Duke vs UNCW
- Saturday, October 29, 2022
- Wilmington, N.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: Duke 187, UNCW 107
- Men: Duke 181, UNCW 110
Courtesy: Duke Athletics
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Duke swimming and diving squad swept UNCW at the David B. Allen Natatorium in Wilmington, N.C. The Duke women’s team (2-0) earned a 187-107 victory, while the men’s squad (1-1) picked up their first win of the season, 181-110.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sophomore McKenna Smith topped her best time of the season in the women’s 50-yard freestyle, finishing first with a time of 23.29. Senior Coleman Kredich also bested his top time of 2022 in the men’s heat, swimming a time of 20.61.
- Both the men’s and women’s teams finished first in the 200-yard medley relay for the Blue Devils.
- In the 200-yard freestyle, sophomore Yixuan Chang finished first on the podium with a time of 1:50.98. The women swept the podium with Catherine Belyakov (1:52.07) and Mia Leko (1:52.39) finishing second and third. On the men’s side, graduate David Hallaron also took home first place with a time of 1:39.50.
- Senior Matthew Knox finished third in the 200-yard freestyle, posting his best time of the season in the event (1:40.86).
- The Duke women swept the 100-yard backstroke with Emma Shuppert (55.05), Madeline Meredith (56.52) and Tatum Wall (56.72) finishing within a second of each other.
- Freshman Kaelyn Gridley bested junior Sarah Foley in the 100-yard breaststroke posting a time of 1:01.28. Foley swam a time of 1:01.36 on the day, earning a NCAA-B Cut time.
- In the men’s heat of the 100-yard breaststroke, sophomore Michael Volpe and graduate student Cole Reznick tied for first, swimming a time of 56.72.
- Senior Chris Dalla Valle bested his top time in the 200-yard butterfly for the 2022 season and finishing first in the event with a time of 1:51.41.
- Redshirt senior Easop Lee finished on top of the podium on Saturday, swimming a time of 2:00.14 in the 200-yard women’s backstroke. Sophomore Jack Christian also took home first in the 200-yard men’s backstroke swimming his best time of the season (1:49.27).
- Senior Kate Mullin posted a first-place finish in both the one-meter (296.25) and three-meter dive (322.13). Her score of 296.25 in the one-meter event was the highest score posted by Duke this season, besting her score from the season-opening meet by 2.25 points.
- Junior diver Seamus Harding Jr. also posted first-place finishes in both the one-meter (309.30) and three-meter (332.33) dives. His one-meter score was the best of the season for Harding Jr., collecting another zone score, while his three-meter dive was good enough for his second zone score of the season.
TEAM SCORES:
RV Duke women 187, UNCW women 107
Duke men 181, UNCW men 110
TOP DUKE FINSIHERS BY EVENT:
Women’s 200-Yard Medley Relay: Emma Shuppert, Kaelyn Gridley, Aleyna Ozkan, McKenna Smith (1st), 1:40.29
Men’s 200-Yard Medley Relay: David Chang, Cole Reznick, Charlie Gingrich, Coleman Kredich (1st), 1:30.40
Women’s 1000-Yard Freestyle: Emily Gjersten (2nd), 10:23.83
Men’s 1000-Yard Freestyle: Brendan Driscoll (2nd), 9:32.25
Women’s 200-Yard Freestyle: Yixuan Chang (1st), 1:50.98
Men’s 200-Yard Freestyle: David Hallaron (1st), 1:39.59
Women’s 100-Yard Backstroke: Emma Shuppert (1st), 55:05
Men’s 100-Yard Backstroke: Jack Christian (1st), 49.40
Women’s 100-Yard Breaststroke: Kaelyn Gridley (1st), 1:01.28
Men’s 100-Yard Breaststroke: Michael Volpe, Cole Reznick (1st), 56.72
Women’s 200-Yard Butterfly: Martina Peroni (1st), 1:59.26
Men’s 200-Yard Butterfly: Chris Valle Dalla (1st), 1:51.41
Women’s 50-Yard Freestyle: McKenna Smith (1st), 23.29
Men’s 50-Yard Freestyle: Coleman Kredich (1st), 20.61
Women’s 100-Yard Freestyle: McKenna Smith (1st), 50.54
Men’s 100-Yard Freestyle: Coleman Kredich (2nd), 45.49
Women’s 200-Yard Backstroke: Easop Lee (1st), 2:00.14
Men’s 200-Yard Backstroke: Jack Christian (1st), 1:49.27
Women’s 200-Yard Breaststroke: Sarah Foley (1st), 2:17.45
Men’s 200-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (1st), 2:05.30
Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle: Mia Leko (2nd), 5:03.08
Men’s 500-Yard Freestyle: Matt Knox (1st), 4:39.14
Women’s 100-Yard Butterfly: Aleyna Ozkan (1st), 54.85
Men’s 100-Yard Butterfly: Brad Sanford (1st), 48.77
Women’s 400-Yard IM: Sarah Foley (5th), 4:13.18
Men’s 400-Yard IM: Cole Reznick (3rd), 4:02.29
Women’s 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: McKenna Smith, Sarah Snyder, Tatum Wall, Yixuan Chang (4th), 1:33.32
Men’s 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Coleman Kredich, Brad Sanford, Charlie Gingrich, Jack Christian (3rd), 1:21.85
Women’s 1-Meter: Kate Mullin (1st), 296.25
Men’s 1-Meter: Seamus Harding (1st), 309.30
Women’s 3-Meter: Kate Mullin (1st), 322.13
Men’s 3-Meter: Seamus Harding (1st), 332.33
UP NEXT
- The Duke swimming and diving team returns to action on Friday, Nov. 4, hosting South Carolina at the Taishoff Aquatic Center. Diving begins at 4 p.m. with swimming beginning at 5 p.m.
Courtesy: UNCW Athletics
WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNCW standout junior Brooke Knisely won three on Saturday, but the Seahawks came up short in both dual meets with losses to visiting Duke on Senior Day at the Allen Natatorium.
With the two losses on Saturday, the Seahawk women saw their record fall to 3-4 while the men moved to 1-5. The Blue Devils moved to 2-0 and 1-1 on the women’s and men’s seasons, respectively.
Knisely won the 1000 (10:13.55) and 500 (4:57.23) Freestyles and earned her first win of the season in the 400 IM, posting a time of 4:30.89.
Joining Knisely with a win in the men’s 1000 Free was sophomore Sam O’Brien (9:32.18), who captured the race by 0.07 seconds over Duke’s Brendan Driscoll.
In the men’s 100 Free, UNCW’s Jacob Duracinsky clocked in with a winning time of 45.09.
Rounding out UNCW’s individual winners was Silas Crosby in the 400 IM. Crosby came up short of winning the 500 Free earlier in the meet when he was edged by Duke’s Matt Knox by 0.11 seconds.
The Seahawks compete in their final meet of the semester when they visit Columbia, S.C., for the Gamecock Invitational on Nov. 16-18.