Dukes Complete Tri-Meet with Liberty and Rutgers

Friday, October 16

Lynchburg, VA

5 p.m. - Friday / 10 a.m. - Saturday

James Madison University

124

225

Rutgers

Results

10/17/2026 1:20:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Results

LYNCHBURG, Va. – James Madison swim & dive fell to both Liberty and Rutgers, 120-233 and 124-225, inside the Liberty Natatorium in its first tri-meet of the season.

Quote from Head Coach Dane Pedersen:

"Good weekend of racing and diving against great competition. We had a fun start to our season. We were able to see and learn a lot about where we are in our training and where we need to go. Really proud of our team, especially how they conducted themselves as a cohesive unit."

Individual Swimming

The Dukes earned a second-place finish in the 100 breaststroke, with Emma Dougherty clocking a time of 1:04.45.
Maddy Coombs also turned in a second-place result in the 200 fly, ending with a 2:04.97 time. She also claimed third in the 200 IM (2:08.60)
Ellie Mierenfeld earned a third-place finish in the 100 back, swimming a time of 56.17.
First-year Addison Buckman swam a 55.33 in the 100 fly, placing third in the event.
Madison Wimmer finished third in the 1000 free, earning a time of 10:32.66.
Sevanah Oravets turned in a time of 2:22.22 in the 200 breast, good for third in the event.

Diving

The Dukes claimed first in the 1-meter board, with Natalie Jones registering a 274.05 performance.

Relay Swimming

JMU claimed third in the 200-medley relay, with Mierenfeld, Dougherty, Buckman, and Emory Hill swimming a time of 1:43.39. The same team also grabbed third in the 400-medley with a time of 3:48.12.
Mierenfeld, Wimmer, Buckman, and Hill turned in a time of 1:35.55 in the 200-free relay, good for third in the event. The group also swam a 3:31.38 in the 400 free relay, placing third.

Up Next

JMU will take the week off before heading to Huntington to face off with Marshall on Friday, Oct. 30. Events are slated to begin at noon.