Swim & Dive Earns Wins in 12 of 24 Events at Howard; Women's Team Beats the Bison

WASHINGTON - The American University women's swimming & diving team posted a 137-84 win over Howard University on Friday night, winning nine of 12 events in a dual meet against the Bison. The Eagles' men's team captured three individual wins among 12 events.

Notable Results

Freshman diver Alex Way posted a PR of 274.50 to win the 1-meter diving event, a score that ranks fourth all-time in program history.
Seniors Peyton Thurman and Maggie Fanning went 1-2 in women's 1-meter diving, the only diving event contested in the dual.
Sophomores Piper Crosby and Marin Priddy teamed up with senior Isabel McGovern and freshman Lucy Penna for a win in the women's 200 medley relay in a time of 1:46.27.
Crosby earned two individual wins as well, first taking the women's 50 free in 24.12, and later winning the women's 100 back in 57.11.
McGovern posted her second win of the meet in the women's 100 fly in 57.24, and Priddy earned an individual victory in the women's 100 breaststroke in 1:05.80.
Junior Kate Williams went 10:35.61 to win the women's 1,000 freestyle, while sophomore Luke Martens won the men's 1,000 free in 9:59.34.
Martens earned his second win in the men's 400 IM in 4:07.27, finishing over five seconds ahead of second place.
Sophomore Demetra Bicos won the women's 400 IM by over 10 seconds with a time of 4:40.09, and earned a second individual victory in the women's 500 free in 5:12.67.