William & Mary vs Georgetown
- January 25, 2025
- Washington, D.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Tribe Athletics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The William & Mary swimming teams won 20 of 28 events en route to a sweep of Georgetown on Saturday afternoon at the Yates Field House in Washington, D.C. The Tribe women’s team outscored the Hoyas 178-84 while the men edged out a 133-129 victory.
Freshman standout Tess Lankford stood out in the women’s 200 freestyle, posting a winning time of 1:50.16. That marked a new personal best and remains the 13th-fastest time in school history. In the men’s 200 free, David Yune won with a time of 1:40.31.
The relay team of Sarah Dunham, Ellie Scherer, Lindsay Juhlin, and Caroline Burgeson took gold in the 200 medley relay, finishing in 1:41.70. In the 1000 freestyle, Lauren Tucker finished in 10:12.28 for first place.
W&M also notched victories in both sections of the 100 backstroke. Scherer had the winning time on the women’s side (1:02.72) while Brock Rempe led the way for the men (55.01). Scherer also placed first in the 200 breaststroke at 2:18.06, followed by teammates Tess Lankford (2:18.74) and Kaitlyn Conover-Emmert (2:18.99).
In the women’s 100 freestyle, Flynn Truskett was able to improve upon her previous PR with a time of 50.46. That stands as ninth-best in program history.
The Tribe also dominated the 100 backstroke, as Julie Addison had the fastest time for the women (55.45) and Bryce Rouzie won the men’s field (50.53).
Claire Neilly was victorious in the 400 IM. Her time of 4:20.61 ranks as the seventh-fastest individual performance all-time.
In the final race of the meet, William & Mary took home the women’s 200 freestyle relay. It was Juhlin, Burgeson, Dunham, and Truskett that led the way with a time of 1:32.99.
With the two wins, the Tribe has now won 11 of their last 12 dual meet competitions dating back to Oct. 12.
OTHER EVENT WINNERS
Rhett Cosgrove — 200 butterfly (1:50.42)
Caroline Burgeson — 50 free (23.43)
Aiden Bond — 50 free (20.28), 100 free (44.49)
Bryce Rouzie — 200 back (1:48.35)
Lauren Tucker — 500 free (4:57.97)
Lindsay Juhlin — 100 fly (54.47)
Logan McDonald — 100 fly (49.65)
UP NEXT
W&M will have next weekend off before resuming competition at the Cavalier Invitational in Charlottesville, Va. on Feb. 6.
Courtesy: Georgetown Athletics
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University’s men’s & women’s swimming & diving teams fell to William & Mary at McCarthy Pool on Saturday afternoon. The men’s team lost 133-129 while the women’s team fell 178-84.
ON THE RECORD
“We had great energy for our seniors today. This group means so much to this program and I think we saw some people dig deep to honor that group.” – Head Coach Jack Leavitt on today’s meet.
WOMEN’S HIGHLIGHTS
- Kaitlin Lee placed second in the 1000 free with a time of 10:23.35 and the 500 free with a time of 4:58.52.
- Angelica Reali captured first in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:00.56.
- In the 200 backstroke, Allie Sanchez earned first with a time of 2:01.11.
- Maddie Haley and Sanchez placed second and third in the 100 backstroke with times of 55.83 and 56.68, respectively.
- In the 50 free, Natalie Aiken placed second with a time of 23.93.
- Kathryn Jewell earned first in the 1M dive with a score of 262.35 while Audrey Dietz earned first in 3M dive with a score of 278.33.
MEN’S HIGHLIGHTS
- Nicolas Santiago broke a pool and program record with a score of 356.18 in the 1M dive.
- Ryan Mathis, Bailey De Luise, Troy Keen and Owen Watkins earned first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:29.22.
- In the 200 free relay, Mathis, De Luise, Watkins and Connor Brennan took first place with a time of 1:21.16.
- In the 200 breaststroke, Nick Pezzella (2:02.89), Stephen Kim (2:03.90) and Ben Tunila (2:04.88) placed first, second and third, respectively.
- In the 1000 free, Wilson Tunila and Jack Januario took first and second place with times of 9:19.13 and 9:21.61, respectively. Tunila (4:31.68) and Januario (4:35.96) also took first and second in the 500 free, respectively.
- De Luise and Pezzella finished in second and third place in the 100 breaststroke with times of 55.34 and 55.52, respectively.
- Watkins took second in the 50 free (20.29) and the 100 free (44.91).
- In the 200 backstroke, Ronan Krauss placed second with a time of 1:49.46.
- In the 3M dive, Charlie Reichle placed first with a score of 339.75.
- In the 400 IM, Jack Brearto (3:58.83) finished in first place while Krauss (4:01.43) came in second place.