Marymount Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Marymount (Va.) University men and women's swimming teams conquered Salisbury University in a Capital Athletic Conference meet on Saturday afternoon, moving the men to 4-1 for the season and the women to 3-2.
Men's Team
The men's squad pushed past the Sea Gulls, 137-120, and opened with a first-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay after seniors William Bryan and James Gibbons, sophomore Isaiah Jones and freshman Zachary Payne combined to touch the wall at 3:39.15.
Payne continued to perform well on the day, nabbing a first-place finish in the 200-yard free (1:52.46). Bryan picked up a top-place finish in the 100-yard breast with a time of 1:01.01, whole Jones touched the wall at 49.94 to take first in the 100-yard free. Gibbons took first in the 100-yard fly (54.10) to add ten points to the board.
Sophomore Ian Griffith notched a first-place finish in the 200-yard fly with a time of 2:05.27, and senior Tyler Hayes touched the wall at 21.95 to grab a top-place finish in the 50-yard free.
The men rounded out the meet with a top finish in the 400-yard free relay at a time of 3:22.61. Bryan, Jones, Hayes, and sophomore Trey Brown combined their efforts to get the win.
Women's Team
The women's squad dominated the competition in a 155-107 victory over the Sea Gulls. Senior Kassidy Schmidt, junior Morgan Alston, and freshmen Hayley Elizondo and Jessie Bricker notched a first-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay (4:12.27) to open the meet.
Elizondo also pieced together a fantastic performance adding 27 points to the board with a top-place finish in the 100- and 200-yard breast, and 200-yard IM after touching the wall at 1:10.69, 2:34.11 and 2:14.23, in that order.
Alston continued her impressive performance by notching a first-place finish in the 100-yard back (1:01.63) and the 100-yard fly (1:01.69). Sophomore Taylor Plumley touched the wall at 11:39.33, eight seconds ahead of the next swimmer to notch a first-place finish in the 1000-yard free. Sophomore Claire Cassidy earned a first-place in the 200-yard fly after touching the wall at 2:24.53.
The blue and white will host a dual meet again on Friday, January 20 against Division I Howard University. First race is set for 6 p.m., in the Rose Bente Lee Center.
Salisbury Press Release
The Salisbury University men's and women's swimming teams competed against Marymount (Va.) University on Saturday afternoon, as the men lost 137-120, and the women were defeated 155-107.
Men
Senior Okan Eyigor had a big day for the Sea Gulls, notching three first-place finishes in the meet. Eyigor's first gold of the day came in the 100-yard backstroke, touching the wall at 57.07 seconds. The Istanbul, Turkey native also took first in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing in a time of 2:07.83. Eyigor's final win of the day came in the 200-yard IM, recording a time of 2:04.18.
In the 1000-yard freestyle, sophomore Peter Moyer swam his way into first place, touching the wall at 10:32.64. Moyer shined again later for the Gulls in the 500-yard freestyle as he brought home another win, posting a time of 4:58.57.
Freshman Tyler Maggio also notched a first-place finish over the weekend as he touched the wall first in the 200-yard breast stroke, recording a time of 1:16.74.
Women
The women's side was led by senior Victoria Radcliffe as she also finished the weekend with three victories. Radcliffe's first victory came in the 200-yard freestyle, recording a time of 1:58.98. The Ellicott City, Maryland native also touched the wall first again in the 100-yard freestyle, posting a time of 55.68 seconds. Radcliffe's final win of the weekend came during the 500-yard freestyle as she notched a time of 5:28.69, collecting 27 points for Salisbury on the day.
Radcliffe wouldn't stop there as her and fellow teammates Nikky Marders, Bizu Baldinazzo and Emma Tarnosky took first in the 400-yard freestyle relay, recording all nine points and posting a time of 3:55.36.
Baldinazzo also finished first in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 26.60 seconds.
Freshman Shelby Steere also shined for the Gulls as she touched the wall first in the 200-yard back stroke, notching a time of 2:20.03.
Salisbury will be back in action Thursday, January 19 as they travel to the University of Mary Washington for another Capital Athletic Conference showdown. The meet is set to begin at 4 p.m.
