2021 Richmond Duals
- October 22-23, 2021
- Richmond, Va.
- Richmond vs Davidson Results
- Richmond vs George Mason Results
- Men’s Results – Davidson vs George Mason
Courtesy: Richmond Athletics
Day 1
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond swim and dive team took on the Davidson Wildcats in the first round of the Richmond Duals Friday night. The Spiders earned a 162-137 victory over the Wildcats. The Spiders advance to take on the George Mason Patriots tomorrow morning after the Patriots defeated the East Carolina Pirates 166-105.
Sophomores Megan Carson (Apex, N.C.) and Petra Mijic (Split, Croatia) got the day started with a second and third place finish in the 1650 freestyle in times of 17:44.14 and 17:58.81, respectively.
The 200 medley relay team of Katelyn Pennell (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Sara Greene (Tega Cay, S.C.), Claire O’Shaughnessy (Laurel, Md.) and Lauren Medlin (Cary, N.C.) took first with a 1:45.44 time. Mattie Williams (Lake George, N.Y.), Christina Levins (Moorestown, N.J.), Abby Fuller (Charlottesville, Va.) and Lucy Yeomans (Athens, Ga.) finished third at 1:46.41.
Maggie Purcell (Southampton, N.Y.) took home the top time in the 200 freestyle at 1:53.09. Williams finished first in the 100 backstroke (58.51) and Greene was first in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.61). Freshman Levins took third at 1:06.06.
The duo of O’Shaughnessy and Emma Martin (Knoxville, Tenn.) took second and third in the 200 butterfly with times of 2:07.76 and 2:08.06, respectively. The 50 freestyle saw Fuller and Medlin finish 1-2, with Fuller taking the top time at 23.70, and Medlin at 23.89.
Purcell notched another first-place finish, this time with a 2:05.01 time in the 200 backstroke, followed by a third-place finish by freshman Carstyn Klosterman (Winston-Salem, N.C.) at 2:09.17.
Greene earned a first-place finish in the 200 breaststroke at 2:20.01. Medlin took first in the 100 freestyle, edging Davidson’s Abby Francis by .01 seconds at 51.86. Yeomans was third at 52.79. The top Spider in the 500 freestyle was freshman Laura Davis (Charlotte, N.C.), finishing second at 5:06.64.
The 100 butterfly saw four Spiders take second through fifth. The finishers were Fuller (56.42), O’Shaughnessy (57.11), Rachel Pak (Fairfax, Va.) (58.96) and Greene (59.40), respectively.
Purcell added another top finish in the 200 IM at 2:06.25, and Davis added a 2:11.00 time for third.
The 400 freestyle relay closed the evening. The Spiders took the top two spots. The quartet of Medlin, Fuller, Yeomans and Purcell swam 3:30.88, and O’Shaughnessy, Palfreyman, Klosterman and Connors were second at 3:36.21.
At Robins Center Natatorium, the divers finished fourth and fifth in the 3-meter competition. Zazi Halla (McLean, Va.) finished at 201.25, and Emma Yeakley (Cornelius, N.C.) was fifth at 196.90. In the 1-meter competition, it was Halla taking third at 195.05, and Yeakley at 192.60 for fourth.
The Spiders are back in the pool tomorrow morning. Diving begins at 9:30, and swimming at 10:15.
Day 2
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond swim and dive team closed the Richmond Duals with a second team victory, this time over the visiting George Mason Patriots Saturday morning. The Spiders outscored George Mason 159-125. The Spiders got seven first-place finishes in the meet. The depth of the Spider team was evident as Richmond scored points finishing second or third 16 times to help secure the victory.
Alexa Connors (Kingston, Mass) got the scoring started, taking first in the 1650 free at17:29.25. She was followed by freshman Laura Davis (Charlotte, N.C.) who took second at 17:46.10.
The 400 medley relay team of Maggie Purcell (Southampton, N.Y.), Sara Greene (Tega Cay, S.C.), Claire O’Shaughnessy (Laurel, Md.) and Abby Fuller (Charlottesville, Va.) earned a second place finish at 3:54.77.
It was Megan Carson (Apex, N.C.) taking first in the next event. The sophomore finished the 200 freestyle at 1:55.83, followed by Lauren Medlin (Cary, N.C.) at 1:56.24. Richmond took second and third in the 100 backstroke, led by efforts from Mattie Williams (Lake George, N.Y.) (59.50) and Carstyn Klosterman (Winston-Salem, N.C.) (1:00.99). Greene and Christina Levins (Moorestown, N.J.) finished second and third in the 200 fly, Greene at 1:05.46 and Levins at 1:07.51. O’Shaughnessy added a second-place finish in the 200 fly at 2:09.55.
Richmond took the podium in the 50 freestyle, Fuller had a top time at 23.50, followed closely by Medlin at 24.51 and Yeomans at 24.57. Klosterman notched a second-place finish in the 200 backstroke at 2:09.11. Purcell and Greene had the 1-2 punch in the 200 breaststroke, Purcell at the top in 2:20.73, and Greene at 2:20.78.
Medlin added a second-place finish in the 100 freestyle at 53.05, followed closely by Lucy Yeomans (Athens, Ga.) (53.16). Connors and Carson took the top times in the 500 freestyle at 5:07.80 and 5:16.15. Fuller and O’Shaughnessy finished first and second in the 100 butterfly, at 57.25 and 57.90.
Purcell closed out the swimming with a first-place finish in the 400 individual medley, earning a time of 4:29.23.
In the diving competition, Emma Yeakley (Cornelius, N.C.) had the top score of 200.35 in the 1-meter event, and the top score of 184.55 in the 3-meter competition.
The Spiders are back in action on November sixth when they head to Charlotte for a dual meet with Queens University.
Courtesy: Davidson Athletics
RICHMOND, Va. — Wins over George Mason and East Carolina marked the second and final day of the Richmond Duals for Davidson swimmers and divers Saturday.
The Davidson men led two-day opponent George Mason by 11 points entering Saturday’s events and won 216-194. Meanwhile, the Wildcat women swam past ECU by a 197-77 margin.
Owen Curry and Miles Charles, this week’s Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, led the Davidson men with two wins. Charles took the 50 fly and 100 fly in 23.10 and 50.72, respectively, while Curry won the 400 IM in 4:09.26 and the 500 free in 4:45.73. Cael McLaren swam out front in the 100 breast (58.29), and Wildcats Ben McClain, Guil Ware, Ty McLaren and Ian Brann won the 200 free relay (1:24.36).
For the Wildcat women, Martha Tripsa won the 50 free (24.54) and 100 fly (58.42), while Shelby Stanley took first in the 100 free (53.29). Siena Senn led the pack in the 500 free (5:07.78), and Stanley, Abby Francis, Selena Nishihata and Kate Pottle won the 200 free relay (1:38.02).
Wildcats who swam out front in events ECU did not enter were: Senn (200 free), Stanley (200 fly), Hope Carpenter (100 back), Lila McGrath (200 back), Sylvia Stewart Bates (400 IM) and the 400 medley relay of Julia Goodhead, Hannah Gould, Chale Jacks and Tripsa.
Up Next
The Wildcats return to action Nov. 19-21 at the Bucknell Invitational.