Swimming & Diving Hosts VMI and Howard on Saturday

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The UMBC Swimming & Diving program returns to the pool this weekend when it hosts VMI and Howard on Saturday at 1 p.m. for its annual Professor Recognition Tri-Meet. 

Last day trip, Alice Marini and Aidan O’Callaghan accomplished their wonderful weekends by being named the Women’s Swimmer and Male Diver of the Meet, respectively, on Sunday night time because the UMBC Swimming & Diving program wrapped up competitors at Loyola’s Thomas Murphy Invitational. 

Marini accomplished the sweep of all three particular person occasions she raced in when she received the 200 again in 2:00.00. O’Callaghan as soon as once more went from last qualifier to podium as he improved his prelim rating by 65 factors within the 3 meter to take third. Combined along with his victory within the 1 meter on Saturday, he secured 67 factors, essentially the most of any diver, and was named Diver of the meet.

UMBC took spots 2-5 within the 3 meter, as Kaleb Cave took second for the second straight day, ending with a rating of 287.25, and he was adopted by O’Callaghan, Anders Logas and Grant Moore. 

In the 1 meter dive for the ladies, Alicia Buteau took second with a rating of 237.20, Ember Stennett positioned fourth and Isabella Evers completed seventh. 

Erma Duratovic received the Women’s 100 free in a time of 51.49, whereas Claire Oettinger took third in 51.71. In the Men’s 100 free, Matthew So took second in 44.64 (the winner had a meet document 44.00).

Ula Parrill (2:22.80) and Shannyn Lambert (2:22.83) completed second and third in 200 breststroke, whereas James Tao and Matthew Johnson took the highest two spots within the B last of the occasion on the Men’s facet. Nick Zaharescu then received the B last of the 200 fly.

The meet closed with a powerful exhibiting from each squads within the 400 free relay because the Women’s quartet of Duratovic, Oettinger, Bruna de Padua and Evie Grim improved their seed time by practically 9 seconds in a 3rd place end (3:27.81). The Men took second as So, Stefano Perez, Braden Weise and Sean Neils completed in 3:00.23.

Scouting Howard:

Howard males’s swimming & diving crew put collectively an all-around efficiency Friday night time, incomes a decisive 146–80 victory over American University in Burr Natatorium. The Bison claimed eight occasion wins, highlighted by relay wins and particular person breakthroughs throughout the board.

Howard set the tone early with a victory within the 200-yard medley relay, as Howard’s A relay crew consisting of Kaleb James (Durham, N.C.), Mark Brown (Greensboro, N.C.), Taj Benton (Baltimore, Md.), and Mason Green (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) clocked a successful time of 1:32.84. HU’s B relay crew of Darien Williams (Philadelphia), Ayrton Moncur (Nassau, Bahamas), Eltonte Leonard (Kingston, Jamaica), and Daren Rodgers (Chicago, Ill.) adopted carefully in third (1:36.94).

In the 1000-yard freestyle, Jack Barr (Nassau, Bahamas) posted a brand new season-best time of 10:21.36 to position second, shaving practically a second off his earlier mark (10:22.22). Ty Triche (Humble, Texas) completed third in 10:31.05 so as to add early factors.

The Bison dominated the sprints and mid-distance occasions. Jalen Stewart (New Castle, Del.) secured wins in each the 200 free (1:45.09) and 100 free (47.90), whereas Williams added a runner-up end within the 200 free and third within the 500 free (5:03.00). Benton took first within the 50 free (21.62), adopted by Ibrahima Diouf (Arlington, Va.) in third.

Green’s first look within the 100 fly this season made it look straightforward as he took first in 49.28. Moncur adopted in second (52.33) for a 1–2 Bison end. James added one other win within the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.74. Brown continued Howard’s roll with a victory within the 100 breast (58.60), whereas Moncur took second.

Howard capped the night time with a dominant efficiency within the 200 free relay, as Benton, James, Diouf, and Green powered to a first-place end in 1:25.51, with the quartet of Stewart, Triche, Leonard, and Rodgers taking third.

In diving, Kai Lawson (Bethesda, Md.) led the way in which with a second-place end (249.65), whereas Trevor Sewell (Decatur, Ga.) and Zion Wilson (San Antonio, Texas) positioned third and fourth, respectively.

Howard girls’s swimming & diving crew earned a number of occasion victories in a aggressive twin meet in opposition to 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, practically 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), reducing 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 powerful efficiency on the 1-meter board, ending third general with a rating of 119.17 to guide 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.

Scouting VMI:

VMI Men’s Swimming & Diving was simply shy of its first residence win of the season on 10/25 in opposition to Davidson.

 

The Keydets had been edged out by the Wildcats, 153-147. This marks the smallest level margin in a twin meet since 2012.

  

Sophomore Stephen Russell continues to dominate, incomes first within the 200 Free (1:43.01) and 500 Free (4:45.89), earlier than tallying extra factors within the 200 IM with a second-place mark (1:57.89).

 

Putting on a clinic within the fast lane has been freshman Ian Lutz, who blazed by means of the 50 Free for first place (21.10). Lutz later tallied third within the 100 Free (46.70). Right behind Lutz within the 50 Free was junior Matthew Picard (21.36), who additionally claimed second within the 100 Fly (50.73).

 

Sophomore Jack Mills has picked up the tempo these days, scoring first place within the 200 IM (1:55.55). Mills went on to position second twice within the 100 Free (46.40) and 200 Fly (1:52.30).

 

Landing atop the rostrum within the 200 Breast was Austin Reeder (2:09.76), who later took residence third within the 100 Breast (59.73). Junior Layne Tucker was proper in entrance of Reeder, putting second within the 100 Breast (58.69).

 

Securing factors and second place was sophomore Caleb Wolf within the 1,000 Free (10:09.33), adopted by junior Sam Castle and sophomore Joshua Wolf, who went two (52.69) and three (53.09), respectively, within the 100 Back.

 

The 200 Medley Relay squad with Castle, Tucker, Picard, and Lutz nabbed first (1:32.57), adopted by one other first-place end by the 200 Free Relay crew with Lutz, Picard, Castle, and Sam Calder (1:23.56).

 

On the boards, freshman Hudson Weinhagen scored second within the one-meter with 233.63 factors, whereas it was freshman Dorian Albee who earned a team-high 217.95 factors within the three-meter for third place.

VMI Women’s Swimming & Diving had loads of positives in its first residence meet in opposition to Davidson on 10/25.

 

The Keydets ended the meet with a 212-82 loss to the Wildcats.

  

Freshman Lacy Delzell led the way in which with a record-breaking mark within the 200 Free (1:56.66), smashing her earlier document she set earlier within the 12 months. Delzell later earned gold within the 200 Back (2:09.22).

 

Senior Noelle Tong began her afternoon with a third-place end within the 100 Back (1:01.44) earlier than scoring first within the 100 Free (54.00).

 

Freshman Carissa Witte flew to victory within the 200 Fly (2:11.27) and later grabbed second place within the 200 IM (2:14.39).

 

The 200 Medley Relay crew with Tong, Parker Belle Fogle, Emerson Cosner, and Mackenzie Byrne scored second (1:51.71), whereas the 200 Free Relay squad with Byrne, Tong, Witte, and Delzell additionally tallied second (1:40.72).

 

On the boards, sophomore Isabelle Haer led the Keydets with 207.45 factors on the three-meter, ok for fourth, adopted by a 168.53 rating on the one-meter for fifth.