Delaware vs Towson
- Saturday, January 28, 2023
- Newark, Del.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: Delaware 186.5, Towson 113.5
- Men: Delaware 156.5, Towson 142.5
Courtesy: Delaware Athletics
NEWARK, Del. – The Delaware women’s swimming and diving program celebrated Senior Day with their ninth win of the season by defeating Towson 186.50-113.50. It’s the Blue Hens’ third win against a CAA school this season, having already defeated William & Mary and Drexel. Also with the win, the Blue Hens completed the regular season without being defeated in dual meets for the third time in program history (also, 1980-1981, 13-0, and 1981-1982, 12-0).
“I am extremely pleased with how the team performed today,” head coach Pablo Marmolejo said. “We faced a very tough opponent and it pushed us to be better. Both teams fought every event and let their training take over. We are looking forward to our championship meet and the rest of the work ahead of us.”
The 400 free relay team of Erin Shema, Natalie Dobrzykowski, Nicole Chiappa, and Mira Selling set a Delaware pool record with a time of 3:27.80.
Selling also won three individual races. She finished with a time of 23.77 in the 50 free, a time of 50.66 in the 100 free, and a time of 2:03.17 in the 200 IM.
Also in the 50 free, Chiappa (24.61), Kaitlyn Sullivan (24.87), and Peyton Rautzhan (24.95) finished in fourth, fifth, and sixth. Chiappa also placed third in the 100 free (53.00). In the 200 free, Dobrzykowski came in first place (1:155.03), while Anthi Lyra finished in third (1:55.83). Lyra took first place in the 500 free at 5:10.84 and in the 1000 free at 10:35.38. Bella Granetzke and Dobrzykowski finished third and fourth with a time of 5:14.13 and 5:17.80 in the 500 free.
Two Blue Hens took the top two spots in the 100 breast. Marietta Gately finished in first place (1:05.82) and Mania Tasakou finished just behind in second (1:05.89). Gately (2:23.25) and Tasakou (2:23.25) finished one-two in the 200 breast, while Erin Lillis (2:26.63) and Jenna Leonard (2:26.63) finished fourth and fifth.
In the 100 back, Shema took first place with a time of 56.96, while Cristin Earley finished in third place (58.89). Shema also won the 200 back at 2:03.35, with Earley finishing right behind in second place at 2:04.80.
Aislinn Mitchell finished in third place in the 100 fly (57.30), while Misikova placed fifth (59.27). In the 200 fly, Mitchell highlighted Delaware with a time of 2:08.25 to finish in third place.
Also in the 200 IM, Lillis (2:11.00), Earley (2:13.11), and Gatley (2:13.61) finished third, fourth, and fifth.
The team of Shema, Tasakou, Mitchell, and Chiappa finished in first place in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.07.
Julia Servas won the 1-meter dive with a score of 275.03, while Rowan O’Sullivan placed third at 237.60 and Ella Drazek placed fourth at 233.93. O’Sullivan finished in first place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 259.43. Drazek (251.85) and Servas (229.80) finished in third and fourth place.
Delaware will next compete on Feb. 4 when they host the Blue Hen Invite at 10:00 a.m.
NEWARK, Del. – Delaware’s men’s swimming and diving team recorded a win on Senior Day over Towson, 156.50 -142.50, on Saturday, Jan. 28. The win gives the Blue Hens an undefeated record in dual meets this season, as they finished 9-0. They also recorded their third win over a CAA team (also, William & Mary and Drexel). Delaware also completed their first season in program historyu in which won every one of their dual meets, and is their second season ever in which they did not lose any of their dual meets (1928-1929, 5-0-1).
“I am extremely pleased with how the team performed today,” head coach Pablo Marmolejo said. “We faced a very tough opponent and it pushed us to be better. Both teams fought every event and let their training take over. We are looking forward to our championship meet and the rest of the work ahead of us.”
The team of Gavin Currie, Toni Sabev, Simeon Sabev, and Matvei Namakonov set a new UD pool record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:29.58 to finish in first place.
In the 100 free, Miguel Vasquez came in first place (46.66) and Ryan Polino came in third (47.10). Andrew Taylor won the 500 free with a time of 4:42.38. Taylor also finished in second place in the 200 free (1:42.16), and Vasquez came in fifth place (1:43.92). Namakonov finished in second place in the 50 free (21.20), while Luke Rautzhan finished in fourth place (21.63).
In the 100 back, Currie (49.71) and Ryan Polino (50.77) finished in first and second place. Currie also won the 200 back (1:48.17), with DJ Fechtman (1:53.37) and Dylan Smolders (1:54.55) finishing third and fourth.
Smolders took first place in the 1000 free with a time of 9:44.58.
In the 200 fly, Jack Hattery and Simeon Sabev claimed the top two spots with times of 1:52.50 and 1:53.37. Simeon Sabev finished second in the 100 fly (50.29), while T.J. Yaglenski finished in third pace (51.37).
Toni Sabev finished in second place in the 100 breast (54.22), while Zach Sherk (57.40), Evan Frick (57.68), and Jack Gibson (59.98) finished fourth, fifth, and sixth. Frick (2:04.65), Gibson (2:08.98), and Toni Sabev (2:09.05) finished two-three-four in the 200 breast.
