UMBC Entries/Order of Events

The UMBC Swimming & Diving program returns to the pool this weekend when it hosts VMI and Howard on Saturday at 1 p.m. for its annual Professor Recognition Tri-Meet. 

Last time out, Alice Marini and Aidan O'Callaghan completed their excellent weekends by being named the Women's Swimmer and Male Diver of the Meet, respectively, on Sunday night as the UMBC Swimming & Diving program wrapped up competition at Loyola's Thomas Murphy Invitational. 

Marini completed the sweep of all three individual events she raced in when she won the 200 back in 2:00.00. O'Callaghan once again went from final qualifier to podium as he improved his prelim score by 65 points in the 3 meter to take third. Combined with his victory in the 1 meter on Saturday, he secured 67 points, the most of any diver, and was named Diver of the meet.

UMBC took spots 2-5 in the 3 meter, as Kaleb Cave took second for the second straight day, finishing with a score of 287.25, and he was followed by O'Callaghan, Anders Logas and Grant Moore. 

In the 1 meter dive for the women, Alicia Buteau took second with a score of 237.20, Ember Stennett placed fourth and Isabella Evers finished seventh. 

Erma Duratovic won the Women's 100 free in a time of 51.49, while Claire Oettinger took third in 51.71. In the Men's 100 free, Matthew So took second in 44.64 (the winner had a meet record 44.00).

Ula Parrill (2:22.80) and Shannyn Lambert (2:22.83) finished second and third in 200 breststroke, while James Tao and Matthew Johnson took the top two spots in the B final of the event on the Men's side. Nick Zaharescu then won the B final of the 200 fly.

The meet closed with a strong showing from both squads in the 400 free relay as the Women's quartet of Duratovic, Oettinger, Bruna de Padua and Evie Grim improved their seed time by nearly nine seconds in a third place finish (3:27.81). The Men took second as So, Stefano Perez, Braden Weise and Sean Neils finished in 3:00.23.

Scouting Howard:

Howard men's swimming & diving team put together an all-around performance Friday night, earning a decisive 146–80 victory over American University in Burr Natatorium. The Bison claimed eight event wins, highlighted by relay wins and individual breakthroughs across the board.

Howard set the tone early with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay, as Howard's A relay team consisting of Kaleb James (Durham, N.C.), Mark Brown (Greensboro, N.C.), Taj Benton (Baltimore, Md.), and Mason Green (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) clocked a winning time of 1:32.84. HU's B relay team of Darien Williams (Philadelphia), Ayrton Moncur (Nassau, Bahamas), Eltonte Leonard (Kingston, Jamaica), and Daren Rodgers (Chicago, Ill.) followed closely in third (1:36.94).

In the 1000-yard freestyle, Jack Barr (Nassau, Bahamas) posted a new season-best time of 10:21.36 to place second, shaving nearly a second off his previous mark (10:22.22). Ty Triche (Humble, Texas) finished third in 10:31.05 to add early points.

The Bison dominated the sprints and mid-distance events. Jalen Stewart (New Castle, Del.) secured wins in both the 200 free (1:45.09) and 100 free (47.90), while Williams added a runner-up finish in the 200 free and third in the 500 free (5:03.00). Benton took first in the 50 free (21.62), followed by Ibrahima Diouf (Arlington, Va.) in third.

Green's first appearance in the 100 fly this season made it look easy as he took first in 49.28. Moncur followed in second (52.33) for a 1–2 Bison finish. James added another win in the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.74. Brown continued Howard's roll with a victory in the 100 breast (58.60), while Moncur took second.

Howard capped the night with a dominant performance in the 200 free relay, as Benton, James, Diouf, and Green powered to a first-place finish in 1:25.51, with the quartet of Stewart, Triche, Leonard, and Rodgers taking third.

In diving, Kai Lawson (Bethesda, Md.) led the way with a second-place finish (249.65), while Trevor Sewell (Decatur, Ga.) and Zion Wilson (San Antonio, Texas) placed third and fourth, respectively.

Howard women's swimming & diving team earned multiple event victories in a competitive dual meet against American University on Halloween Night in Burr Natatorium.

Freshman Alyssa Napier (Wilmington, Del.) made her season debut in the 200-yard freestyle and didn't disappoint, capturing first place with a time of 1:54.49, nearly two seconds ahead of the pool. Mia Patton (Nassau, Bahamas) followed in third (1:57.07) and Iala Cropper (Rochester, N.Y.) in fifth to secure key points for the Bison.

