SWIMMING AND DIVING SPLITS OPENING MEET AT GEORGETOWN

Saturday, October 13

Washington, D.C.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

127

168

Old Dominion

10/13/2007 4:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 13, 2007 ? James Madison University defeated host Georgetown University 180-118 while losing to conference mate Old Dominion University 166-130 in the season-opening women's swimming and diving meet on Saturday afternoon.

JMU stands at 1-1 for the season while ODU improved to 2-0 and GU stands at 0-2.

“Overall, it was a good first showing and we did a lot of things well,” commented head coach Samantha Smith. “We have a lot of room to grow, but we are excited to get our first win. The upperclassmen did a great job of leading our team. Senior captains Gailey Walters (200 back) and Jamie Coyle (diving) were great examples of upperclassmen leadership. Our new class of freshmen really strengthens the team with added depth and speed in all our events. As we prepare for our next meet we will address some of our weaknesses and build off our strengths from this meet.”

Sophomore P.J. Naber (Chantilly, Va./Chantilly) won the 200-yard freestyle against both ODU and GU in a time of 1:56.17. She also got a win over the Hoyas in the 100-yard freestyle while finishing second to ODU in the event in 54:04 seconds.

Naber teamed with junior Meghan Heil (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park), sophomore Julie Stefanski (Westerly, R.I./Westerly), and sophomore Amanda Hauck (Woodbridge, Va./Forest Park) to win the 400-yard freestyle relay against both teams in 3:41.55.

Sophomore Christina Gennari (Westerville, Ohio/Trinity Catholic) also got a double win, taking first-place in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:12.08. The Dukes took three of the top four spots in the event with freshman Meredith Owenby (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) in second in 2:13.66 and junior Jessica Lee (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) in fourth in 2:14.40.

Senior Jamie Coyle (Rockville, Md./Wootton) started the season strong with a win over Georgetown and second place against ODU in the one-meter dive with personal record score of 203.35.