Dukes Edged Out by Marshall, Break 14-12 months-Previous Pool File

HARRISONBURG, Va. — James Madison swim & dive broke a 14-year-old pool document within the 400 Free Relay to finish the twin meet, however was edged out by Marshall, 154-145, on Saturday within Savage Natatorium.

The Dukes moved to 2-1 in meets this season, as JMU earned six particular person wins on the day and added a relay win within the 400 free.

Quoting Head Coach Dane Pedersen

“Really happy with the team’s performance today. During the season we talk about taking steps forward… learning, adapting, applying. After our first meet two weeks ago, that was our focus. Taking what we learned and talked about from that meet and applying it today. While execution may not be perfect, we know we are not finished products right now but we are taking positive steps forward. The girls accomplished those goals in strides. Now our job is to evaluate today and continue that forward momentum.”

Diving

• JMU started the meet by sweeping the highest three ending spots on each boards.
• On the 3-meter, Maddie O’Mera certified for the NCAA Zone Championships later within the season with a rating of 283.20 to win the occasion. Natalie Jones additionally certified for Zones within the occasion with a rating of 282.15 to complete in second place, with Juliet Wells’ rating of 240.68 rounding out the highest three.
• O’Mera and Jones swapped positions on the 1-meter, as Jones received the occasion with a rating of 274.80. O’Mera completed second with a rating of 271.73 and as soon as once more Wells rounded out the highest three with a rating of 228.98. The scores for O’Mera and Jones had been each Zone qualifying scores.

Individual Swimming

• Riley Nugent began out the person swimming occasions by incomes a second-place end within the 1000 Free with a time of 10:48.13.
• Earning a pair of second-place finishes, Madison Wimmer swam a time of 1:52.76 within the 200 Free earlier than recording a time of 5:07.49 within the 500 Free.
• The Dukes had a pair of freshmen end with third-place finishes in separate occasions, as Emma Durham swam a time of 58.20 within the 100 Back and Tiffany Folcomer completed with a 2:09.20 within the 200 Fly.
• Winning the 100 Breast for the second time this season in as many meets, Emma Dougherty swam a time of 1:04.73.
• Maddy Coombs completed the 200 Fly with a time of two:05.52, immediately behind Marshall’s Lauren McNamara’s time of two:01.93 that set a pool document to win the occasion. Coombs additionally completed third within the 100 Fly (58.12).
• Jamie Cornwell received the 50 Free with a time of 23.63, edging out Marshall’s Kseniia Luniushina by .02 seconds.
• Swimming a time of 52.05 within the 100 Free, Alex Volk grew to become the third Duke to win a person swimming occasion on the day. She additionally claimed second in third within the 50 Free (23.79).
• In the 200 Breast, Riley Bridgman swam a time of two:22.04 to win the occasion. She additionally had second-place finishes within the 100 Breast (1:05.53) and the 200 IM (2:07.96).

Relay Swimming

• JMU groups completed second and third within the 200 Medley Relay to start the swimming portion of the meet. The group of Maria Costa, Emma Dougherty, Alex Volk and Jamie Cornwell swam a time of 1:44.60, forward of the 1:44.91 time swam by Sarah Pauley, Riley Bridgman, Ann Chappell Ellington and Emory Hill.
• The meet was ended on a excessive notice for the Dukes, because the group of Maddie Lehman, Madison Wimmer, Volk and Cornwell swam a time of three:26.76 within the 400 Free Relay to interrupt a 14-year-old pool document. The earlier document had been set by Towson on Jan. 22, 2011.
• An all-freshman group of Tiffany Folcomer, Emma Durham, Dougherty and Hill completed third with a time of three:34.52.

Up Next
The Dukes will likely be off for the following three weeks earlier than they head to Annapolis, Md. for the Navy Invitational on Nov. 20-22.