Howard Girls’s Swimming and Diving Comes Up Simply Brief in Battle on the Burr

WASHINGTON – The Howard girls’s swimming and diving crew put collectively a robust displaying on the Battle on the Burr Saturday afternoon, however in the end fell simply quick towards native rival Georgetown, 118–106, in Burr Natatorium. The Bison earned six first-place finishes, plus a number of runner-up and third-place finishes, in a intently contested meet from begin to end.

Howard set the tone for the day with an energizing begin, seizing the primary swimming occasion win within the 200-yard medley relay. The Bison’s B relay crew consisting of Myeisha Sharrieff (Bermuda), Brooke Whitt (Chicago), Alyssa Napier (Wilmington, De.), and Gabrielle Vickles (El Dorado, Trinidad and Tobago) made a press release by ending first in 1:45.06, outpacing Georgetown’s A squad by over a second (1:46.74). The enthusiastic dwelling crowd erupted as Howard’s C relay additionally claimed third at 1:51.32, showcasing the crew’s spectacular depth early on.

Standout Zuzu Nwaeze (Columbia, Md.) added one other early victory for the Bison within the 200-yard freestyle, clocking in at 1:53.50 to carry off the Hoya runner-up (1:54.11) in a good end. Nwaeze later returned to anchor the ultimate relay of the afternoon.

Howard’s dash corps continued the sturdy begin within the 50 free, with Vickles taking the win in 24.58, adopted intently by teammate Jasmine Morgan (Chicago), who touched in 24.97 to safe a 1–2 end for the Bison.

In the 100-yard butterfly, Samyra Benoit (Santa Clarita, Calif.) claimed second place with a time of 58.66, adopted intently by Howard newcomer Zenya Posada (Norwalk, Conn.), whose 59.90 earned her third. The Bison picked up extra essential factors within the 100-yard freestyle, the place Napier swam a robust 52.56 to complete second, with fellow newcomer Mia Patton Nassau, Bahamas) inserting third at 55.70.

Howard’s power within the backstroke got here by within the 100-yard again, the place Chanice Posada (Houston) led the sphere with a successful time of 56.40, greater than a second forward of her Georgetown opponent (57.80).

The most dominant 1–2 end of the meet got here within the 100-yard breaststroke, the place two Bison newcomers turned heads. Rhanishka Gibbs (Nassau, Bahamas) took the win in 1:05.86, simply edging out teammate Brooke Whitt, who completed second in 1:05.91, giving Howard a giant factors enhance heading into the ultimate stretch.

In the fan-favorite 200-yard freestyle relay, the Bison A-team closed the meet on a excessive notice. The group of Morgan, Vickles, Chance Posada, and Nwaeze delivered a time of 1:35.10 to assert first place. Howard’s B relay adopted intently in 1:37.24, edging Georgetown’s A-team by simply over half a second to finish one other 1–2 end for the house squad.

Next, the Bison head to the Sunshine State, October Tenth-Eleventh, to compete within the Osprey Beach Blast Invite.

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