Girls’s Swimming and Diving Defeats Old Dominion in First Ever ASUN Meet

NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware girls’s swimming and diving program captured its first Atlantic Sun Conference twin meet victory towards Old Dominion on Saturday on the Rawstrom Natatorium. The Fightin’ Blue Hens outscored the Monarchs 240.00-54.00.

ON THE RECORD

“We are very excited to get our first ASUN competition under our belt,” Head coach Pablo Marmolejo mentioned. “The Hens competed really well and stepped up after a few hard weeks of training. We are looking forward to our next sets of dual meets this fall.”

 

HEN HIGHLIGHTS 

• Three totally different Blue Hens gained their first collegiate occasions. All three did it of their first collegiate races. Simoni Antaki (400-medley relay), Elisa Spera (1000-free), and Piper Price (100-breast)
• This is the biggest margin of victory for the ladies’s squad since they took down Rider on November 11, 2022 on the La Salle Invite 244.00-46.00.

RESULTS

• Delaware positioned first in all 16 occasions on the day.

The following athletes completed in first place of their respective occasions:

• Angi Ragazzoni, Antaki, Victoria Novinksiy, and Olivia Willemsen began issues off for the Hens, profitable the 400-medley relay at 3:50.25.
• Spera gained each of her races; the 1000-free and the 400-IM.
• Lauren Hartel took the 200-free at 1:53.06, with three extra Hens coming in second, third, and fourth. She additionally recorded a win within the 500-free at 5:04.42
• Ragazzoni additionally gained the 100-back and 200-back, at 57.48 and a pair of:04.03, respectively.
• Price picked up her victory within the 100-breast at 1:06.64.
• Novinskiy gained the 200-fly at 2:02.96 and the 100-fly at 55.81.
• Willemsen took the 50-free at 24.31 and the 100-free at 52:47.
• Keira Allison recorded a 268.05 within the 3-meter dive.
• Marisa Schekenberger gained the 200-breast at 2:22.89.
• Alex Pastris scored a 271.50 within the 1-meter dive.
• Wrapping up the occasion, Hartel, Novinskiy, Ragazzoni, and Judy Liu gained the 400-free relay at 3:30.10.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens stay residence for his or her subsequent twin meet on October 18. They will tackle West Virginia University, the alma mater of Marmolejo and assistant coach Ross Glegg.

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