harrisonburg, virginia – Freshman Diver Kate Vitolo won both diving events while achieving NCAA zone qualifying scores, and James Madison Swimming & Diving upset Liberty 162-138 in Friday’s season-opening doubles meet at Savage Natatorium However, he won a total of seven events.
Vitolo qualified for the 2024 NCAA Zone A Championships in both the 3-meter and 1-meter events. She opened the year with a score of 317.78 in the 3-meter dive, the 10th highest score in JMU history. She won the 1-meter dive with a score of 287.93 and took her board by storm.
He also won an individual victory on Friday. jamie cornwell In the 50 freestyle, Riley Bridgeman In the 200m breaststroke, jess pudding 200 individual medley. The Dukes also won both the 400-meter medley relay and 200-meter free relay.
Cornwell helped win both relays, including anchoring the 400-meter medley, leading the team with three wins total.
diving event
- In addition to Vitolo’s victory on the 3 meter board, Maddie Yeager He took 3rd place with 248.70 points.
- Following Vitolo in the 1-meter dive was Jaeger, who took second place with a score of 258.90.
Individual swimming events
- JMU grabbed the top three spots in the 50 free as Cornwell touched the wall first with a time of 24.18 seconds. After a quarter of a second, alex volk Finished at 24.43. Rounding out the top three were: Emily Dracopoulos In 24.51 years.
- Bridgman had an exciting finish in the chest 200m, beating Liberty’s Sadie Stricklin by less than half a second, coming from behind to win in 2:22.42.
- Prine took first place in the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.99, winning by almost a second.
- With 100 bucks, Madison Cottrell He took second place with a time of 56.67 seconds. She then placed second in the 100 fly with a time of 56.69. Right behind Cottrell in the 100 fly was Cameron Gringfinished the race in 58.88.
- Bridgman also placed second in the 100-meter race with a time of 1:04.79.
- Pudding took second place individually, recording a time of 2:07.41 in the 200 fly and 5:08.81 in the 500 free.
- Rounding out the night for JMU in the pool were the third place players. Riley Nugent In the free 1,000 (10:39.41), Caitlin Fitzgerald Volk (1:54.09) in the 200 free and Volk (53.35) in the 100 free.
relay
- JMU won the 400-meter medley relay as the team of Gring, Bridgman, Cottrell and Cornwell hit the wall in 3 minutes, 47.66 seconds, beating Liberty by 0.17 seconds.
- Rounding out the meet, JMU took first and third place in the 200 free relay. The team of Cornwell, Gring, Cottrell and Volk won with a time of 1:35.89.
- Third place went to JMU’s Dracopoulos team. sydney deal, Abby Zindler and Madison Lehman At 1:38.86.
Words from Head Coach Dane Pederson
“The first game of the season is always fun. It’s a great way to see where we are as a program, what’s working and what we need to continue to improve on. It’s great. Liberty is a big challenge and we need to be competitive and strong. It was a great night and gave us a lot of perspective moving forward.”
next
JMU returns to the pool on Saturday, October 28th, traveling to Greenville, North Carolina for a dual meet at ECU. The tournament is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.