James Madison Takes Down Marshall, 179-89 - James Madison University Athletics

Friday, October 30

Huntington, WV

12 p.m.

James Madison University

179

Marshall

Results

10/30/2026 4:46:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Results

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – James Madison swimming and diving picked up its first dual-meet win of the season, defeating Marshall 179-89 at the Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium on Friday afternoon.

The Dukes took home nine individual swimming victories, a pair of diving wins, and won a relay.

Quote from Head Coach Dane Pedersen

"Really good day of competition and performance by our team. The team did a great job learning and applying from our last meet. They also brought great energy and supported each other well. We (the coaches) are encouraged by the progress being made in practice and being applied in our competitions."

Diving

JMU had four divers place in the 1-meter board, as Aylen Velazquez Reyes grabbed her first event win as a Dukes with a score of 269.93. Rounding out the point scorers were Emma LaFountain (260.78), Natalie Jones (255.38), and Juliet Wells (246.45).
The Dukes also placed four in the 3-meter. Jones, Wells, and Reyes filled the top three with respective scores of 296.48, 267.25, and 261.00. LaFountain finished fifth with a score of 242.18.

Individual Swimming

Maddy Coombs opened the individual swimming portion of the meet with a win in the 200 freestyle, swimming a time of 1:54.85. Madison Wimmer and Riley Bridgman also placed in the event, swimming a 1:55.85 and a 1:55.89, respectively.
Ava Simpson picked up her first two collegiate wins, clocking a 57.20 in the 100 back and 5:11.22 in the 500 free.
Addison Buckman and Ellie Mierenfield also picked up their first career wins, with Buckman finishing with a 2:06.94 in the 200 fly and Mierenfield logging 2:04.83 in the 200 back.
Emma Dougherty swam a 1:04.45 in the 100 breast, Emory Hill clocked a 23.82 in the 50 free, and Bridgman finished in a 2:23.17 in the 200 breast, all good for wins in their respective events.

Relay Swimming

The Dukes won the 200-medley relay, with a team of Mierenfield, Dougherty, Buckman, and hill swimming a 1:43.84. Placing third were Maria Costa, Alli Straub, Sevanah Oravets, and Addy Heyward, clocking in at 1:48.31

Up Next
JMU will remain on the road next week, heading up to D.C. to take on Georgetown on Saturday, Nov. 7. Events are scheduled to commence at noon.