Navy Quad Meet (vs Bucknell, American & Lafayette)
- November 4, 2023
- Annapolis, Md.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Navy Athletics
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy swimming and diving teams combined for 29 victories as each posted wins over American, Bucknell and Lafayette, Saturday at Lejeune Hall in Annapolis. The meet ended with 18 Mids winning at least one individual event as the Navy men improved to 5-1 on the year and the women’s team moved its record to 4-1.
In the women’s meet, Navy defeated American (3-5), 150-113, Bucknell (3-2), 153-130 and Lafayette (1-4), 159-124. The Navy men’s team recorded wins of 158-108 over American (1-7), 151-131 against Bucknell (4-1) and 159-120 over Lafayette (3-2).
“I was really happy with the way the team competed and raced today,” said Navy men’s swimming head coach Bill Roberts. “Though we always want to be a little faster with our times, they were very good with how they swam their races. In addition, I was very pleased with the energy and enthusiasm they brought to the day. They were fully engaged from beginning to end, which was great too.
“Also, I want to highlight our divers, who did a terrific job today as well.”
“I was very pleased with the way we performed,” said Navy women’s swimming head coach John Morrison. “Thanks to our three visiting teams, we had some strong competition to help us move our team forward. We were very happy with the shared success of our depth, as that helped to separate us from the field. I also was very pleased with our learning since the our last meet. We saw the focus of our practices really begin to show in the racing. We are looking forward to doing the same over the next two weeks.”
Lauren Walsh, Mackenzie Kim and Maya Novack each won two events for the Navy women’s team. Walsh won the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:03.12 and the 400 individual medley with an effort of 4:27.26. Kim swept the two diving events with scores of 274.85 on the one-meter board and 284.95 in the three-meter event. Novack claimed both sprint freestyle events with times of 23.77 in the 50 free and 51.25 in the 100 free.
Blakeman Shaw matched Kim’s effort in winning both diving events as he won the one-meter event with a score of 367.45 and the three-meter board with a tally of 363.10. Luca Oliva won the first and last individual events of the men’s meet. He initially won the 1000 free in a time of 9:25.49 and then won the 400 individual medley with an effort of 359.33. Jonah Harm also earned two first-place finishes on the day as he won the 100 breaststroke in a time of 55.05 and the 100 butterfly with a time of 47.75. Completing the list of multiple event winners was Ben Irwin, who placed first in the 100 backstroke (49.13) and 200 backstroke (1:47.98).
Navy also swept the four relay events.
Each Navy team will next be in competition Nov. 16-18 when the Mids take part in the West Virginia Invitational.
Courtesy: Bucknell Athletics
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Bucknell women’s swimming & diving team went 2-1 at Saturday’s Navy Quad Meet at Lejeune Hall, defeating American (203-91) and Lafayette (226-74) while falling to the hosting Midshipmen (153-130).
Three Bison posted thee first-place finishes, highlighted by Kyla Kelly’s strong showing in the 400 IM where she posted a 4:27.84. Kelly also went second in the 100 butterfly and third in the 100 backstroke.
Emma Feld in the 200 backstroke and first-year Virginia Hastings in the 500 freestyle were the other Bison to finish ahead of all scored swimmers in their respective events.
“Overall we made progress,” said head coach Dan Schinnerer. “We improved from where we were in our previous dual meets this season, and we’re pleased with our progress performance-wise as we head into our final dual of the calendar year next weekend.”
In total, the Bison posted 17 top-three finishes, including going 1-2-3 in the 200 backstroke and 500 freestyle as the Bison dispatched American for a 17th consecutive time and Lafayette for a 16th.
Looking ahead, Bucknell turns its attention to Loyola next Saturday. The Bison and Greyhounds meet in Baltimore, Md. for a 1 p.m. dual.
Top Placers Among Scored Finishers
First Place
200 Backstroke – Emma Feld (2:07.20)
500 Freestyle – Virginia Hastings (5:10.22)
400 IM – Kyla Kelly (4:27.84)
Second Place
200 Butterfly – Skye Sunderhauf (2:05.98)
200 Backstroke – Talia Bugel (2:08.19)
200 Breaststroke – Abby Doss (2:27.31)
500 Freestyle – Rylie Giles (5:10.42)
100 Butterfly – Kyla Kelly (57.74)
400 IM – Skye Sunderhauf (4:30.49)
Third Place
1000 Freestyle – Kelly Bryne (10:37.11)
200 Freestyle – Rylie Giles (1:52.89)
100 Backstroke – Kyla Kelly (57.18)
200 Backstroke – Kelly Byrne (2:08.54)
200 Breaststroke – Liz Dokina (2:27.37)
500 Freestyle – Caroline McGann (5:11.59)
400 IM – Emma Feld (4:34.53)
200 Freestyle Relay – Virginia Hastings, Kayla Lichtner, Ashley Piacentino, Rylie Giles (1:38.98)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Bucknell women’s swimming & diving team went 2-1 at Saturday’s Navy Quad Meet at Lejeune Hall, defeating American (203-91) and Lafayette (226-74) while falling to the hosting Midshipmen (153-130).
Three Bison posted thee first-place finishes, highlighted by Kyla Kelly’s strong showing in the 400 IM where she posted a 4:27.84. Kelly also went second in the 100 butterfly and third in the 100 backstroke.
Emma Feld in the 200 backstroke and first-year Virginia Hastings in the 500 freestyle were the other Bison to finish ahead of all scored swimmers in their respective events.
“Overall we made progress,” said head coach Dan Schinnerer. “We improved from where we were in our previous dual meets this season, and we’re pleased with our progress performance-wise as we head into our final dual of the calendar year next weekend.”
