Harvard Women Continue Strong Start, Roll To Wins Over Dartmouth, Cornell

by SwimSwam 1

November 14th, 2022 College, Ivy League, News, Previews & Recaps

Dartmouth vs Cornell vs Harvard (Women)

  • Saturday, November 12, 2022
  • Hanover, N.H.
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Results
  • Team Scores
    • Harvard 215, Dartmouth 83
    • Harvard 179, Cornell 121
    • Cornell 189.5, Dartmouth 109.5

Courtesy: Harvard Athletics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women’s swimming and diving (4-0, 3-0 Ivy) concluded a successful weekend of Ivy competition, winning tri-meet matchups against Cornell (W, 215-83) and Dartmouth (W, 179-121) in Hanover, NH on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 12) at Karl Michael and Spaulding Pools.

Harvard totaled nine victories, eight second-place showings, and nine third-place finishes. In the final event of the day, Harvard’s 200 free relay team set the pool record, as Anya MostekDarlene FungSamantha Shelton, and Molly Hamlin combined for a 1:33.60 finish.

Mostek picked up two individual wins in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.77) and 200 breaststroke. Shelton earned a win in the 200 back (2:01.22) and Hamlin also had an individual win in the 500 free (5:03.53).

In diving competition, Harvard took first and third on the one-meter board, with Remi Edvalson (278.40, 1st) and Katie Laverty (263.25, 3rd) leading the Crimson.

On the three-meter board, Edvalson (280.75) and Laverty (273.25) took second and third.

Harvard Highlights

  • Harvard won its first swimming event of the day in 200 medley relay, with Kaia LiVictoria EisenhauerAbby Carr, and Darlene Fung taking first in 1:44.11.
  • Kate Hazlett took second place in the 1000 yard free in 10:38.70.
  • Erin Cavanaugh (1:52.26) and Addie Rose Bullock (1:53.36) finished 1-2 in the 200 free.
  • Abby Carr took home another victory in the 100 back with a time of 57.50.
  • Abby Mostek (1:04.77) and Sophia Zhang (1:05.96) finished first and second place in the 100 breaststroke.
  • Samantha Shelton (2:01.22) and Kate Hazlett (2:03.56) placed first and second in the 200 back.
  • Mostek rounded out another standout day with a win in the 200 breaststroke, taking first place in 2:19.63 with teammate Grace Yoon in second (2:22.76).
  • Harvard finished 1-2-3 in the 500 free, with Molly Hamlin (5:03.53), Marcella Ruppert-Gomez (5:06.33) and Carlie Rose (5:06.34) all earning big points for the Crimson.
  • Harvard finished 2-3 in the 100 fly, with Darlene Fung (56.54) and Mandy Brenner (56.63) each with strong performances.

Up Next

Harvard will host Columbia next Friday (Nov. 18) at Blodgett Pool with the meet beginning at 1:30 pm on ESPN+.

Courtesy: Cornell Athletics

ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell women’s swim and dive took down Dartmouth, 189.5-109.5, but came up short against Harvard, falling 179-121. The Big Red tallied 16 top-three finishes 16 different times across 16 events, including four first place finishes.

The Big Red dominated the 100 yard freestyle, finishing 1-2-3-4 in the event. Priscilla Wongso finished top of the leader board with a time of 51.63, followed by Kate Li, then Melissa Parker, the Joelle Ohr. Less than two seconds separated the Cornell finishers.

Allie Danko tallied the first first-place finish for the Big Red on the day, finishing with over a three second advantage in the 1000 yard Freestyle, with a time of 10:35.02.

Emilie Boisrenoult and Wongso tallied a 1-2 finish in the 50 yard Freestyle with only .01 seconds separating the two, with each finishing at 23.80 and 23.81, respectively.

Boisrenoult also finished atop the leaderboard in the 100 yard Butterfly, touching the wall at 55.83, nearly a second ahead of Harvard, who finshed second and third in the race.

Up Next:

The Big Red women’s swimming and diving team next hosts Penn and Princeton for two days of events. Friday, November 18 will host the diving segment of the meet, followed by the swim meet on Saturday, November 19.

Courtesy: Dartmouth Athletics

HANOVER, N.H. — The Big Green won three events as the women’s swimming and diving team competed at Karl Michael Pool for the first time this season Saturday afternoon. Dartmouth fell 189.50-109.50 to Cornell and 215-83 to Harvard.

“Our women started the meet with great energy and did a good job carrying it through the entire competition,” said head coach Milana Socha. “It’s not easy to have a strong presence with such a small roster and they found a way to make it happen. Although we didn’t win, we saw a lot of positive things. Julianne’s win in the 200 IM and Lindsey’s win the 200 fly were big moments and had the crowd on their feet. Chiara showed today that she can be one of the best divers in the league and I’m excited to watch her continued progress this season. We get back at it on Monday looking forward to continuing to build from what we’ve learned into our mid-season invite.”

Freshman diver Chiara Lopach, who showcased her abilities with a program-best score earlier this season in a scrimmage, was victorious on the 3-meter board with a zone-qualifying score of 284.60, besting divers from both Ivy League opponents.

Fellow freshmen Julianne Jones and Lindsey Drumm also won events for the Big Green. Jones was victorious in the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.77, while Drumm was first in the 200 fly at 2:07.47. Jones also helped Dartmouth defeat Cornell in the 200 breast, placing third with a 2:22.79 mark.

Mary Howley allowed the Big Green to top the Big Red in the 100 back – she placed second in the event with a time of 58.02.

Christina Cianciolo placed third in the 1000 free with a time of 10:40.68, coming second against both Harvard and Cornell.

Dartmouth is back in action on Thursday, Dec. 1 traveling to Ohio for the Miami Invitational.

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Swim Fan
1 year ago

Harvard is very thin in the distance events. I could see Princeton/ Yale / Penn scoring a lot of points against them this season in those events.