Howard Girls’s Swimming & Diving Drop Twin Meet In opposition to American

WASHINGTON — Howard ladies’s swimming & diving crew earned a number of occasion victories in a aggressive twin meet towards American University on Halloween Night in Burr Natatorium.

Freshman Alyssa Napier (Wilmington, Del.) made her season debut within the 200-yard freestyle and did not disappoint, capturing first place with a time of 1:54.49, almost two seconds forward of the pool. Mia Patton (Nassau, Bahamas) adopted in third (1:57.07) and Iala Cropper (Rochester, N.Y.) in fifth to safe key factors for the Bison.

Samyra Benoit (Santa Clarita, Calif.) continued her constant marketing campaign with a runner-up end within the 100 fly (57.33), dropping greater than a second from her earlier better of 58.66. In the 100 again, Myeisha Sharrieff (Bermuda) claimed second place (57.51), slicing greater than a second off her season mark of 58.89. Summer McKoy (Pikesville, Md.) added a third-place end (59.54) as Howard positioned two within the prime three.

Sophomore diver Jordan Harrell (Richmond, Va.) turned in a robust efficiency on the 1-meter board, ending third general with a rating of 119.17 to steer the Bison divers.

In the relays, the quartet of Sharrieff, Brooke Whitt (Chicago, Ill.), Benoit, and Gabrielle Vickles (El Dorado, Trinidad & Tobago) took second within the 200 medley relay (1:46.52), narrowly lacking the win by lower than half a second. The crew of Napier, Jasmine Morgan (Chicago, Ill.), McKoy, and Vickles closed out the night time with a win within the 200 free relay (1:35.94).

Other prime performers included Brooke Whitt, who earned second within the 100 breast (1:07.27), and Faith McCallister (Abingdon, Md.), who adopted in fourth (1:10.52). Patton additionally notched a second-place end within the 500 free (5:16.84), whereas Tiara Jackson (Los Angeles, Calif.) added a fifth-place exhibiting.

The Bison return to competitors on Friday, November 8, at 1 p.m. for a Tri-Meet hosted by UMBC in Baltimore.

For extra info on Howard ladies’s swimming & diving, go to the official Howard Athletics web site at www.HUBison.com.