Columbia v. Harvard
- Friday, November 22, 2019
- New York, N.Y.
- Results (Men)
- Results (Women)
Courtesy: Harvard Athletics
NEW YORK – Harvard men’s swimming and diving went on the road for the second time in as many weeks and emerged with a 169.50-129.50 win at Columbia on Friday night. With the decision, the Crimson improved to 3-2 on the season and 3-0 in the Ivy League, while the Lions fell to 3-1 overall and 2-1 against Ivy competition.
Harvard’s divers took centerstage in the fifth dual meet of the season as three NCAA qualifying standards were met on both boards.
Luke Foster won the 3-meter event with a score of 339.08, and led a Crimson trio that claimed the top three spots. Following the first-year was junior Alec DeCaprio, who posted a season-best 336.53, and senior Austin Fields, who also had his best performance of the campaign (328.21).
On the 1-meter board, the Harvard threesome found itself atop the leaderboard with DeCaprio leading the way with a total of 330.60 points. Fields was the runner-up with a score of 305.70 and Foster took home the bronze at 302.70
Harvard Highlights
– The Crimson won 11 of 16 events on the day.
– Senior Daniel Chang and first-year Will Grant were double winners. Chang secured first place both breaststroke events (100 – 56.80; 200 – 2:01.90) with Grant following suit in the backstroke competitions (100 – 49.32; 200 – 1:46.93).
– Junior Mahlon Reihman was also a two-time victor at Columbia, winning the 100 free with a time of 44.87 and the 200 version of the event, finishing in a season-best 1:38.77.
– First-year Cole Kuster won a pair of distance races, taking first in the 500 free (4:33.58) and 1,000 free (9:18.88). The first-year led a Harvard contingent that finished 1-2-3, with classmate Noah Brune coming in second at 9:19.56 (season best) and sophomore Simon Lamar clocking in at 9:37.55.
– Sophomore Umitcan Gures was victorious in the 100 fly, posting a time of 48.37.
– Harvard is 70-5 all-time vs. Columbia and has won 14 straight head-to-head matchups.
Next Up
Harvard returns to action Dec. 4-8, when it competes at the Minnesota Invitational in Minneapolis.
NEW YORK – Harvard women’s swimming and diving won its third straight dual meet, downing Columbia on the road, 211-89, Friday afternoon at Uris Pool. The victory moves the Crimson’s record to 3-1 (3-0 Ivy League), while the Lions drop to 1-2 (1-2 Ivy League).
Harvard won 15 of 16 events on the day with first-year Felicia Pasadyn setting a Uris Pool record in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:58.03. The effort occurred a week after Pasadyn established a Dartmouth facility record in 200 fly, while helping the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay set Karl Michael Pool records. Pasadyn also won the 400 individual medley, completing the event in 4:17.87.
The Crimson divers performed well with Morgane Herculano and Esther Lawrence winning the 1- and 3-meter competitions, respectively. Herculano tallied 289.65 points, while Lawrence compiled 308.48. Both surpassed the NCAA qualifying standards.
Others who registered NCAA qualifying performances include Lawrence (2nd place, 286.06) and Georgina Milne (5th place, 280.95) on the 1-meter board, and Milne (2nd place, 298.65) and Herculano (3rd place, 297.38) in the 3-meter competition.
Harvard Highlights
– Adaline Rose Bullock won the 100 back, turning in a Harvard season-best effort of 55.31.
– Kennidy Quist completed the 100 breast in 1:03.80, to set a new 2019-20 Crimson standard.
– Miki Dahlke swam the fastest 100 fly of any Harvard swimmer this season, touching the pad in 54.93.
– The Crimson also won the 200 medley relay (Mei Lynn Colby, Quist, Bullock, Dahlke), 200 free (Dahlke), 200 fly (Natalie Whalen), 50 free (Colby), 100 free (Quist), 500 free (Helena Moreno), 100 IM (Bullock) and the 200 free relay (Colby, Quist, Samantha Shelton, Dahlke).
– Harvard improved to 34-1 all-time vs. Columbia.
Next Up
Harvard returns to action Dec. 4-7, when it competes at the Minnesota Invitational in Minneapolis.
Courtesy: Columbia Athletics
NEW YORK — Despite winning five events including both relays, the Columbia men’s swimming and diving team dropped a 169.5-129.5 decision to the visiting Harvard Crimson at Percy Uris Natatorium on Friday evening.
Columbia earns its first loss of the season, moving to 3-1 overall with a 2-1 mark in Ivy League meetings, while Harvard rises to 3-2, 3-0 Ivy.
