Ohio vs Marshall
- January 24, 2025
- Huntington, W. Va.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Ohio Bobcats Athletics
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – The Ohio swimming and diving team (3-1) returned to action on Friday, Jan. 24, defeating Marshall (5-2), 172-128, on the road.
In the first event of the night, the 400-yard medley relay, the Ohio A team of junior Allison Schrank (Blaine, Minn.), junior Casadie DiBetta (St. Clairsville, Ohio), freshman Jordan Claypoole (Parkersburg, W. Va.) and graduate student Caroline Dunigan (Lansdale, Pa.) placed second with a time of 3:47.97.
In the 1,000-yard freestyle, senior Gabrielle McKee (Gilbertsville, Pa.) placed first with a time of 10:19.39, while sophomore Ashley Sallows (Delaware, Ohio) placed third (10:31.29), freshman Maddie Berg in fourth (10:36.27) and sophomore Melissa Blaine (Cape Coral, Fla.) in fifth with a time of 10:38.76.
In the 200 free, sophomore Zita Szoke (Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary) placed first in 1:49.50, breaking her first pool record of the night, while junior Anna McGrath (Lewis Center, Ohio) placed third with a time of 1:54.90. Then in the 100 back, Schrank placed second with a time of 58.20, followed by junior Morgan Brown (Roanoke, Ind.) in third (58.68) and sophomore Melanie Schweikert (Maineville, Ohio,) in fourth with a time of 58.96.
DiBetta was back in action in the 100-yard breaststroke, placing first with a time of 1:02.83, followed by senior Julia Strine (Shippensburg, Pa.) in second with a time of 1:04.35 and junior Emily Ellsworth (Westerville, Ohio) in fourth (1:05.25).
In the 200 fly, McKee placed second with a time of 2:02.92, while sophomore Isabella Arbaugh (Ann Arbor, Mich) placed fifth with a time of 2:09.83. Then in the 50 free, Szoke placed first in 23.22, with another pool record, followed by Dunigan in 23.86 and Claypoole in fourth (24.38).
Szoke also picked up a first-place finish in the 100 free, touching in with a time of49.82 and her third pool record of the evening, followed by Dunigan in second (52.17) and sophomore Katie Buroker (Zionsville, Ind.) in fourth with a time of 52.96. In the 200 back, Schweikert placed second, followed by freshman Juliana Slaninka in third (2:05.79) and freshman Sofia Matern (Cincinnati, Ohio) in fourth with a time of 2:09.12.
DiBetta picked up another victory in the 200 breast, finishing with a time of 2:16.43, while Ellsworth placed third (2:22.19) and Strine in fourth (2:23.26). McKee picked up the win in the 500 free, touching in with a time of 5:02.99, while Sallows finished second with a time of 5:09.47.
The 100 fly saw Claypoole place second with a time of 56.83, followed by Schrank in fourth with a time of 58.55. Then in the 200 IM, Ellsworth placed first, finishing the race with a time of 2:05.97.
In the final swim event of the event, the 200 free relay, the Ohio ‘A’ team of Szoke, Dunigan, Claypoole and Buroker placed first with a time of 1:34.12.
In diving, sophomore Astrid Pichardo (Guanajuato, Mexico) placed second in the 1-meter event, finishing with a score of 265.50. Senior Sophie Cooper (Milford, Ohio) placed third (246.45), while freshman Annie Haluch (Hudson, Ohio) finished fourth (241.88).
In the 3-meter event, Pichardo once again placed second, finishing with a score of 255.15. Freshman Camryn Quiggins (Franklin, Ind.) finished third (221.85), while sophomore Stephanie Balthaser (Delaware, Ohio ) placed fourth (219.83).
Up next, the Bobcats are back in Athens for their final dual meet of the season and Senior Day, Jan. 31-Feb. 1 when they take on Eastern Michigan in a two-day event. Friday’s events are set to begin at 6 p.m. at the Ohio University Aquatics Center, with Saturday set to begin at 11 a.m. Senior Day festivities are set to begin prior to Saturday’s events, with both days set to air on ESPN+.
Courtesy: Marshall Athletics
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team (5-2) fell to the Ohio Bobcats, 172-128, on Friday night in Huntington at the Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium.
