Swimming Finishes Eighth At Frank Elm Invitational

Friday, November 18

New Brunswick, N.J.

All Day

James Madison University

Frank Elm Invitational (Swimming Only)

11/20/2016 10:18:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Junior Quinn MacMillan placed ninth in the 1650 freestyle while freshman Jessica Pierce earned a 14th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke to highlight Sunday evening's finale of the 2016 Frank Elm Invitational hosted by Rutgers inside the RU Aquatics Center as the Dukes rounded out the three-day meet in eighth place.

MacMillan garnered the Dukes' best individual finish during the final day of competition placing ninth in the 1650 free with a time of 17:21.42. Pierce shaved four seconds off her season-best time in the 200 breast to finish 14th after clocking a time of 2:23.90.

James Madison had another impressive showing during relay competition as freshman Bonnie Zhang, MacMillan, freshman Mackenzie Gring and junior Katie Parker earned fifth in the 400 free relay with a final time of 3:27.52.

Junior Abby Ortman (2:05.39) and freshman Emma Gourdie (2:05.76) turned in solid races in the 200 backstroke to finish 18th and 21st, respectively. Rounding out individual competition, freshman Hannah Lagod was the lone Duke to qualify for the 200 butterfly finals placing 22nd in the event with a time of 2:11.97.

The Dukes closed the three-day meet eighth out of 10 program with 447.0 total points. The U.S. Naval Academy finished on top of the leaderboard with 1,804.50 points. Parker led James Madison with individual points as the junior finished 69th out of 151 swimmers with 34 points.

QUOTING COACH PEDERSEN
"For our team, this meet was not about team score or the number of points we accumulated. This meet was about racing tired in a championship format to better prepare us for the end of our season. The girls did a fabulous job racing hard while tired without the help of a technical suit or any type of rest or break in their training. They maintained a positive attitude and great team energy throughout the three-day meet."

FINAL RESULTS – VIEW FULL RESULTS
1650 Freestyle
9th – Quinn MacMillan – 17:21.42
20th – Claire Adkins – 17:41.35
23rd – Kelly Long – 17:47. 38 (PR)
27th – Erin Dougherty – 17:57.17 (PR)
29th – Kristie Darmody – 17:58.61

200 Backstroke
18th – Abby Ortman – 2:05.39
21st – Emma Gourdie – 2:05.76
23rd – Bonnie Zhang – 2:06.96
31st – Logan Haddock – 2:08.35

200 Breaststroke
14th – Jessica Pierce – 2:23.90 (PR)
22nd – Megan Marsh – 2:25.85 (PR)
24th – Maddy Murphy – 2:26.65 (PR)

200 Butterfly
22nd – Hannah Lagod – 2:11.97

400 Freestyle Relay
5th – Zhang, MacMillan, Gring, Parker – 3:27.59
19th – Marsh, Barney, Darmody, Gourdie – 3:34.53
24th – Ortman, Tremols, Long, Adkins – 3:36.71
28th – Lagod, Pierce, Dougherty, DiSilvestro – 3:42.20

UP NEXT
James Madison takes a break in action for the holiday season before returning to the pool on Saturday, Jan. 14 in head-to-head competition with Richmond. The dual is set to begin at noon inside Robins Center Natatorium.