Old Dominion Cruises To Sweep Over American

Old Dominion vs American

• Saturday, January 21, 2023
• Washington, D.C.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results
• Team Score
  • Women: ODU 159, American 112
  • Men: ODU 179, American 92

Courtesy: ODU Sports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Old Dominion University men’s and women’s swimming team earned a sweep over American on Saturday in Washington, D.C. The Monarch women topped the Eagles 159-112, while the men won 179-92.

Old Dominion began the meet with a second place finish in the 400 medley relay, as Kiersten Donnelly, Gabby Tosi, Martina Ciriesi and Mary Dunworth finished in a time of 4:00.87. The team of Samantha Allred, Marian Cheramy, Madison Willson and Brina Uhlin came in fourth in 4:05.73.

The men’s squad won the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:28.91, as the team of Gustaf Hansson, Bryce Mortimer, Oskar Iwarsson and Russell Hronek won by nearly three seconds. The team of Jacob Cobb, Cooper Gavin, Tristen Wells and Jordan Davis came in third with a time of 3:35.21.

Cara O’Toole got the Monarchs started off strong in individual events with a win in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 17:51.39. Brynn Jewel came in second with a time of 18:10.92.

Carson Doll won the men’s 1650 freestyle in 16:29.68, while Grey Bremer finished third in 17:05.57.

Tara Enneking led a sweep of the top three spots for ODU in the 200 freestyle, setting a pool record with a time of 1:52.29. Summer Miln followed with a time of 1:56.76 and Brigid Donnelly came in third in 1:59.95.

The men’s squad followed suit also taking the top three spots in the 200 free. Noah Wilkins won with a time of 1:42.54, Ben Schattenberg came in second in 1:44.99 and Lincicum was third with a time of 1:45.43.

Allred was victorious in the women’s 50 backstroke with a time of 27.61, while Peri Farling came in third in 27.84 and Summer Sampson fourth with a time of 28.46.

Hansson led the way in the men’s 50 backstroke with a time of 24.14, Jacob Cobb took second in 24.47 and Hugo Eriksson third in 24.97.

Tosi came in second in the 50 breaststroke with a time of 31.19, while Cheramy fourth with a time of 31.93.

Mortimer had the top men’s finish in the 50 breaststroke, placing second with a time of 27.14 and Gavin placed fifth with a time of 28.03.

The 100 butterfly was another 1-2-3 sweep for the men’s and women’s squads. Ciriesi won the event with a time of 57.36, while Uhlin came in second in 59.80, edging out Kiersten Donnelly who took third with a time of 59.98.

Iwarsson got the win for the men with a time of 51.40 as Wells came in second in 52.51 just ahead of Hansson’s 52.76.

Summer Miln won the 50 freestyle by more than a second with a time of 24.22 and Dunworth placed third with a time of 25.44. Farling recorded a fourth-place spot in 25. 60 followed by Peyton Turner with a time of 26.13.

Wilkins took second in the men’s 50 freestyle by .33 with a time of 21.34. Lincicum finished fourth in 21.81 and Hronek took fifth in 21.90.

Enneking was just edged out in the 100 freestyle, placing second with a time of 51.71, just .28 out of first. Miln followed in third with a time of 53.25.

Wilkins recorded a win in the men’s 100 free with a time of 46.08. Lincicum finished in third with a time of 47.50 and Hronek took fourth in 48.60.

In the 100 backstroke, Sampson edged out teammate Farling 59.03 to 59.13, while Allred came in fourth with a time of 59.86.

The men’s squad swept the 100 backstroke as Hansson took first with a time of 50.89, Cobb second in 52.76 and Schattenberg third in 52.89.

Enneking added to her win total in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.87, while Ciriesi came in third in 1:06.90, followed by Cheramy in fourth with a time of 1:09.29.

Mortimer earned the win in the men’s 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.27. Michael Marotta notched a fourth place finish in 1:01.17.

In the 500 freestyle, O’Toole earned her second win of the day, eking out a win with a time of 5:17.88, just topping Marissa Kleckner of American who came in second in 5:17.93. Jewell followed in third with a time of 5:21.63.

Bremer won the men’s 500 free with a time of 4:47.11 while Doll finished third in 4:51.66.

In the 50 butterfly, Ciresi and Uhlin came in second and third, respectively with times of 25.71 and 26.70.

The men’s 50 fly was led by a second place finish by Iwarsson in 23.47, followed by Johnathan Walden in third in 23.72 and Wells in fourth in 23.93.

The final individual event was the 400 IM, as Tosi came in second in 4:48.22 and Jewell took fourth in 4:51.45.

Cobb earned the win in the men’s 400 IM with a time of 4:10.49, as Mortimer came in second in 4:12.13 and Schattenberg third in 4:13.18.

The 200 freestyle relay capped the meet as the women’s squad finished in second and third. The team of Miln, Dunworth, Uhlin and Enneking came in second in 1:38.11, just .08 out of first. The squad of Allred, Sampson, Turner and Farling took third in 1:43.08.

The men’s 200 free relay team of Lincicum, Hronek, Gavin and Wilkins won in a time of 1:25.47. The team of Iwarsson, Grant Meadows, Alec Nolet and Davis finished fourth with a time of 1:29.21.

Courtesy: American Athletics

WASHINGTON – With a total of 11 wins and a new pool record, the American University men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams had plenty to be proud of in a strong Senior Day meet against Old Dominion. On the women’s side, the Eagles won both relays and got a total of four victories along with a new pool record from junior Mimi Watts.

Notable

• The meet started on a high note with a huge win for AU in the women’s 400 medley relay. The foursome of freshman Sophia Hemingway, senior Kenzie Cresci, Watts and sophomore Marissa Kleckner surged ahead of the competition to win in 3:53.85, more than seven seconds faster than second-place ODU.
• The new pool record was set in the women’s 100 free, with Watts going 51.43 which is eight-tenths of a second faster than the previous record set by Casey Legler almost exactly 24 years ago on January 22, 1999.
• The sprint events, many not usually seen in competition, were very successful races for the Eagles.
• Cresci took the 50 breaststroke for the women in 30.40, while sophomore Will Deitch won the men’s 50 breaststroke in 26.51.
• Watts and junior Nick Buckley swept the women’s and men’s 50 fly with times of 25.14 and 23.30, respectively.
• Buckley also won the men’s 50 free in 21.01, just about eight-tenths off his own school record.
• Freshman Katie Yoo had a dominant performance in the women’s 400 individual medley, finishing first in 4:39.38 which was nearly nine seconds ahead of second place.
• The final win of the day for the Eagles was in the women’s 200 free relay, as Watts anchored a foursome that also included Kleckner, freshman Avery Barber and junior Maddie Mara. It took a come-from-behind sprint at the finish, but Watts got the job done and AU placed first in 1:38.03.
• The 1-meter diving event had just two competitors, with both junior Amanda Bosses and sophomore Griffin Batt taking the wins for American.
• In the overall team scores, ODU won 159-112 on the women’s side, and 179-92 on the men’s side.

Thoughts from Coach Garland Bartlett

• “These seniors mean a lot to the program. They’ve been through a coaching transition, they’ve been through two COVID years, and they have really set the foundation for this program for what it is today and on the upward trajectory that we’re on. Right now we’re at the peak of our training, yardage-wise and then also in the weight room, so we’re going to start to slowly taper down and look to fine tune some things and be ready for the conference championships in three weeks.”

Full Results (PDF)

Next Up

• In one week, American will compete at the Bucknell Bison Invite in Lewisburg, Pa. The meet will serve as a preview for the 2023 Patriot League Championships, which will be hosted by Bucknell in mid-February.

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