Dukes Fall in Meet at Marshall, Earn Wins in Four Events

Saturday, November 9

Huntington, WV

11 a.m.

James Madison University

103

196

Marshall

Dukes Fall in Meet at Marshall, Earn Wins in Four Events

11/9/2024 4:43:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – James Madison swimming & diving came away with wins in four events in a 196-103 setback to Marshall on Saturday's dual at Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium.

Sophomore Kate Vitolo won the 3-meter board with a score of 303.90 to qualify for the 2025 NCAA Zone A Championships on the board, while also qualifying for the 1-meter with senior Alexa Holloway.

Also earning individual victories were Jamie Cornwell in the 100 Free, Madison Wimmer in the 200 Free and Angela Ritchie in the 500 Free.

Quoting Head Coach Dane Pedersen
"The final score wasn't what we wanted but there was still a lot of growth from our races and dives from our previous meet against Liberty. That learning curve is what this time of the year is all about to us. All credit to Marshall on a great meet. They are a super talented team."

Diving Events

Competing on the 3-meter board for the first time this season, Vitolo took home first with a score of 303.90, her fourth highest score of her collegiate career. Holloway finished third with a score of 276.53.
Holloway and Vitolo finished second and third, respectively, on the 1-meter. The pair respectively recorded scores of 281.25 and 267.83, both NCAA Zone qualifying scores.

Individual Swimming Events

Cornwell and Wimmer both placed in multiple events, each winning one race. Cornwell won the 100 Free with a time of 52.66 and recorded a 24.32 in the 50 Free to take third. Wimmer won the 200 Free by swimming a time of 1:53.03 and then dropped her time from the last meet by almost a full second to take second in the 500 Free with a time of 5:06.85.
The swimmer finishing ahead of Wimmer in the 500 Free was Angela Ritchie, dropping her previous time against Liberty in the event by nearly two seconds to win the race with a time of 5:05.61.
Also representing JMU as second-place finishers were Sarah Pauley in the 100 Back (58.59) and Grace Bousum in the 100 Fly (57.89.
An additional four Dukes finished third in their respected races, with Riley Nugent dropping her previous 200 Back time this season by over a second (2:05.53).
Katelyn Fitzgerald swam a time of 1:54.67 in the 200 Free, Abby Maguire notched a time of 10:40.92 in the 1000 Free and Jess Pryne rounded out JMU's day with a time of 4:33.02 in the 400 IM.

Relays

To open the meet, the Dukes claimed third in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3:54.01 from the team of Pauley, Suzanne Earnshaw, Bousum and Cornwell.
Closing out the meet, JMU took second in the 200 Free Relay as the squad of Cornwell, Bousum, Alex Volk and Wimmer swam a time of 1:35.72.

Up Next
The Dukes will split up to end the fall half of the season. The divers will head to Morgantown, W.Va. to compete in the West Virginia Invitational on Nov. 20-22, while the swimmers are bound for Charlotte, N.C. on Nov. 22-24 for the Fall Frenzy Invitational.