carbone captured first in the 100 back, finishing four seconds ahead of the competition with a time of 50.84 while Liam Ryan finished in third.
  • In the 100 back, Carson Temple and Ansen Meyer went 2-3 before Genevieve Youngman and Michael Wheeler earned second and third in the 200 fly, respectively.
  • Lily Gremmels picked up a second-place finish in the 50 free while men’s Sean Devlin scored a third-place mark in the same event.
  • Women’s 1m divers Emilie GinovkerWynter Bramao and Sara Warm swept the podium, with Warm posting a season-best 210.15. The trio also podiumed the 3m dive with Bramao earning the top spot, followed by Warm and Ginokver.
  • Men’s 1m divers Kyle MaziarzJoseph Hofman and Charlie Reichle also successfully swept the top three spots in their event.
  • Men’s Jack Muratori and Sean Percin went 2-3 in the 100 free before Stronko placed second in the 200 back and the duo of Carbone and Ryan secured the last two podium spots in the same event.
  • After women’s Hood and Emily Giesler finished 1-3 in the 200 back, Temple (200 breast), Wheeler (500 free) and Moon (500 free) each earned second-place marks while Ryan Evangelista placed third (500 free).
  • Youngman edged out a win in the 100 fly while teammate Gabriella Meringolo earned the final podium spot.
  • Following a second-place finish from Baldini (100 fly) and a 2-3 punch from Jack Brearton and Carbone (200 IM), the men’s and women’s 200 free relay teams finished the meet with second-best times.

ON DECK
GU will return to McCarthy Pool tomorrow afternoon against George Washington, beginning at 1 p.m. The Hoyas wrap up the regular season at home with Senior Day against conference foe Seton Hall on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m., before heading to the BIG EAST Championships in New York (Feb. 23-26).

Courtesy: Johns Hopkins Athletics

Men’s Swimming

The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins-170, Georgetown-124
• Location: Washington, DC • McCarthy Pool
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men’s swim team won 12 of 14 swimming events en route to a 170-124 win at previously unbeaten Georgetown Friday afternoon.

Top Finishers
• Hopkins opened the meet with second and fourth-place finishes in the 200 Medley Relay. Juniors Steven Rua and Kyle Wu, senior Jeff Vitek and graduate student Nat Davenport finished in 1:33.26 to finish in second place by just two-tenths of a second. Senior Max Chen, freshman Mitchell List, sophomore Reef Ide and senior Noah Frassrand placed fourth with a time of 1:35.41.
• Sophomore Kellen Roddy then cruised to a 24-second in the 1000 Free as he touched in 9:20.24. Freshman Jonik Surprenant placed second in 9:45.55.
• The Blue Jays went one-two in the 200 Free, led by Noah Corbitt‘s time of 1:40.57. Junior Collin Hughes clocked in at 1:43.82 to place second by just 0.15 seconds.
• Senior Dylan Wachenfeld finished in second place in the 100 Back with a time of 52.32. Rua finished in fifth place in 53.08.
• Chen followed with an easy win in the 100 Breast as he beat the field by 4.24 seconds. His time of 54.83 is an NCAA B time.  Junior Tristan Lin finished in fourth place with a time of 59.68.
• Hopkins grabbed the top two spots and three of the top four in the 200 Fly. Vitek led the way with a winning time of 1:52.18. Sophomore Chris Seymour took second in 1:53.90 and graduate student CJ Arena placed fourth in 1:56.92.
• Davenport and Wu then went one-two in the 50 Free for the Blue Jays. Davenport clocked in at 21.32 to earn the win while Wu finished in 21.59.
• Davenport picked up his second straight win as he took the top spot in the 100 Free with a time of 47.16. Hughes finished in fourth place as he clocked in at 48.11, just five hundredths of a second out of third.
• Wachenfeld grabbed a win in the 200 Back, winning by nearly two seconds, with a time of 1:50.58.
• Chen earned his second win of the afternoon, and swept the Breast events, as he clocked in at 2:03.11. His time was also an NCAA B time. Freshman Eric Ji placed third in 2:08.63 while classmate Joe Castagno finished fourth in 2:09.71.
• Roddy followed his second win of the meet as he took first in the 500 Free with a time of 4:34.06. Surprenant finished in 4:41.63 to finish in third place.
• Vitek continued the streak of repeat winners as he beat the field in the 200 Fly with a time of 50.14. Ide edged out Seymour for third place by just a tenth of a second (53.13).
• In the final individual event of the night, the 200 IM, Wu earned the win as he finished in 1:53.22. Freshman Nathan Jin took fourth place with a time of 1:56.41.
• The Blue Jays wrapped up the day with a win in the 200 Free Relay. Chen, Vitek, sophomore Jay Heymann and Davenport combined for a 1:23.85 to beat the Hoyas by nearly a second. Junior Spencer Ryan, Hughes, Corbitt and Ji finished in third place with a time of 1:26.24.

Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Friday, February 4 at the Cavalier Invitational in Charlottesville, VA.

Women’s Swimming

The Basics
• Score: Georgetown-153, Johns Hopkins-140
• Location: Washington, DC • McCarthy Pool
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women’s swim team won seven events in a tough 13-point loss at Georgetown Friday afternoon. The Hoyas picked up a combined 32 points in the two diving events to edge the Blue Jays.

Top Finishers
• Hopkins opened with second and fourth-place finishes in the 200 Medley Relay. Junior Cecilia Cortez, freshman Taylor Rohovit, sophomore Anni Fan and senior Kristen Alicea-Jorgensen finished in 1:47.24 for second place. The team of senior Sydney Okubo, juniors Kate Overbey and Emerson Davis and sophomore Caroline Storen finished in fourth with a time of 1:51.52.
• Sophomore Joanna Dohrman then took second in the 1000 Free as she touched in 10:35.62. Freshman Hannah Fu followed just three seconds later to take third place in 10:38.93.
• Freshman Kristin Cornish earned the Blue Jays’ first win of the day as she and classmate Michelle Liu went one-two in the 200 Free. Cornish earned the win as she clocked in at 1:53.02 while Liu finished in 1:54.71.
• In the 100 Back, Okubo led the Blue Jays with a third-place finish and a time of 58.86. Cortez missed out on fourth place by just three-hundredths of a second as she finished in 59.28 for fourth.
• Rohovit then took second place in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:08.02. Freshman Megan Craven finished in fourth place with a time of 1:10.01.
• Junior Emerson Davis picked up a win for Hopkins as she took the top spot in the 200 Fly, winning by nearly four and a half seconds. Senior Elaine Lipkin followed in second place as she touched in 2:10.26.
• Alicea-Jorgensen earned a win in the 50 Free as she beat GU’s Lily Gremmels by more than a second. Senior Sophia Girgenti finished in third place with a time of 25.15.
• The Blue Jays then swept the top three spots in the 100 Free, led by Liu, who earned the win with a time of 52.52. Girgenti finished in 54.17 for second and freshman Meg Susil placed third in 54.88.
• Sophomore Cameron Roche followed with a win in the 200 Back as she clocked in at 2:04.86. Okubo finished in third place as she touched in 2:06.16.
• Rohovit took second place in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:24.45. Craven followed in fourth place in 2:30.19.
• Cornish then earned her second win, and turned in an NCAA B time, as she took the top spot in the 500 Free with a 4:59.84. Lipkin touched in 5:13.22 to finish in fourth place.
• In the 200 Fly, Davis finished in second place as she touched in 58.03, while Fan placed fourth in 1:00.38.
• Okubo then placed second in the 200 IM in the final individual event of the day. She clocked in with a time of 2:11.31 while Rohovit placed third in 2:13.27.
• The Blue Jays closed out the meet with a win and third-place finish in the 200 Free Relay. Liu, Cortez, Girgenti and Alicea-Jorgensen earned the win with a time of 1:36.83. Sophomore Makenzie Higgins, Fan, Susil and Storen finished in third place with a time of 1:40.51.

Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Friday, February 4 at the Cavalier Invitational in Charlottesville, VA.

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