In the 200 yard IM, Hattery finished in second place with a time of 1:53.76, and Smolders finished in fourth (1:55.75).
The quartet of Simeon Sabev, Toni Sabev, Polino, Vasquez finished in second place in the 400 free relay (3:04.40).
In the 1-meter dive, Kevin Siegfried came in first place (300.08) and Philip Townsend came in second place (279.08). Townsend won the 3-meter dive with a score of 317.40, while Siegfried placed second 299.63.
Delaware will next compete on Feb. 4 when they host the Blue Hen Invite at 10:00 a.m.
Courtesy: Towson Athletics
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women’s swimming and diving team fell to Delaware 186.5-113.5 Saturday afternoon. The men’s team dropped a tight contest to the Blue Hens 156.5-142.5.
Records:
- Towson Women: 3-2 (2-1 CAA)
- Delaware Women: 9-0-1 (3-0 CAA)
- Towson Men: 3-3 (2-1 CAA)
- Delaware Men: 9-0 (3-0 CAA)
How it Happened
For the Women:
- The 200-medley relay team of Ally Frame, Tiffany Matulis, Hailey Ritter and Maddie Mince finished second (1:46.17), just one-tenth of a second off the winning relay time.
- Bridget Thomas took second place in the 1000 free at 10:36.50, finishing just over a second behind Anthi Lyra of Delaware. Lizzy Jones (10:48.52) and Brooke Haag (1:55.54) took third and fourth respectively.
- In the 200 free, Ava Enriquez finished in second place, clocking in at 1:55.27. Parker Schulz placed fourth (1:56.65).
- Frame’s 58.43 was good for second in the 100 back.
- Katie Nunez (1:06.85) and Tiffany Matulis (1:07.30) finished 3-4 in the 100 breast.
- Ritter (2:07.02), Britney Denny (2:07.44) and Samantha Casolo (2:09.42) went 1-2-4 in the 200 fly.
- Maddie Mince took second in the 50 free at 24.30. Claire Ryland placed third (24.47).
- Shannon Parrau placed second in the 3-meter dive with a score of 252.83.
- Nunez’s 52.48 was good for second in the 100 free. Enriquez (53.18) and Ryland (53.28) placed fourth and fifth.
- Frame (2:07.34) and Maddie Frick (2:08.32) went 3-4 in the 200 back.
- Britney Denny’s 2:23.79 was good for third in the 200 breast.
- In the 500 free, Thomas took second place at 5:13.83.
- Mince (56.66) and Ritter (57.09) took the top two spots in the 100 fly.
- In the 1-meter, Parrau placed second again with a score of 256.95.
- Frick placed second in the 200 IM at 2:10.59.
- Ryland, Enriquez, Mince and Nunez took second in the 400 free relay (3:31.49).
For the Men:
- Evan Bota, Brian Benzing, Noah Diacumakos and Michael Fazio placed second in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:29.92.
- Blakely Dean (9:49.30), Ryan Bookstein (9:54.94) and Drew Munson (10:08.11) went 2-3-4 in the 1000 free.
- Michael Fazio won the 200 free with a time of 1:42.02. Trey Adkins (1:43.66) and David Walton (1:43.85) placed third and fourth respectively.
- Reed Sells took third place in the 100 back, clocking in at 51.28. Bota tied for fourth with a time of 51.37.
- Benzing took the top spot in the 100 breast at 53.72. Diacumakos took third at 56.68.
- Carson Bauer (1:55.66), Patrick Flint (1:55.86) and Ian Lee (1:56.99) finished 3-4-5 to score for the Tigers in the 200 fly.
- Fazio took the top spot in the 50 free by one one-hundredth of a second at 21.19. Luke Schwar placed third (21.56).
- Ajani Dorner (263.10) and Aidan Clark (262.80) took third and fourth in 1-meter diving.
- Schwar placed second in the 100 free at 46.82. Daniel McLaughlin took fourth place (47.50).
- In the 200 back, Sells placed second with a time of 1:51.66.
- Diacumakos won the 200 breast, clocking in at 2:03.31.
- Benzing (4:45.13), Bookstein (4:45.95) and Dean (4:50.48) finished 2-3-4 in the 500 free.
- Diacumakos won his second individual event of the day in the 100 fly, clocking in at 50.27.
- Clark (249.75) and Dorner (230.03) finished 3-4 in the 3-meter.
- Flint (1:53.26) and Walton (1:55.39) finished 1-3 in the 200 IM.
- McLaughlin, Fazio, Schwar and Benzing placed first in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:03.95.
Coach’s Thoughts
“It was a really strong meet on both sides. We ended up on the wrong side of some close touches, credit to Delaware. We also had individual top times and will be ready to go for CAA’s.”
On Deck for Towson
The Tigers will host swimmers from George Mason, UMBC and Loyola for the Tiger Winter Open over three sessions on Feb.3 and 4 at Burdick Pool. Session one is 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3. Sessions two (10:00 a.m.) and three (5:00 p.m.) are slated for Saturday, Feb. 4. Diving will take place shortly after the conclusion of session two.