Dukes Tack on Six Top-Fives to Wrap Up Carolina Cup

Saturday, February 7

Chapel Hill, N.C.

James Madison University

College Cup (swimming only)

2/8/2015 5:48:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The James Madison swimming team tallied six top-five finishes in just four events as the Dukes wrapped up their regular season with the second and final day of the Carolina College Cup on Sunday afternoon.

Sophomore Nina Tremols, who posted a pair of top-three finishes in Saturday's evening session, kept her momentum going with a 2:01.46 in the 200 backstroke, good for fourth place to open the final session.

After taking second place in Saturday morning's 50 freestyle, freshman Katie Barney completed her stellar sprint weekend with another runner-up honor, this time with a 51.97 in the 100 freestyle to pace the 11 Dukes who qualified for the 16-person finals.

Junior Camilla Czulada (52.43) and freshman Megan Charnovich (53.11) each tallied top-five finishes in the event, taking fourth and fifth, respectively, while junior Carli Molano (53.12) and freshman Quinn MacMillan (53.21) were just behind in sixth and seventh. Sophomore Shannon Harper (53.36) and freshman Katie Parker (53.62) rounded out the top 10 in ninth and 10th, respectively.

Sophomore Maddy Murphy, the Dukes' lone representative in the 200 breaststroke finals, clocked a 2:19.55 to take home fourth place, while freshman Brianna DiSilvestro touched the wall in 2:06.53 to finish third in the 200 butterfly.

The weekend's action marked the last for the Dukes until the Colonial Athletic Association Championships. The diving portion of the championships will be held in Newark, Del. on Feb. 21-22, while the swimming events will be contested the following week, Feb. 25-28, in Richmond, Va.