“Really proud of how our women carried themselves through this meet,” Herd Swimmig and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said. “From the first relay through the last, their enthusiasm and will to compete was there. There were so many people that competed and executed much better than our last showing in Bowling Green. We found ways to improve through our racing. Hats off to Ohio this evening. This meet is always very competitive, and they certainly bring the best out of us.”
The Herd took seven events on the night led by a sweep in 1m and 3m Diving events by Grace Kelsheimer.
Other individual wins came from Kseniia Luniushina in the 200 Backstroke, Lauren McNamara in the 200 Butterfly, Madeline Hart in 100 Butterfly and Mia McBride in the 100 Backstroke.
“Kseniia (Luniushina), Lauren (McNamara), Madeline (Hart) and Mia (McBride) all had event wins tonight,” Walsh said. “I thought our relays were exceptional, especially our 400 Medley Relays. Grace K swept both boards again and really battled on 3m which was fun to watch.”
MU led off the dual with a win in the 400 Medley Relay by the team of Luniushina, Paige Banton, Hart and Audrey West.
“We are just over 3 1/2 weeks out of our conference championship. The team is in a great place so we look forward to building off of this as we celebrate our seniors next weekend against Georgia Southern.”
RESULTS
400 Medley Relay
1st – Kseniia Luniushina, Paige Banton, Madeline Hart, Audrey West (3:45.37)
3rd – Mia McBride, Maddy Akin, Lauren McNamara, Nina Nugent (3:48.81)
1000 Freestyle
2nd – Eszter Laban (10:28.47)
6th – Federica Savoia (10:43.08)
7th – Charlotte Thompson (10:46.23)
200 Freestyle
2nd – Molly Warner (1:53.20)
4th – Preslava Tosheva (1:55.03)
7th – Allison Dodd (1:56.74)
100 Backstroke
1st – Mia McBride (56.81)
5th – Lauren Ramsey (59.26)
7th – Kate Bolgarskaya (1:00.78)
100 Breaststroke
3rd – Paige Banton (1:04.63)
5th – Audrey West (1:06.03)
6th – Maddy Akin (1:06.06)
7th – Jenna Bopp (1:07.44)
200 Butterfly
1st – Lauren McNamara (2:02.57)
3rd – Madeline Hart (2:04.26)
4th – Eszter Laban (2:06.31)
8th – Tatum Robinson (2:13.03)
50 Freestyle
3rd – Kseniia Luniushina (24.01)
5th – Parker Lynch (24.42)
6th – Loraine Cleveland Lungu (24.49)
7th – Nina Nugent (24.78)
3m Diving
1st – Grace Kelsheimer (261.83)
7th – MJ Leviaguirre (207.68)
9th – Ally Humbert (195.98)
100 Freestyle
3rd – Molly Warner (52.51)
5th – Nina Nugent (53.44)
6th – Parker Lynch (54.28)
8th – Loraine Cleveland Lungu (54.59)
200 Backstroke
1st – Kseniia Luniushina (2:00.84)
5th – Lauren Ramsey (2:10.25)
7th – Kate Bolgarskaya (2:11.70)
200 Breaststroke
2nd – Paige Banton (2:20.75)
5th – Audrey West (2:24.44)
6th – Jenna Bopp (2:24.63)
8th – Maddy Akin (2:26.88)
500 Freestyle
3rd – Eszter Laban (5:10.95)
4th – Preslava Tosheva (5:13.18)
6th – Federica Savoia (5:15.64)
100 Butterfly
1st – Madeline Hart (56.71)
3rd – Lauren McNamara (56.94)
5th – Katie Fisher (58.74)
7th – Tatum Robinson (59.77)
1m Diving
1st – Grace Kelsheimer (295.80)
8th – MJ Leviaguirre (213.23)
9th – Ally Humbert (201.83)
200 Individual Medley
2nd – Molly Warner (2:07.05)
3rd – Paige Banton (2:10.06)
4th – Maddy Akin (2:12.64)
5th – Allison Dodd (2:12.70)
200 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Kseniia Luniushina, Madeline Hart, Audrey West, Parker Lynch (1:35.96)
3rd – Nina Nugent, Mia McBride, Loraine Cleveland Lungu, Katie Fisher (1:39.69)
UP NEXT
Marshall closes out the regular season on February 1 when it hosts Georgia Southern at 11 a.m. for Senior Day.
