Dukes Cruise to 155-88 Victory over Bucknell

Sunday, January 14

Lewisburg, Pa.

1 P.M.

James Madison University

155

Bucknell

1/14/2018 4:12:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

@JMUSwimDive Final Results Schedule/Results Statistics

Lewisburg, Pa. – The James Madison swimming and diving team headed north for a dual meet against Bucknell on Sunday afternoon and capped off a perfect weekend with a 155-88 victory. The Dukes improve to 7-2 on the season as the Bison fell to 5-3.

JMU claimed the top spot in nine of the 13 events, highlighted by a sweep on the 1-meter and 3-meter boards and a first and second place finish in the 200 freestyle relay.

MEET NOTES

JMU started the day with a second and third place finish in the 400 medley relay. Bonnie Zhang, Katie Parker, Jillian Breeger and Quinn MacMillan garnered a 3:51.82 finish for second place.
Julianna Jones swims a season best in the 1000 freestyle with a 10:17.00 finish. She finished 19 seconds faster than her teammate Kelly Long's second place finish of 10:36.51.
The Dukes took home first and second place finishes in the 200 freestyle led by senior MacMillan (1:53.44) and sophomore Kristie Darmody (1:55.51).
Sydney Kirsch took the lead in the sprint portion of the day with a 24.05 finish in the 50 freestyle. Sophomore teammate Mackenzie Gring finished third in the event with a 24.42 mark.
Hannah Lagod led the Dukes with a second place finish in the 400 IM with a 4:37.33 mark.
On the boards, the Dukes swept both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions. Led by NCAA Zone qualifying marks from Emily Gross (270.38) and Hope Byrum (270.23) who finished first and second, respectively on the 1-meter board. Sarah Stim led the way on the 3-meter board with 261.00 points.
Parker garnered a first place finish in the 200 butterfly with a 2:05.43 finish. This time is her second best in the event this season.
The Dukes continued to be a force off the blocks as they took home a first and second place finish in the 100 freestyle with Breeger (52.03) and Gring (52.98).
Zhang followed up her record breaking day against Richmond with a first place finish in the 200 backstroke in a personal season best time of 2:00.41.
Madison Oster (5:09.18) and Darmody (5:12.47) led the Dukes with a season and third place finish in the 500 freestyle.
Parker ended the individual events for the day with a second place finish in the 200 breaststroke with a season best 2:20.81 mark.
The Dukes ended the day with a season best performance in the 200 freestyle relay as Zhang, Breeger, Gring and Kirsch teamed up for a 1:34.59 finish

QUOTING COACH PEDERSEN
"The girls did a good job racing and diving after a quick turn around from our meet yesterday and traveling this morning. We had a little bit of a sluggish start but got a lot better as the meet went on. Our divers did an excellent job on the boards backing up their strong performances yesterday. It was an excellent way to end our regular season. I am proud of the way they raced and competed."

UP NEXT
The swimming Dukes are back in action on Feb. 2-4 as they head to Virginia Tech to compete in the Virginia Tech Invitational for their last meet before the CAA Championships, while the divers are at home for the JMU Diving Invitational on Feb. 3-4.