Queens vs Davidson
- September 30, 2023
- Davidson, N.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: Queens 158, Davidson 136
- Men: Queens 171, Davidson 117
Courtesy: Queens Athletics
DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Queens men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams made a dominating statement in their second meet of the season, posting a 158-136 victory for the women while the men tacked a 171-117 victory over the Davidson Wildcats on Saturday, Sep. 30.
Of the 32 overall events in the meet, the Royals (1-1, 1-1) snagged snagged 21 victories. Queens did not compete in the diving events.
“Both the men and women were resilient today,” Head Coach Jeff Dugdale said. “I was proud that they were able to recalibrate after the first break and go on an event win streak. Once again, we had a healthy mixture of freshman and veterans stepping up to help the team.”
Rookie Queens swimmers found success in the pool as Maddie Foster, Bianca Wettel, and Abigail Zboran each found individual wins for the women while Frantisek Jablcnik snagged an individual victory for the men. Foster finished the women’s 200-yard freestyle event with a winning time of 1:54.58, Wettel came out with a triumphant 2:06.99 time in the women’s 200-yard backstroke, and Zboran snagged the women’s 100-yard butterfly, the 200 -yard IM, and the 200-yard butterfly with times of 2:06.08, 57.02 and 2:05.97, respectively. For Jablcnik, the freshman finished with a winning time of 1:53.00 in the men’s 200-yard IM. Freshmen Libby Livesay, Nien Levy, and Jablcnik also found victories as part of the final relays (4×100-yard freestyle).
In the 4×50-yard medley relays to kickstart the meet, the women and the men were victorious — the women’s squad of Wettel, Annika Huber, Foster, and Danielle Melilli pieced together a time of 1:44.95 while the men’s team of Andreas Marz, Balacs Berecz, Jablcnik and Matej Dusa swam a 1:31.13.
Later on in the meet, Dusa notably swam a 20.48 in the men’s 50-yard freestyle event — earning himself the fastest event time in the ASUN so far this season. In the women’s 50-yard freestyle event, Danielle Melilli also found herself a ASUN top-ranking win with a finish of 23.86.
To add to his impressive start to the season, Dusa picked up another individual win against the Wildcats (0-1, 0-1) in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 45.94 — which currently sits as the second-fastest event swim time in the ASUN.
Melilli also earned a spot atop the new conference for the Royals, earning the fastest recorded time in the 100 freestyle event this season so far in the ASUN with a time of 52:12.
Other individual wins for the Royals included the men’s 100-yard backstroke (Andreas Marz, 50.83), the men’s 200-yard backstroke (Andreas Marz, 1:50.18), women’s 100-yard breaststroke (Annika Huber, 1:05.83), women’s 200-yard breaststroke (Annika Huber, 2:22.38), men’s 200-yard breaststroke (Balazs Berecz, 2:04.06), and men’s 100-yard butterfly (Conner Wang, 50.51). A full list of meet times can be found here.
Capping off the meet, the men and women both came home with wins in the 4×100-yard freestyle relay events. The women consisting of Melilli, Rylee Heck, Foster, and Livesay tallied a final time of 3:32.44 while the men’s team of Dusa, Daniel Meszaros, Levy, and Jablcnik tapped a winning time of 3:02.52.
Up next, the Royals will compete on Friday, Oct. 6 back at home to face the Wingate Bulldogs for an 5:00 PM start.
Courtesy: Davidson Athletics
DAVIDSON — Dylan Felt and Sylvia Stewart-Bates won two events apiece to lead the Davidson swimming and diving teams against Queens in Saturday’s season opener at Cannon Pool.
In all, the Wildcats won seven swim events against Queens, which won 171-117 in the men’s standings and 158-136 in the women’s.
“Both teams enjoyed exciting dual meets today,” said Davidson coach John Young. “We knew Queens would bring a good bit of talent to Cannon Pool. They’ve established an impressive swimming tradition, but I was really pleased with the energy the Wildcats brought to start the season. And even more pleased to learn a lot about where we are after a month of training. I think it’s a good spot.”
Felt, last year’s Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie and Performer, picked up where he left off. He set a pool record in the 1,000 free (9:18.79) and also won the 500 free (4:31.18).
“Dylan is coming off an outstanding summer, and it was nice to see him continue his momentum,” said Young. “He has been impressive in training and looked great today.”
Stewart-Bates did her damage in the distance events as well, taking first in the women’s 500 and 1,000 frees in 5:09.92 and 10:26.74, respectively.
“Sylvia and the distance women impressed me today,” said Young. “Sylvia led the way with her 10:26 in the 1,000, and it was nice to see both Rani Greer and Anna Insana get under the 11-minute mark. Like the 1,000, Sylvia’s 500 was really steady and well-executed.”
Ann Thompson made her college debut memorable by winning the women’s 100 back (57.97).
Other Wildcat men’s wins came from Ben McClain in the 200 free (1:42.09) and Fletcher Smith in the 200 fly (1:51.64). Young called McClain’s a “really good” swim and Smith’s an “electric victory.”
The Wildcats also earned points in diving, as Elle Jacobsen posted the best women’s scores in the 1-meter (223.73) and 3-meter (248.00). For the men, Ben Cutforth (249.95) and James Gourlay had the top scores in 1M and 3M, respectively.
Other Highlights
• Martha Tripsa swam tight with a Division II national champion while taking second in the 50 and 100 frees.
• Anna Newman, along with Thompson, turned in strong relay swims and solid 100s and 200s.
• Andrew Schou impressed against a challenging breaststroke field.
• Young also liked what he saw from Jessie Cline, Miles Charles and Zach Jones in various events.
Up Next
The Wildcats will compete at the Richmond Duals Oct. 13-14.
