Dukes Set Program File on First Day of American Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. – James Madison swimming & diving set a person program report on its first day on the 2026 American Championship contained in the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Wednesday.

Senior Jamie Cornwell reset this system report for the 50 Free within the prelims earlier than resetting it once more within the finals.

The Dukes completed day one with 215 factors, good for fourth behind Rice (354.5), Liberty (323) and East Carolina (218.5).

Prelims

• Three Dukes certified for the five hundred Free, with sophomore Madison Wimmer ending 11^th (4:55.18), senior Riley Nugent ending 17^th (4:57.45) and sophomore Maddy Coombs ending 19^th (4:59.12).
• The trio of senior Ann Chappell Ellington (14^th, 2:03.71), junior Riley Bridgman (11^th, 2:02.82) and freshman Tiffany Folcomer (22^nd, 2:05.19) all certified to swim within the finals of the 200 IM.
• Cornwell swam the third quickest time prelim time within the 50 Free, setting her personal JMU report with a time of twenty-two.48. Senior Alex Volk (23.07) and freshman Emory Hill (23.26) completed 13^th and 14^th, respectively, to qualify for the B Final.

 
Finals

• The staff of freshman Maria Costa, Bridgman, Ellington and Volk positioned fourth within the 200 Medley Relay to start the evening session of day one. Their mixed time of 1:40.16 is the second quickest in program historical past for the occasion.
• Wimmer gained the B Final of the five hundred Free, transferring into third in program historical past along with her personal-best time of 4:49.62. Coombs got here in second within the C Final with a time of 4:55.98 and was adopted by Nugent’s time of 4:56.72 in fourth.
• Improving on her prelim time, Cornwell collected the silver medal within the 50 Free by resetting her program report time by swimming 22.38. Volk completed fifth (23.05) within the B Final, whereas Hill completed seventh (23.29) in the identical warmth.
• In the staff diving occasion to conclude day one, the staff of senior Maddie O’Mera, redshirt junior Natalie Jones and sophomore Emma LaFountain completed fifth with a rating of 244.80.

 
Meet Notes

• The three quickest 200 Medley Relay occasions in program historical past have come within the final three convention championships.
• Madison Wimmer turns into the third swimmer to swim the five hundred Free in underneath 4:50.00 in program historical past.
• Jamie Cornwell has medaled within the 50 Free in all 4 seasons competing at JMU. She gained bronze in her freshman 12 months on the CCSA Championships and gold on the previous two Sun Belt Championships earlier than her silver medal on the American Championship.

 
Up Next
The Dukes are again within the pool for day two of the American Championship tomorrow, Feb. 19, as prelims get began at 10:30 a.m. with finals to observe at 6 p.m. (the diving comfort remaining will start at 5 p.m.). Tomorrow’s occasions embrace the 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay and 1-meter board.