Dukes Finish Frank Elm Invitational in Fifth

Friday, November 17

New Brunswick, N.J.

James Madison University

Frank Elm Invitational

11/19/2017 9:11:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Meet Results @JMUSwimDive

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Senior Quinn MacMillan garnered the best individual time of the weekend with a second place finish in the 1650 freestyle to highlight Sunday evening's finale of the 2017 Frank Elm Invitational hosted by Rutgers as the Dukes rounded out the three-day meet in fifth place with 763 points.

MEET NOTES

Swimming the 1650 freestyle for the first time this season, MacMillan touched the wall in 16:53.28 for a second place finish. This mark is the best by a Duke this season, and was the best individual finish during the Frank Elm Invitational for the Dukes.
Sophomore Bonnie Zhang (2:01.94) and senior Logan Haddock (2:03.02) turned in solid races in the 200 backstroke to finish 11^th and 14^th, respectively.
Four Dukes raced the final in the 100 Freestyle led by Sydney Kirsch who took home a 13^th place finish with a season best 52.11 clip and Jillian Breeger who followed Kirsch with a 14^th place finish in 52.18.
In the 200 Breaststroke, Jessica Pierce touched the wall in 2:27.94, which is a season best time for the sophomore.
Katie Parker swam the 200 butterfly for the second time this season in 2:03.67, shaving two seconds off her season best time for a 9^th place finish.
The Dukes had another impressive showing during the relay competition as Breeger, Zhang, Kirsch and Parker earned seventh in the 400 freestyle with a final time of 3:29.38.

QUOTING COACH PEDERSEN
"This was one of our most successful mid-season invites, not in terms of just fast times but in productivity. We had a lot of season-best times as a result from our girls learning and applying things we have been working on to their races. We did not ease up in our training coming into this meet yet the girls still performed at a high level, constantly improving which is the goal every time we are in the pool. Everything is building well together toward our conference championships. John was pleased with his diver's performances as well. They are doing great things on the boards and are just a few details away from putting together really exciting solid lists. They continue to improve and move forward toward the championship portion of the season. All of us coaches are looking forward to just training for the next couple of weeks as we also try to enjoy some of the holiday breaks."

FINAL RESULTS
1650 Freestyle
2^nd – Quinn MacMillan (16:53.28)
7^th – Madison Oster (17:01.08)
13^th – Julianna Jones (17:18.29)
19^th – Bailey Butler (17:29.53)
21^st – Kelly Long (17:36.88)

200 Backstroke
11^th – Bonnie Zhang (2:01.94)
14^th – Logan Haddock (2:03.02)

100 Freestyle
13^th – Sydney Kirsch (52.11)
14^th – Jillian Breeger (52.18)
24^th – Anna Ober (52.78)
31^st – Paige Assaid (53.09)

200 Breaststroke
24^th – Jessica Pierce (2:27.94)
27^th – Maddie Yoos (2:26.19)

200 Butterfly
9^th – Katie Parker (2:03.67)
21^st – Hannah Lagod (2:07.96)
26^th – Brianna DiSilvestro (2:10.81)

400 Freestyle Relay
7^th – Breeger, Zhang, Kirsch, Parker (3:29.38)
17^th – Jones, Ober, Assaid, Marsh (3:33.25)
23^rd – Haddock, Ortman, Darmody, Yoos (3:37.03)

UP NEXT
James Madison takes a break in action for the holiday season before returning to the pool on Saturday, Jan. 14 in head-to-head competition with Richmond. The dual is set to begin at noon inside the Savage Natatorium.