“Harvard is a good team, but so are we. It’s important to realize that and race well,” said 36th-year Columbia head coach Jim Bolster. “There were a lot of close races. The score is not as indicative of how close a lot of the races were … Overall, I thought the guys did a nice job, stepped up well, raced hard and we’ve had a lot of racing. We’ve raced some of the best teams in the league, so that’s a lot to take on but I was really proud of their effort and I think it’ll pay off down the road when it counts most, at Ivies.”
The Crimson went ahead early after posting a 1-2-3 finish in the opening 3-meter springboard and Harvard never trailed in the team scoring.
Senior Nian-Guo Liu continued a strong season for Columbia, posting individual victories in both the 200-yard freestyle (1:37.08) and the 200 IM (1:49.59). Junior sprinter Albert Gwo also remained undefeated in the 50 free, leading the Lions in a 1-2-3 finish with a winning time of 20.05. Sophomore Jonas Kistorp took second in the 50 free in 20.69, while first-year Eugene Li tied for third in 20.83.
In the opening 200 medley relay, the Columbia quartet of senior Cole Stevens, Liu, Kistorp and Gwo combined for a winning time of 1:29.18. The Lions also took third in the event as Baptiste Leger, Jonathan Chang, Ray Yang and Li finished with a time of 1:31.71 to help close the scoring gap.
Many of the races went down to the finish as many Columbia athletes placed second in their respective events. Leger earned a second-place mark in the 100 backstroke (49.95), Michael Chang was runner-up in the 100 breaststroke (57.31) and Yang took silver in the 200 butterfly (1:48.86).
After winning the 50 free, Gwo also touched second in the 100 free at 45.04. David Wang was runner-up in the 200 breast (2:03.89) and Kistorp rounded out the second-place showings in the 100 fly, going 48.76.
First-year Ben Blizard was the Lions’ top finisher in both diving events among a strong field, placing fourth on both the 1-meter (302.10) and 3-meter (316.35) boards.
“Another day of very high-quality diving,” said diving coach Scott Donie. “Great progress for all the men and a breakthrough for Ben as he records his first ever NCAA Zone qualifying score on the 1-meter. I’m really enjoying working with this fantastic group of athletes.”
Wrapping up the meet on a high note, Columbia’s 200 free relay squad of Gwo, Kistorp, Li and Liu turned in a winning time of 1:22.19.
The Lions will wrap up the 2019 calendar year at the Princeton’s Big Al Invitation, Dec. 6-8. The three-day meet will follow a championship format, with preliminary sessions beginning at 10 a.m. each day and finals starting at 6 p.m.
For the latest on the Columbia men’s swimming and diving program, follow @ColumbiaMenSwim on Twitter, @ColumbiaMenSwimming and @ColumbiaDiving on Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
NEW YORK — In its final home meet of the 2019 calendar year, the Columbia women’s swimming and diving team fell to Harvard, 211-89, at Percy Uris Natatorium on Friday afternoon.
“We got a chance to switch up some events in this meet and competed well,” said head coach Diana Caskey following the meet. “The team is looking forward to the multi-day invitational at Rutgers Dec. 4-7 to be challenged in a multi-session format with some teams outside the Ivy League.”
First-year Olivia Jubin claimed Columbia’s lone victory in the meet, winning the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:20.10. It was the first time she had swam the event for the Lions this season. Jubin also picked up a second-place finish in the 100 breast (1:04.09) and a third-place showing in the 100 IM (58.68).
The Columbia divers had a strong showing in a tightly-contested 1-meter competition in which places one through five were separated by less than nine points. Four Lions divers posted NCAA Zone qualifying scores in the event: Briget Rosendahl (3rd, 284.19), Michelle Lee (4th, 283.37), Olivia Ricard (6th, 275.40) and Livy Poulin (7th, 269.04).
“The women made history today with four NCAA Zone qualifying scores in one event,” said diving coach Scott Donie. “That’s never been done before. This really takes the pressure off to have those scores under our belt this early in the season. Everything came together and it was a great day.”
Despite not posting any additional victories, the Lions had a slew of runner-up finishes in the meeting. Columbia started off the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay as Julia Samson, Helen Wojdylo, Emily Wang and Jessica He came into the wall at 1:44.23.
Silver-worthy finishes for the Lions also included Karen Liu in the 400 IM (4:22.77) and 100 butterfly (55.95), Jessica Peng in the 200 butterfly (2:04.20), Jessica He in the 100 free (52.06) and Wojdylo in the 100 IM (57.37).
Columbia will break from dual meets to compete at the Rutgers Invitational, Dec. 4-8, in Piscataway, New Jersey. The meet will be the Lions’ final outing of the 2019 calendar year, resuming action on Jan. 12 when they host Cornell.
For the latest on the Columbia women’s swimming and diving program, follow @CULadySwim on Twitter and Instagram, @ColumbiaDiving on Instagram and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
