BALTIMORE, Md. - The men's and women's swimming and diving teams posted 19 individual top-two performances in their first dual meets of the season at UMBC, out of 32 total events. The Eagles won eight events overall, getting two wins each from grad student
Mimi Watts and freshman
Zachary Rothman. AU's freshman class was impressive all day long, contributing to a large number of the top finishes.
Notable Results
- Watts posted wins in her only two individual events, the 50 free (24.02) and the 100 free (52.65).
- In his first career dual meet, Rothman earned wins in both the 500 free and 1000 free for the Eagles.
- Freshman Luke Martens earned a win in his first meet as well, going 1:58.39 in the men's 200 IM.
- The trio of senior Katie Yoo, freshman Brooke Vos, and junior Isabel McGovern went 1-2-3 in the women's 200 IM.
- McGovern also put up a first-place finish for AU in the 200 fly (2:11.30), followed by freshman Claire Mosher in second place.
- The third top-three finish for McGovern came in the 100 fly where she placed second in 59.34.
- Junior Daniel Coughlin and freshman Cole Coffman placed second and third on the men's side in the 200 fly.
- On the men's side, junior Colin Clough took first in the 100 breaststroke in 58.29, and also placed second in the 100 free.
- Freshman Demetra Bicos had a strong showing in the women's 200 free, taking second in 1:57.85, and she later took second in the 200 breaststroke.
- Freshman Piper Crosby and sophomore Rebecca Siegel finished second and third, respectively, in the 100 backstroke.
- Siegel and Vos placed second and third for the women in the 200 back.
- For the men, freshman Ryan Pursley took second in both the 100 back and 200 back.
- Both teams lost overall to the Retrievers. The UMBC women won 178-120, while the men won 208.5-91.5.
Full Results
Up Next
- The Eagles return home for their next meet, taking on city rival Georgetown at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11.
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