Dukes Improve to 6-0 with Triumph Over UNCW In CAA POD

Sunday, November 6

Harrisonburg, Va.

8:30 A.M.

James Madison University

141.0

97.0

UNCW

11/6/2016 12:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison swimming and diving toppled UNCW, 141.0 97.0, Sunday in the final day of the 2016 CAA POD Meet inside Savage Natatorium to cap off a perfect weekend in the pool and improve to 6-0 on the season.

JMU earned victories in eight events, including winning the first five events of the morning. Saturday's diving scores, which saw senior Olivia Lehman sweep both the one-meter and three-meter competition, were added to Sunday's score to round out the meet.

The Dukes opened competition breaking their third Savage Pool record of the week as junior Abby Ortman, junior Katie Parker, sophomore Jillian Breeger and freshman Bonnie Zhang won the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:49.47.
Sophomore Madi Oster won her first individual event of the season winning the 1650 freestyle with a time of 17:34.71. Senior Claire Adkins followed closely behind with a time of 17:49.48 to place second in the event.

Junior Quinn MacMillan and senior MaryElizabeth Warhol earned a second one-two finish for the Dukes in the 200 freestyle with times of 1:52.71 and 1:54.33, respectively. Warhol's time was a new personal best for the senior. Zhang earned her first individual victory of the morning in the 50 free, inching out UNCW with a time of 24.10.

The Dukes swept the 100 individual medley as Parker earned the victory with a time of 58.51, notching her fourth individual victory of the weekend. Freshman Megan Marsh (1:00.46) and Breeger (1:01.20) finished second and third, respectively.

MacMillan earned her second victory of the meet in the 100 free with a time of 52.54, her fastest of the season. Junior Courtney Clarke garnered her first event victory of the year edging out UNCW's Caroline Knowles with a time of 27.41.
With her fastest time of the season, freshman Emma Gourdie earned the final JMU victory of the morning in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:08.05, becoming the third different Duke to earn their first individual victory of the year.

QUOTING COACH PEDERSEN
"One of the main focuses that we have talked about for this week, which came from last year's championships, was finding a way to be faster in the morning on back-to-back days of racing. Even though it is not preliminary or final types of situations, it was still an early morning start and an opportunity for us to swim fast. That was really our focus. It's not just swimming fast. It's making sure that we're checked in, focused, energetic and supporting each other. That's really what we were looking for. Times were very secondary. Obviously, it's very nice to get the win. Jason [Mermont] and his staff are doing a great job at UNCW. They raced really hard this weekend. It was nice to get the win and finish the weekend undefeated."

TWEET OF THE MEET
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES – VIEW FULL RESULTS
50 Butterfly – Jillian Breeger (2nd – 26.19)
50 Breaststroke – Katie Parker (Exhibition – 29.58)
400 Freestyle Relay – Mackenzie Gring, Emma Gourdie, Quinn MacMillan, Bonnie Zhang (Exhibition – 3:30.97)

THIRD SAVAGE POOL RECORD SHATTERED
The Dukes opened Saturday's event with another record-breaking event win. JMU's 400 medley relay team of Abby Ortman, Katie Parker, Jillian Breeger and Bonnie Zhang won the event with a time of 3:49.47 to set a new Savage Pool record, the third new pool record set by JMU over the 2016 CAA POD meet. The previous record of 3:50.13 was set during the 2013 season by the Duke relay squad of Sin Hye Won, Kacy Edsall, Melissa Criscuolo and Susanne Gingher.

PHOTO OF THE MEET – VIEW FULL GALLERY
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The Dukes kept the high-energy on deck from start to finish in Sunday's competition.

UP NEXT
James Madison closes out the 2016 portion of their schedule with two separate meets. The Duke divers will travel to Christiansburg, Va. to compete in the H2Okie Fall Invitational on Thursday, Nov. 17 and Friday, Nov. 18. The swimmers will be in New Brunswick, N.J. for the Frank Elm Invitational hosted by Rutgers. Competition is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 18 through Sunday, Nov. 20.