Dukes in the Lead After Day Two of the CCSA Championships

Thursday, February 16

Knoxville, Tenn.

10 a.m. - Prelims/6 p.m. - Finals

James Madison University

Day Two

Dukes in the Lead After Day Two of the CCSA Championships

2/16/2023 9:44:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – James Madison swimming & diving nearly tripled its score from the first day of the 2022-23 Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Championships to take the lead on Thursday night at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.

The Dukes finished day two of the four-day event leading the 11-team field with a score of 712.5 points, followed by Liberty at 678 and Queens at 572. FGCU (442 points) and UNC Asheville (432 points) round out the top five.

Prelims

Madison Cottrell (54.21), Cameron Gring (55.28) and Sydni Diehl (55.80) start the day by advancing to the finals of the 100 Fly. Gring's time makes her the seventh fastest individual in school history in the event.
In the 400 IM, Jess Pryne is the second top qualifier with a time of 4:20.10. Angela Ritchie (4:24.86) and Lauren Aylmer (4:34.56) join her in moving on to the finals.
Five Dukes moved on to the finals in the 200 Free, with Grace Bousum (1:50.00), Jordyn Schnell (1:50.78) and Karen Siddoway (1:50.79) all qualifying for the A Finals. Jamie Cornwell and Alex Volk joined them in the finals with times of 1:51.52 and 1:52.33, respectively.
The Dukes took half of the qualifying spots in the 3-meter, as Lindsey Hammar (288.95), Alexa Holloway (284.80), Maddie Yager (266.95) and Felicity Ryan (266.30) all moving on to the finals.

Finals

The evening session of the second day started out with a new program record in the 200 Free Relay. The team of Schnell, Cottrell, Volk and Cornwell posted a time of 1:30.72 to take the silver.
Holloway followed the relay with a gold, posting the sixth highest score in program history with a 322.85 to win the 3-meter. Hammar also medaled, taking bronze with a score of 305.50. Yager finished fourth with a score of 281.35 and was followed by Ryan in eighth with a 251.05 score.
A second straight gold for the Dukes to open up the finals came when Cottrell reset her program record in the 100 Fly with an NCAA B-cut time of 53.29. Gring posted a time of 55.56 to take seventh in the A Finals while Diehl took third in the B Finals behind a time of 55.50.
Pryne picked up her second medal in as many days, winning the 400 IM with an NCAA B-cut time of 4:15.69. Ritchie swam a time of 4:24.21 in the A Finals to take the tenth spot on the program's top 10 in the event. Aylmer placed second in the C Finals with a time of 4:28.73.
Bousum (1:48.73), Schnell (1:50.97) and Siddoway (1:51.26) went fourth, seventh and eighth, respectively, in the A Finals of the 200 Free. Cornwell took first in the B Finals with a time of 1:49.43 and Volk finished second in the C Finals with a time of 1:51.70. Bousum is now eighth and Cornwell tenth in the program's 200 Free top 10.
To close out day two, Gring, Cottrell, Diehl and Cornwell swam the eighth fastest 400 Medley Relay time in program history to take fifth.

Program Top 10 Placements

Jordyn Schnell, Madison Cottrell, Alex Volk, Jamie Cornwell (first in 200 Free Relay; 1:30.72)
Alexa Holloway (sixth in 3-meter; 322.85)
Madison Cottrell (first in 100 Fly; 53.29)
Cameron Gring (seventh in 100 Fly; 55.28)
Angela Ritchie (tenth in 400 IM; 4:24.21)
Grace Bousum (eighth in 200 Free; 1:48.73)
Jamie Cornwell (tenth in 200 Free; 1:49.43)
Cameron Gring, Madison Cottrell, Sydni Diehl, Jamie Cornwell (eighth in 400 Medley Relay; 3:42.24)

Up Next
JMU heads into the third day of the CCSA Championships with prelims scheduled for 10 a.m. and finals set for 6 p.m. Events include the 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Fly and 800 Free Relay.