Penn vs West Chester
- January 26, 2024
- West Chester, Pa.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Penn Athletics
WEST CHESTER, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania women’s swimming and diving team dominated in its final meet of the regular season, topping West Chester on the road, 183-115, Friday evening at Graham Natatorium and Hollinger Field House.
The Quakers brought home 11 victories over the Golden Rams, including two for Amber Smith and Amelia Girotto and an additional pair for diver Sophie Slayden.
Quaker Notemeal
*Smith had a firm grasp on sprint events, winning the 50-yard freestyle (23.85) and the 100-yard butterfly (54.78). Jenna Jacobs took third place in the 50 free (24.08) and Kaitlyn Girotto placed second in the 100 fly (57.25).
*Amelia Girotto won the 1000 free with a time of 10:08.86. Maggie Straley placed third at 10:12.98. She also claimed the win in the 500 free (5:00.60).
*On the boards, Slayden won both the one-meter (267.30) and three-meter (301.05) dives. The one-meter featured a 1-2-3 finish for the Quakers with Sadie Howard taking second (257.48) and Madeleine Parker finishing in third (239.10). Howard placed second in the three-meter (294.00).
*Penn had a pair of 1-2-3 finishes in swimming events, the 100-yard backstroke—Kate Levensten in first (56.51); Sophie Henriksen in second (56.97); Kaitlyn Girotto in third (57.61)—and the 200 back—Katya Eruslanova in first (2:03.41); Hadley DeBruyn in second (2:03.95); Levensten in third (2:04.23)—to pace the field.
*The Quakers took home the win in the 200 medley relay as Henriksen, Jill Anderson, Smith and Margot Kaczorowski timed in at 1:44.78. Levensten, Keara McGowan, Joy Jiang and Jacobs placed third (1:47.48).
*Jiang finished first place in the 200-yard butterfly (2:02.48).
*DeBruyn was victorious in the 400-yard individual medley (4:22.98).
*Abby Wickersham took second in the 200 free (1:52.46), with Amelia Girotto placing third (1:53.32).
*Anderson placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.24).
*Jacobs (51.81) and McGowan (52.08) went second and third, respectively, in tin the 100 free.
*Meredith Holcomb clocked in at 2:02.88 in the 200 breast, good enough for third place.
Up Next
It’s officially time for the postseason, as Penn heads to Providence for the Ivy League Championships Feb. 21-24.
WEST CHESTER, Pa. – A 12-year-old school record and two pool records were shattered on Friday evening, as the University of Pennsylvania men’s swimming and diving team ended the regular season with a 174-118 victory at West Chester.
Junior diver Cody Hopkins set a new program record in the three-meter dive, while Robert Melsom and Daniel Gallagher both broke Graham Natatorium pool records as the Quakers claimed their fifth consecutive victory.
Penn totaled 12 victories including two each for James Curreri, Ben Feldman, Gallagher and Hopkins.
Quaker Notemeal
*Hopkins made history on Friday, breaking Jeff Cragg’s school record in the three-meter dive from 2012, scoring a 365.55 to place first in the event. Cragg’s previous record was a 365.33 and still holds the one-meter dive school record (349.13) from 2010. Hopkins also won the one-meter dive with a score of 319.13.
*Melsom set a new West Chester pool record with a 9:16.64 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, while Gallagher swam a pool-record time of 1:47.84 in the 200-yard backstroke.
*Gallagher also won the 100 back with a time of 51.10 whole Liam Campbell took third place (51.10).
*James Curreri won the 500 free with a time of 4:33.05 and the 200 free (1:41.02) with Weifan Zhang coming in third (1:41.72).
*Ben Feldman won two races, the 100-yard breaststroke (56.16) and the 100 free (45.13).
*The quartet of Campbell, Alex Fu, Andrew Dai and Feldman won the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:30.78. Penn also had a third-place finish in the event in Gallagher, Jason Schreiber, Evan Spagnoletti and Jonathan Javier Koumendakos (1:31.85).
*Schreiber led a 1-2-3 finish in the 200-yard butterfly, swimming a 1:49.30, while Benji Ham came in second (1:51.18) and Henry Sheils in third (1:52.81).
*Matthew Leblanc also took first in a 1-2-3 finish in the 200 breast (2:03.64) with Fu placing second (2:05.41) and Neo Matsuyama taking third (2:05.97).
*Dai took finished in second place in the 50 free (20.96).
*Sheils (50.61) and Spagnoletti (51.06) went second and third, respectively, in the 100 fly.
*In the 400 IM, Sam Donchi placed second (4:00.28) and Weifan Zhang took third (4:05.20).
Up Next
It’s officially time for the postseason, as Penn heads to Cambridge for the Ivy League Championships Feb. 28-March 2.