Samyra Benoit (Santa Clarita, Calif.) continued her consistent campaign with a runner-up finish in the 100 fly (57.33), dropping more than a second from her previous best of 58.66. In the 100 back, Myeisha Sharrieff (Bermuda) claimed second place (57.51), cutting more than a second off her season mark of 58.89. Summer McKoy (Pikesville, Md.) added a third-place finish (59.54) as Howard placed two in the top three.

Sophomore diver Jordan Harrell (Richmond, Va.) turned in a strong performance on the 1-meter board, finishing third overall with a score of 119.17 to lead the Bison divers.

In the relays, the quartet of Sharrieff, Brooke Whitt (Chicago, Ill.), Benoit, and Gabrielle Vickles (El Dorado, Trinidad & Tobago) took second in the 200 medley relay (1:46.52), narrowly missing the win by less than half a second. The team of Napier, Jasmine Morgan (Chicago, Ill.), McKoy, and Vickles closed out the night with a win in the 200 free relay (1:35.94).

Other top performers included Brooke Whitt, who earned second in the 100 breast (1:07.27), and Faith McCallister (Abingdon, Md.), who followed in fourth (1:10.52). Patton also notched a second-place finish in the 500 free (5:16.84), while Tiara Jackson (Los Angeles, Calif.) added a fifth-place showing.

Scouting VMI:

VMI Men's Swimming & Diving was just shy of its first home win of the season on 10/25 against Davidson.
 
The Keydets were edged out by the Wildcats, 153-147. This marks the smallest point margin in a dual meet since 2012.
  
Sophomore Stephen Russell continues to dominate, earning first in the 200 Free (1:43.01) and 500 Free (4:45.89), before tallying more points in the 200 IM with a second-place mark (1:57.89).
 
Putting on a clinic in the quick lane has been freshman Ian Lutz, who blazed through the 50 Free for first place (21.10). Lutz later tallied third in the 100 Free (46.70). Right behind Lutz in the 50 Free was junior Matthew Picard (21.36), who also claimed second in the 100 Fly (50.73).
 
Sophomore Jack Mills has picked up the pace lately, scoring first place in the 200 IM (1:55.55). Mills went on to place second twice in the 100 Free (46.40) and 200 Fly (1:52.30).
 
Landing atop the podium in the 200 Breast was Austin Reeder (2:09.76), who later took home third in the 100 Breast (59.73). Junior Layne Tucker was right in front of Reeder, placing second in the 100 Breast (58.69).
 
Securing points and second place was sophomore Caleb Wolf in the 1,000 Free (10:09.33), followed by junior Sam Castle and sophomore Joshua Wolf, who went two (52.69) and three (53.09), respectively, in the 100 Back.
 
The 200 Medley Relay squad with Castle, Tucker, Picard, and Lutz nabbed first (1:32.57), followed by another first-place finish by the 200 Free Relay team with Lutz, Picard, Castle, and Sam Calder (1:23.56).
 
On the boards, freshman Hudson Weinhagen scored second in the one-meter with 233.63 points, while it was freshman Dorian Albee who earned a team-high 217.95 points in the three-meter for third place.

VMI Women's Swimming & Diving had plenty of positives in its first home meet against Davidson on 10/25.
 
The Keydets ended the meet with a 212-82 loss to the Wildcats.
  
Freshman Lacy Delzell led the way with a record-breaking mark in the 200 Free (1:56.66), smashing her previous record she set earlier in the year. Delzell later earned gold in the 200 Back (2:09.22).
 
Senior Noelle Tong started her afternoon with a third-place finish in the 100 Back (1:01.44) before scoring first in the 100 Free (54.00).
 
Freshman Carissa Witte flew to victory in the 200 Fly (2:11.27) and later grabbed second place in the 200 IM (2:14.39).
 
The 200 Medley Relay team with Tong, Parker Belle Fogle, Emerson Cosner, and Mackenzie Byrne scored second (1:51.71), while the 200 Free Relay squad with Byrne, Tong, Witte, and Delzell also tallied second (1:40.72).
 
On the boards, sophomore Isabelle Haer led the Keydets with 207.45 points on the three-meter, good enough for fourth, followed by a 168.53 score on the one-meter for fifth.