Dukes Fall at Richmond

Friday, January 28

Richmond, Va.

2 p.m. - Diving / 4 p.m. - Swimming

James Madison University

139

158

Richmond

1/28/2022 8:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

RICHMOND, Va. – The James Madison swimming & diving team fell in a dual meet against Richmond, 158-139, on Friday afternoon at Robins Center Natatorium.

The Dukes fall to an overall record of 4-3. JMU placed in every event in the meet, winning five events.

How It Happened
- Abi White scored a 284.04 in the 3-meter to take first place and become the third JMU diver this season to qualify for the NCAA Zone Championships in the 3-meter. Lindsey Hammar (277.58) and Alexa Holloway (274.80) finished second and third to give the Dukes a sweep of the event.
- Maddie Yager recorded her fourth NCAA Zone qualifying score of the season in the 1-meter, taking first with a score of 270.15. Hammar (259.73), Holloway (256.20), Felicity Ryan (242.78), Lexi Lehman (242.55), and White took the next five spots for the clean sweep.
- The 400 Medley Relay team of Cameron Gring, Madison Cottrell, Morgan Whaley, and Jordyn Schnell started the swimming portion off with a second-place finish with a time of 3:53.04.
- Abby Maguire picked up her first career win, as she swam a time of 10:33.12 in the 1000 Free. Erin Jachym finished fourth with a time of 10:45.03.
- Grace Bousum placed in three different events throughout the meet, finishing second in the 200 Free (1:54.44) and 400 IM (4:28.18) and third in the 100 Fly (57.92).
- Placing twice individually in the meet, Cottrell took second in the 100 Breaststroke (1:05.70) and third in the 200 Breaststroke (2:21.95).
- Jess Pryne continued her impressive season, finishing first in the 500 Free (%;07.76) and 400 IM (4:28.18) and second in the 200 Fly (2:06.24). Whaley placed in the 200 Fly behind Pryne with a time of 2:09.67.
- Swimming in the 50 and 100 Frees, Schnell placed third with a time of 24.18 and second with a time of 52.05, respectively.
- Gring picked up her fourth win of the season in the 200 Back, swimming a time of 2:04.76, as Lauren Aylmer also finished third in the event with a time of 2:05.34.
- The Dukes took second and third in the 200 Free Relay. The team of Cottrell, Alaina Park, Schnell, and Gring finished with a time of 1:35.61 while Karen Siddoway, Emily Drakopoulos, Devan Taylor, and Sydni Diehl swam a 1:38.36.

Quoting Head Coach Dane Pedersen
"Disappointed we couldn't swim better to get the win, but all credit to Richmond. They raced so tough and closed really well in their races. They got a lot of touches that made the difference in the meet. Our divers performed well and provided a great boost for us as always."

Up Next
The swimmers will be back in the pool next weekend, as they take part in the UVA Invitational from Friday, Feb 4 to Sunday, Feb 6. The divers will be competing that same weekend, as they host the Duke Dog Diving Invite Saturday and Sunday, Feb.5-6 at Savage Natatorium.