BALTIMORE - Four individual victories highlighted the day for American University men's and women's swimming & diving in a double dual meet against UMBC and VMI on Saturday. Sophomore
Abby Rothrock and junior
Luke Martens swept the women's and men's 1,000 freestyle races, while junior
Piper Crosby and senior
Becca Siegel added wins for the women in the 100 and 200 backstroke.
Notable Women's Results
- The women's 200 medley relay team placed second to start the day, with junior Piper Crosby, freshman Allaina Allbaugh-Heinz, senior Becca Siegel, and freshman Lane Groce going 1:48.04.
- Another second-place relay finish capped the meet, as the foursome of Groce, Crosby, Siegel, and sophomore Lucy Penna went 3:35.90 in the 400 free relay.
- American's first individual win came in the women's 1,000 free, as sophomore Abby Rothrock went 10:49.63 to place first among six. She later took second place in the 500 free in 5:17.90, with junior Hailey Rees placing fifth in that event.
- Crosby cruised to a win in the 100 back in 57.92, and placed second in the 50 free in 24.57.
- Siegel earned an individual win as well, placing first in the 200 back in 2:11.00, and took second place in the women's 100 fly in 58.32.
- Allbaugh-Heinz and junior Mallorie Jeremiah took third and fourth, respectively, in the 200 breaststroke. Allbaugh-Heinz went 2:29.72, with Jeremiah finishing in 2:30.06. Jeremiah also placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.77.
- Sophomore Madison Stover and freshman Audrey Spirodopoulos placed fourth and fifth in the 200 fly in 2:20.85 and 2:22.78, respectively.
- Groce took third in the 100 free in 53.92, and fifth in the 50 free in 25.05. She later improved on her 100 free time to lead off the 400 free relay with a split of 53.68.
- Junior Brooke Vos took fifth in the 200 IM in 2:16.38.
- The women beat VMI 184-103, and lost 212-81 to UMBC.
Notable Men's Results
- Junior Luke Martens made it a sweep for AU in the 1,000 free, winning for the men's team in 9:48.56. He was the third-place finisher in the 500 free in a time of 4:48.28.
- Freshman Garrett Peters earned a runner-up finish in the men's 200 back in 1:56.04, with sophomore Ryan Sommerstad taking fifth in that event in 1:58.69.
- Freshman Brady Kam took third in the 200 breaststroke in 2:13.37, and later placed fifth in the 200 IM in 1:59.56.
- Sophomore Paul Pokatragool and junior Charlie St. Louis came in third and fourth in the men's 50 free in 21.29 and 21.74, respectively.
- Junior Ryan Pursley took fifth in the men's 100 back in 53.72, and senior Ryan Tiffany placed fifth in the men's 200 fly in 1:59.80.
- Pursley, Pokatragool, St. Louis, and senior Kyler Alcebar teamed up for a fourth-place finish in the 200 medley relay.
- To conclude the meet, Pokatragool, St. Louis, freshman Samuel Cave, and sophomore Matthew Pistorino took fifth in the 400 free relay.
- UMBC beat AU 231-66, and VMI came out on top by a score of 215-83.
FULL RESULTS
Next Up
- Next week has the Eagles traveling to another road dual, this time at Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m.
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