Courtesy: West Chester Athletics
WEST CHESTER, PA – West Chester University won five events, but it was not enough to overcome Division I foe University of Pennsylvania, 183-115, in the regular-season finale for both programs inside Graham Natatorium Friday evening.
West Chester (3-6) swam with a lot of energy and confidence according to head coach Steve Mazurek in its final tune-up for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships next month. For Penn (4-6), it is on to the Ivy League Championships at the end of February.
Mikayla Niness (Spring City, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) was a double winner Friday with top performances in both the 100- and 200-yard freestyle. She also led off the 400 free relay that finished up the night with a winning effort. She teamed up with McKenzie Hemingway (Chestertown, Md./Queen Anne’s County) Samantha Trumble (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown) and Keeley Durkin (Brookhaven, Pa./Sun Valley) on that relay win.
Durkin placed second in the 1000 free in 10:12.91 while Caitlin Hamill (Collegeville, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) placed fifth with a time that moved her into the Top 8 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and means she will swim in the finals at night when the conference meet rolls around. Durkin also finished third in the 500 free.
Hemingway won the 100 breaststroke in 1 minute, 3.31 seconds. Madelyn Koehle (State College, Pa./State College Area) won the 200 breast in 2:16.60. She was runner-up to Hemingway in the 100 breast. Teammate Lenya Ryan (Wilmington, Del./Mt. Pleasant) was second behind Koehle in the 200 in a time of 2:18.73 that is a new personal best. Ryan also put up a personal best in the 400 individual medley, finishing third in 4:29.46.
Sophia Gerhart (Spring Mills, Pa./Penn Valley Area) finished just ahead of Ryan in the 400 IM, placing second with a time of 4:25.44. Gerhart was also runner-up in the 200 butterfly, leading Mallory Pardoe (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) and Amy Masciulli (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) to the wall as the Golden Rams took second, third and fourth in the event. Pardoe finished third in the 100 fly with teammate Isabella Kil (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) in fourth.
Trumble was runner-up in the 50 free with a 24.06 while Skylar Strunk (Mertztown, Pa./Brandywine Heights) was fourth in 24.25.
On the diving boards, Alicia McHugh (Jenkintown, Pa./Abington) was fourth off the 1-meter board with a score of 223.73. Evie Altland (Middletown, Pa./Lancaster Country Day) and Avery Taylor (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) were right behind in fifth and sixth. McHugh placed third off the 3-meter board (237.45) with Altland and Taylor fifth and sixth respectively.
West Chester now prepares for defense of its title at the PSAC Swimming Championships next month.
WEST CHESTER, PA – West Chester University won four events and placed second in eight others, but it was not enough to overcome Division I foe University of Pennsylvania, 174-118, in the regular-season finale for both programs inside Graham Natatorium Friday evening.
West Chester (4-5) swam with a lot of energy and confidence according to head coach Steve Mazurek in its final tune-up for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships next month. For Penn (6-2), it is on to the Ivy League Championships at the end of February.
Devin Metzger (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) won the 50-yard freestyle and led off the 400 free relay that closed the meet with a win as one of many highlights on the evening. He posted a time of 20.63 seconds to top the 50 free field. He teamed up with Joel Dunnigan (York, Pa./Dallastown), Dalton Fink (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) and Nolan Benner (Green Lane, Pa./Boyertown) for a time of 3 minutes, 3.15 seconds. Metzger also finished second in the 100 free with a time of 45.46. Dunnigan placed third in the 50 free with a time of 21.15.
Gabe Laslo (Wind Gap, Pa./Nazareth Area) won the 100 butterfly in 50.59 seconds while Breyden Wright (Georgetown, Del./Sussex Central) was fourth in 51.13 seconds. Kolos Nagy (Szazhalombatta, Hungary) won the 400 individual medley with a very impressive time of 3:59.55. Nagy also turned in an outstanding time of 1:49.21 in the 200 back. He finished runner-up to Penn’s Daniel Gallagher, who broke the pool record with a time of 1:47.84.
Paul Demesy (Saint Ulrich, France) was second in the 500 free in 4:34.65 while teammate Daniel Dunigan (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) was third in 4:34.70. Demesy was also runner-up in the 1000 free with a time of 9:19.16. UPenn’s Robert Melanson broke the pool record, held by West Chester University assistant coach Victor Polyakov, with a time of 9:16.64.
On the diving boards, Tyler Czeiner (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) was second off the 3-meter springboard with a score of 239.4, and Boden Burkhart (Walnutport, Pa./Northampton) was third with a score of 228.83. The two divers switched positions off the 1-meter with Burkhart second (234.75) and Czeiner third (232.20).
West Chester now prepares for defense of its title at the PSAC Swimming Championships next month.