Washington and Lee vs VMI
- January 11, 2020
- Lexington, Virginia
- Results
Courtesy: Washington and Lee Athletics
LEXINGTON, Va. – The Washington and Lee women’s swimming team defeated VMI, 158-40, in a Saturday afternoon dual meet.
Highlights from the meet:
-W&L won all 13 races on the day and had eight difference swimmers combine for 11 individual victories, with three multi-win swimmers.
-Senior Emily Hageboeck (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) and first-years Sally Ennis (Richmond, Va./Collegiate School) and Jillian Cantrell (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Preparatory School) led the way with two individual wins each. Hageboeck topped the field in the 100 (1:07.51) and 200 breast (2:29.07), and also swam on the winning 200 medley relay (1:49.14).
-Ennis was first in the 100 (59.66) and 200 back (2:12.52), while Cantrell claimed the top spot in the 200 fly (2:15.12) and the 200 individual medley (2:16.69).
-Sophomore Caroline Baber (Richmond, Va./Collegiate School) also had a strong meet, winning the 50 free (24.63) and swimming on the 200 medley relay and the victorious 200 free relay (1:40.86).
First-place finishes:
–Turner Bobbitt, Hageboeck, MacQueen, Baber – 200 medley relay (1:49.14)
-MacQueen, Baber, Barnett, Sara Gaston – 200 free relay (1:40.86)
–Caroline Florence – 200 free (1:59.16)
–Sally Ennis – 100 back (59.66), 200 back (2:12.52)
–Emily Hageboeck – 100 breast (1:07.51), 200 breast (2:29.07)
–Jillian Cantrell – 200 fly (2:15.12), 200 IM (2:16.69)
–Caroline Baber – 50 free (24.63)
–Claudia Barnett – 100 free (54.68)
–Mattie Grant – 500 free (5:13.36)
–Ali MacQueen – 100 fly (57.30)
Up next:
The Generals will be back in action on Saturday when they host Randolph and Roanoke in a home tri-meet. Events will get under way at 1:00 pm.
LEXINGTON, Va. – The Washington and Lee men’s swimming team earned a 180-82 win over VMI in a home dual meet on Saturday afternoon.
Highlights from the meet:
-W&L won 11 races on the day and had five different swimmers combine for nine individual victories, including three multi-win performers.
-Junior Patrick Sullivan (Pawleys Island, S.C./Waccamaw) paced W&L with three individual victories. He topped the field in the 100 free (45.82), surpassing Tommy Thetford ’18 for a new pool record. He also won the 200 free (1:43.48) as well as the 100 fly (52.47). Sullivan also swam anchor for the winning 200 medley relay (1:35.39).
-Junior Danny Lynch (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal School) and first-year Todd Echols (Winston Salem, N.C./RJ Reynolds) both won two individual races, as Lynch won the 100 (52.48) and 200 back (1:59.28), while Echols was first in the 100 (59.01) and 200 breast (2:11.22). Lynch and Echols both competed on the 200 medley relay, and Echols also swam on the winning 200 free relay (1:25.95).
-Junior Fitz Rawls (Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough) also had a strong day, winning the 50 free (21.98) and swimming third on the 200 free relay.
First-place finishes:
-Lynch, Echols, Jared Nickodem, Sullivan – 200 medley relay (1:35.39)
-Echols, Evan Kramer, Rawls, Conner Van Vooren – 200 free relay (1:25.95)
–Patrick Sullivan – 200 free (1:43.48), 100 free (45.82; pool record), 100 fly (52.47)
–Danny Lynch – 100 back (52.48), 200 back (1:59.28)
–Todd Echols – 100 breast (59.01), 200 breast (2:11.22)
–Landon Potter – 200 fly (1:59.57)
–Fitz Rawls – 50 free (21.98)
Up next:
The Generals will be back in action on Saturday when they host Randolph and Roanoke in a home tri-meet. Events will get under way at 1:00 pm.
Courtesy: VMI Athletics
LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed Saturday across town at Washington & Lee University, and the Keydets had several fine performances and three event winners.
Freshman Jack Sheehan captured the 200-yard IM in 1:56.12, and also finished second in the 200-freestyle in 1:47.49 and third in the 200-breaststroke in 2:15.96. Freshman Connor Doyle won the men’s 1000-yard freestyle in 10:15.56 and fellow freshman Conner Jorgensen swam a 4:57.32 to win the 500-freestyle.
Zach Emerson took second in the 100-backstroke in 52.76 and Ryan Schmitz was second in the 50-free in 22.07. The 200-medley relay team of Emerson, Sheehan, Andrew Mills and Schmitz placed third in 1:37.94 and Thomas Muldowney was third in the 100-fly in 54.98. Nathan Hicks took third in the 100-breast in 1:01.97 and Anno Kong was third in the 200-backstroke in 2:01.36. Mills paced VMI in the 200-fly (2:07.26), Schmitz had the team’s top time in the 100-free (49.57) and the 200-free relay team of Emerson, Kong, Muldowney and Schmitz was second in 1:29.04.
Sophie Svoboda was second for the VMI women in the 100-breaststroke in 1:08.42 and also took second place in the 100-free (54.91). She placed fourth in the 100-fly in 1:00.92 and was the lead leg of the 200-free relay team with Sarah MacDougall, Isabella DeCosta and Olivia Bryant that swam a 1:48.74.
MacDougall was fifth in the 50-free in 26.48 and Holly Hein was fourth in the 200-breaststroke in 3:10.19. DeCosta swam top team times of 1:07.44 and 2:29.49 in the 100 and 200-backstroke, respectively. The 200-yard medley relay team of Olivia Bryant, Hein, DeCosta and MacDougall finished in 2:08.80.
The Generals won the men’s competition, 180-82, while W&L’s women won 158-40.
Both teams travel to Old Dominion University Saturday at noon.
