JMU vs ECU (W)
- Saturday, October 29, 2022
- Harrisonburg, Va.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Score: JMU 180, ECU 120
Courtesy: JMU Sports
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison emerged victorious in its first home swimming & diving meet of the season, defeating East Carolina, 180-120, on Saturday at Savage Natatorium.
The Dukes improve to 2-1 in meets this season, while the Pirates fall to 4-2.
JMU placed a top-three finisher in 15 of the 16 events, coming away with nine wins in the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Fly, 50 Free, 3-meter board, 100 Free, 200 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM and the 400 Free Relay.
Dive
- Lindsay Hammar started off the meet by taking a victory in the 3-meter with a score of 278.33 before following it with a score 232.58 in the 1-meter to take third.
- Maddie Yager placed second in the 1-meter with a score of 234.08.
- Placing third in the 3-meter with a score of 245.03 was Lexi Lehman.
Relays
- The Dukes took first and second in both the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay.
- The team of Lauren Aylmer, Madison Cottrell, Cameron Gring and Jordyn Schnell won the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:45.21. Finishing behind them was the team of Alaina Park, Devan Taylor, Sydni Diehl and Jamie Cornwell at 1:45.55.
- In the 400 Free Relay, Grace Bousum, Diehl, Cornwell and Karen Siddoway came out victorious with a time of 3:31.28. Taking second with a time of 3:31.44 was Alex Volk, Emily Drakopoulos, Gring and Schnell.
Individual
- Cottrell and Jess Pryne both had excellent days, both finishing with three top-three places. Cottrell won the 100 Fly (56.73), finished second in the 100 Breast (1:05.23) and placed third in the 200 IM (2:09.86).
- Pryne won the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.59 and placed second in the 200 Fly (2:06.69) and 500 Free (5:06.58).
- Five additional Dukes earned a pair of medal finishes in Aylmer (100 and 200 Back), Bousum (100 Fly and 200 Back), Cornwell (50 and 100 Free), Gring (100 and 200 Back) and Schnell (50 and 100 Free).
- Cornwell’s two finishes were both wins, while Aylmer won the 200 Back.
- Winning the 200 Fly was Angela Ritchie with a time of 2:06.52.
- Also finishing in the top-three of their respected events were Abby Maguire (second in the 1000 Free), Drakopoulos (third in the 200 Back) and Alex Volk (third in the 200 Free).
Quoting Head Coach Dane Pedersen
“I’m very pleased with our team’s performance today. First and foremost, we were one team today – swimmers and divers working as one. Our team has created a strong foundation this year in a positive combined effort and each meet it continues to build” We also progressed well from our last meet three weeks ago both on the boards and in the pool. We evaluated our team on a few more parameters through more dynamic training. The coaching staff is excited about what lies ahead as we progress through the season.”
Up Next
The Dukes are back in the pool on Saturday, Nov. 5 as they travel to take on former Colonial Athletic Association foes Delaware and William & Mary in a tri-meet hosted by the Blue Hens. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
Courtesy: ECU Athletics
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Despite a pair of wins by Caitlin Reynera and Polina Rukosuev, East Carolina fell in a single meet match up to James Madison, 180-120, Saturday in the poll and diving well. The Pirates drop to 4-2 on the year, while JMU improves to 2-1.
“This trip was a mixed bag of results,” ECU Head Coach Matt Jabs said. “As a team we must learn how to deal with adversity, discomfort and rise to the challenge of competing on the road. It’s something we will work on, and we will get better.
“While we gave up some races, we expected to win, we also had some individuals swim well and our divers dove very well each hitting in season bests with Anna Otto recording a lifetime best on 1-Meter and Flanary Patterson winning the 1-meter event.”
Reynera won the 100 breaststroke (1:04.98) taking nine points and sophomore Rachel Gibson took third (1:08.09) claiming three points. Reynera also won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:19.45, while freshman Heidi Bruining took second (2:21.07) and sophomore Rachel Gibson claimed third (2:26.93).
Rukosuev claimed medalist honors in the 1000 freestyle (10.21.97) and 500 freestyle (5:01.59), while freshman Sadie Covington took third in the 1000 free with a time of 10.33.66. Covington also finished third in the 500 free with a time of 5:11.77.
Bruining won the 200 free with a time of 1:53.91 and took second in the 200 IM with time of 2:08.58, while freshman Claire Mowery took first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 57.40 and Brynna finished fifth (59.99). Fellow underclassman Laura Kellberg finished second in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.11.
In the diving well, Flanary Patterson claimed the top spot in the 1-meter dive with a score of 234.60, while Anna Otto took fourth with after posting of a score of 232.50. Caitlin Irvine-Smith finished sixth after her score of 231.45. Otto took second in the 3-meter dive with a score of 246.08, while Patterson claimed fifth (236.70) and Irvine-Smith posted a seventh-place finish (216.08).
“Thought our girls dove very well today,” ECU Diving Coach Ryne McIntire added. “Our consistency is improving and that is a foundational piece in our development. Looking forward to building off this weekend.”
ECU returns to action Nov. 17-19 when it participates in the WVU Invitational in Morgantown, WVa., which starts on Thursday.