Howard vs VMI
- Saturday, October 29, 2022
- Washington, D.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: Howard 172, VMI 52
- Men: Howard 162, VMI 62
Courtesy: Howard Athletics
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 30, 2022) – The men of Howard University swimming and diving highlighted the final home meet of the year with a 162-62 victory over Virginia Military Institute Saturday afternoon.
Remaining a dominant force in relays, the Bison opened the meet with a top finish in the 400-medley relay (3:27.36). Howard shifted their usual group for fresh legs opting for Tristan Stevens (Chicago, Ill.), Darin Johnson (Atascocita, Texas) to compete with staples Miles Simon (Atlanta, Ga.) and Mark-Anthony Beckles (Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago) in the event.
Howard’s Darien Williams (Philadelphia, PA) won the team’s first individual top finish in the 1000-Free with a time of 10:18.75, beating the competition by over six seconds.
Senior Mark-Anthony Beckles went on to pick up his first individual finish when he won the 200-Free (1:42.76) with five seconds to go before the next finish.
Howard swept the top three finishes in the 50-Free with freshman Taj Benton (Baltimore, Md.) earning 1st place (21.49). Continuing the charge, Howard claimed the first four finishes in the 100-IM. Miles Simon finished in first (50.76) with a four second advantage over his runner-up teammate.
The Bison put on a show in the 50-Butterfly. With times of 22.65 (Mark-Anthony Beckles), 23.24 (Arion Solomon; Fairborn, Ga.) and 23.32 (Brent Cooper; Baton Rouge, La.), Howard again took the top finishes to push the scoreboard in the Bison’s favor.
Sophomore Tristan Stevens notched another victory for the Bison when he won the 50-Backstroke with a second to spare (28.54). First-year Tyger Triche (Humble, Texas) also picked up an individual medal with seconds to spare in his 500-Free victory (4:59.90).
Siblings Luke-Kennedy and Mark-Anthony Thompson were neck and neck in the 50-Breaststroke through both laps. The former took home the top finish, beating his brother by 0.75 seconds (25.98).
Staying true to the season, the Bison capped the event with victory in the 400-Relay. The group consisting of Tristan Stevens, Spencer Miles, Arion Solomon, and Miles Simon out-swam Howard’s B team by two and a half seconds (3:10.21).
The Bison continue the rest of the fall season on the road. HU is back in action Saturday (November 5th) as they travel to Newark, N.J. to compete in NJIT’s Tri-Meet.
Courtesy: VMI Athletics
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The VMI men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams fell Saturday at Howard University but had many noteworthy performances and personal bests on the afternoon. Howard’s men won 162-62 and took the women’s competition 172-52.
Women’s swim notes:
*The oldest women’s swimming record on the books was broken. Noelle Tong, Julia Ward, Anna Grace Adams and Valerie Tonnu broke the rat Women 400 Free Relay record from 2012. The four finished in 3:53.81, beating the former record of 3:55.99
*Julia Ward took 3rd in the 50 Fly and 2nd in the 200 free
*Anne Bowles finished 3rd in the 50 breast
*Rachel Greathouse swam to 3rd place in the 1000 free
Women’s Diving Notes:
*London Yerasimides scored a personal record of 216.825 points, taking second place
*Gia Donatelli had a PR of 149.56 points, taking 4th place and also placed 4th in the women’s 50 yard breast
*Ella Davenport scored a PR of 145.50 taking 5th place
Men’s Diving Notes:
*Senior Bridger Thurston recorded a personal record of 270.525 points, taking first place
*Lane Jones had PR of 197.025 points, finishing 3rd
*Michael Menton scored a PR of 180.15, taking 4th place
Men’s Swimming Notes:
*Jack Sheehan finished first in the 100 free
*Ethan Griffith took second place in the 1000 free
Fast Facts:
* The VMI divers (combined M & W teams) outscored the Howard divers 21-19
Next Time:
VMI hosts Mount St. Mary’s (Md.) Saturday in Clark King Pool at 1 p.m.