In total, the Bison posted 17 top-three finishes, including going 1-2-3 in the 200 backstroke and 500 freestyle as the Bison dispatched American for a 17th consecutive time and Lafayette for a 16th.
Looking ahead, Bucknell turns its attention to Loyola next Saturday. The Bison and Greyhounds meet in Baltimore, Md. for a 1 p.m. dual.
Top Placers Among Scored Finishers
First Place
200 Backstroke – Emma Feld (2:07.20)
500 Freestyle – Virginia Hastings (5:10.22)
400 IM – Kyla Kelly (4:27.84)
Second Place
200 Butterfly – Skye Sunderhauf (2:05.98)
200 Backstroke – Talia Bugel (2:08.19)
200 Breaststroke – Abby Doss (2:27.31)
500 Freestyle – Rylie Giles (5:10.42)
100 Butterfly – Kyla Kelly (57.74)
400 IM – Skye Sunderhauf (4:30.49)
Third Place
1000 Freestyle – Kelly Bryne (10:37.11)
200 Freestyle – Rylie Giles (1:52.89)
100 Backstroke – Kyla Kelly (57.18)
200 Backstroke – Kelly Byrne (2:08.54)
200 Breaststroke – Liz Dokina (2:27.37)
500 Freestyle – Caroline McGann (5:11.59)
400 IM – Emma Feld (4:34.53)
200 Freestyle Relay – Virginia Hastings, Kayla Lichtner, Ashley Piacentino, Rylie Giles (1:38.98)
Courtesy: American Athletics
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – It was a busy two days of competition for American University men’s and women’s swimming & diving, as the Eagles traveled for both a tri and a quad meet. AU came up short against its quad meet rivals Navy, Bucknell and Lafayette, but saw individual successes including a new school record for senior Mimi Watts.
Notable
- The meet was highlighted by Watts winning the 100 butterfly in 55.06 and setting a new school record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 54.67. Watts, who has rarely competed in the backstroke in competition, beat Caylee Watson’s 55.21 from the 2017 Patriot League Championship, making this her ninth school record in her four years at AU.
- Freshman Lian Jeong Engle placed second in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.15, her fastest this season. Later in the meet, she placed fourth in the 100 freestyle with a season-best 52.97.
- Watts, Jeon Engle, Dylan Moulton and Isabel McGovern also placed second in the final relay, the 200 free, with a time of 1:36.21 which is the foursome’s second-fastest time in the event this year.
- Sophomore transfer Maggie Fanning hit her lifetime bests during both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. On the 1-meter she scored 205.10 and on the 3-meter she scored 208.45.
- In the 400 IM, sophomore Katie Yoo had a strong swim and took fourth place in 4:36.50, just shy of her personal best.
- Freshman Lucas Standridge placed seventh in the 200 freestyle with a season-best 1:44.97.
- Another freshman, Henry Bysshe, swam his season best with a time of 53.81 in the 100 backstroke, taking eighth and making him the fastest in the event this season for the Eagles.
- Senior Will Timme swam his season best in the 100 breaststroke in 59.41 which also makes him AU’s fastest in that event this season.
- Senior Nick Buckley placed third in the 50 freestyle in 21.04. Buckley later posted the fastest 100 freestyle for the Eagles this season, taking sixth in 47.08.
- Senior Carlos Cordero took fifth in the 500 freestyle.
- The foursome of Buckley, Connor Florence, Aidan Delehanty and Caleb Farris went their fastest time this season with a 1:24.54 in the 200 freestyle relay.
Up Next
- The Eagles have a break from competition for the next two weeks until their midseason competition at George Mason University’s Patriot Invitational from November 16-18.
Courtesy: Lafayette Athletics
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Lafayette Swimming and diving faced American, Bucknell and Navy in a quad meet on Saturday at Navy’s Lejeune Hall.
For the women individually, sophomore Isabella Van Ess snagged a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke for the second meet in a row with a final time of 2:22.42. Freshmen Daisy Decker and Natalie Johnson placed fourth and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:18.97) and 100-yard fly (59.27), respectively. Sophomore Emma Luttrell swam a 4:44.35 in the 400-yard IM for a fifth-place finish while freshman Diedre Scudder took home fourth in the 200-yard backstroke (2:13.05).
On the men’s side, juniors Peter Kawash and Andrew Campbell finished second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:55.60) and 400-yard IM (4:10.83), respectively. Fellow junior Avery Letourneau placed third in the 100-yard fly, swimming a 51.25. Freshman Charlie Barker ended in fifth in the 100-yard fly (53.27) and senior James Lapsley finished with fifth- and fourth-place finishes in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke (53.14, 1:58.72).
In the diving competition, freshman Landon Orth placed sixth in the 1-meter dive, breaking the school record with a score of 293.85. He also pulled off a sixth-place finish in the 3-meter as well with a 278.20 finish.
For the women, junior Shaylee Daniels led the way with 11th- and 12th-place finishes (220.40, 226.35).
In relays, both the women and men reeled in second-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle. Freshmen Sarah Newman, Natalie Johnson and Caroline Schenck and junior Maggie Ivie worked together for a 1:38.10 finish for the women, and juniors Timothy Jimenez and Peter Kawash, sophomore Tommy Weber and freshman Alexander Reihl swam to a time of 1:24.98 for the men.
Both the men (170-122) and women beat American (151-144). The Leopards fell to Bucknell (217-81 men, 226-74 women) and Navy (159-120 men, 159-124 women).
The Maroon and White next compete at Lehigh on Nov. 17 at 6 p.m.
