The second night of finals took place tonight at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center. After taking the leads in their respective team battles, the William & Mary women and the UNCW men look to build onto their leads, while the other teams try to run them down.
Women’s Team Scores Through Day One:
- William & Mary – 74
- Drexel – 66
- Towson – 64
- James Madison – 62
- UNCW – 58
- Delaware – 56
- Northeastern – 28
Men’s Team Scores Through Day One:
- UNCW – 134
- Towson – 92
- Drexel – 91
- William & Mary – 80
- Delaware – 65
Women’s 500 Freestyle
Taking the first race of the evening was JMU junior Julianna Jones with a 4:45.16. She was followed by William & Mary’s Megan Bull (4:48.37) and Delaware’s Mira Selling (4:49.96).
Blue Hen freshman Natalie Dobrzykowski captured the B final in 4:54.67.
Men’s 500 Freestyle
Chris Balbo of William & Mary took the win in the 500, winning in a time of 4:29.74. Finishing second was his teammate Ian Bidwell (4:30.45), and Delaware’s Kevin Basch (4:30.53).
Mack Nesbitt of UNCW claimed the B final in 4:32.00.
Women’s 200 Individual Medley
Towson senior Megan Cowen (2:00.52) swam to first place in the 200 IM, defeating Drexel’s Gab Rudy (2:01.68) and Delaware’s Audrey Duvall (2:02.96).
Winning the B final was Karen Siddoway, a freshman from James Madison (2:04.89).
Men’s 200 Individual Medley
Ben Skopic, the senior out of William & Mary, clipped the year-old meet record to record a time of 1:45.33. Runner-up Jason Arthur of Drexel led at the 150, but ultimately ran out of gas (1:46.44). Finishing third was Drexel’s Paris Raptis (1:47.93).
Flynn Crisci of William & Mary won the B final in 1:50.29.
Women’s 50 Freestyle
UNCW junior Evan Arsenault (22.34) topped the field in the 50, defeating Megan Clark of Northeastern (22.44) and Missy Cundiff of William & Mary (22.59).
Maddi Mangum of Towson grabbed the B final win in 23.57.
Men’s 50 Freestyle
After demolishing his own meet record in the prelims, William & Mary’s Colin Wright touch just off of it, finishing in 19.18. It was enough to beat teammate Jack Doherty (19.73) and Towson’s Matthew Essing (19.75).
Senior Will Countie of UNCW swam a 20.39 to finish first in the B final.
Women’s 3m Diving
Hope Byrum led a 1,2,3 sweep for JMU, scoring 318.15 points to finish ahead of teammates Sarah Stim (307.75) and Faith Anderson (300.85).
Another Duke, junior Samantha Ullman, took the B final with 238.40 points.
Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay
The quartet of Cundiff (22.57), Katie Stevenson (23.11), Inez Olszewksi (23.06), and Anna Kenna (23.62) from William & Mary held off the team from JMU to finish first with a time of 1:32.26. After the Dukes, UNCW took third. They were then followed by Drexel, Northeastern, Towson, and Delaware.
Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay
After taking the title in the 50 earlier, William & Mary’s Wright led off their victorious relay in 18.98. That time is not only a new conference record, but it also ties the fastest time in the country this season for any swimmer.
In addition to Wright’s leadoff, Ian Thompson (19.56), Graham Hertweck (19.93), and Doherty (18.95) combined to shatter the meet record with a 1:17.42 total time. They placed ahead of UNCW, Towson, Drexel, and Delaware.
Women’s Team Scores Through Day Two:
- James Madison – 262
- William & Mary – 213.5
- Towson – 196
- Delaware – 169.5
- UNCW – 156
- Drexel – 145
- Northeastern – 96
Men’s Team Scores Through Day Two:
- UNCW – 302
- William & Mary – 294.5
- Drexel – 202
- Towson – 163.5
- Delaware – 129
Prelims for Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 10:00 am EST.
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