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Swimming & Diving
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Saturday, October 12
Tallahassee, Fla.
10 am
Duke University
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Florida State
Swimming and Diving Splits With Florida State in Season Opener
10/12/2019 3:07:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Duke Swimming and Diving program opened the season on the road in an ACC dual meet against Florida State Saturday morning. The No. 22 Blue Devil women topped the No. 23 Seminoles 177-123 while the men fell just short to the 17th-ranked Florida State men's side 147-153.
The Duke women took the lead early in the meet and never looked back. The men took an early lead and had some big swims to keep it close down the wire. Duke had a three-point lead going into the last event of the day but a first-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay gave the hosts the victory.
"We are very proud of the team's performance today," head coach Dan Colella said. "The theme going in was that it has to be a big team effort, and it was. It was a great testament to their courage to stand up and race the way they did today."
Duke enjoyed a plethora of individual victories throughout the meet. For the women, senior Alyssa Marsh and sophomore Melissa Pish led the Blue Devils as they each recorded three individual first-place finishes. Marsh touched the wall in 22.56 in the 50 freestyle, 49.69 in the 100 freestyle and 52.94 in the 100 butterfly, all for first-place finishes. Pish secured victories in the 1000 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle with times of 10:08.40, 1:49.12 and 4:54.48, respectively.
On the men's side, senior Miles Williams led the Blue Devils with two induvial first-place finishes in the 50 and 100 freestyles. He finished the events in 20.07 and 44.53, respectively.
Sophomores Cabell Ann Whitlow and Easop Lee also added first-place finishes for the women Blue Devils. Whitlow touched first in the 200 freestyle 2:00.31. Lee topped the heat in the 200 backstroke in 2:00.45.
Juniors Nathaniel Hartley and Zach Washart and sophomore Cole Reznick all secured first place finishes to boost the men's side. Hartley topped the side in the 100 backstroke with a time of 49.05. Washart was stellar in the 500 freestyle to touch first in 4:31.86. Reznick finished first in the 200 individual relay in 1:50.84.
Freshmen Emma Shuppert and Brendan Driscoll made an impact in their collegiate debuts, each finishing first in an event. Shuppert touched first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 55.05. Her time places her ninth in program history in that event. Driscoll went the distance to finish first in the 1000 freestyle in 9:20.68.
"We were incredibly proud of the team as a whole but the freshmen came out and swim with a lot of heart was encouraging," Colella stated. "They were excited about representing Duke University."
Duke swept the 200 medley relay. The women's tandem of Shuppert, Halle Morris, Marsh and Quinn Scannell finished first in the 200 medley relay, touching in 1:40.24 while the men's team of Hartley, Colson Zucker, Charlie Gingrich and Williams placed first in 1:29.59.
The Blue Devils also recorded a victory on the boards with sophomore Maddi Pullinger placing first in the one-meter event with a score of 304.72.
Up next, Duke returns to the Bull City on Saturday, Oct. 26, to host its home opener against SEC powerhouse Georgia. The meet will be the programs annual Pink Meet and being at 11 a.m. in Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion.
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Team Scores:
#22 Duke Women 177, #23Â Florida State Women 123
#17 Florida State Men 153, Duke Men 147
Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Women's One-Meter Diving: Maddi Pullinger (1st), 304.72
Men's One-Meter Diving:Â Nathaniel Hernandez (2nd), 325.88
Women's 200-Yard Medley Relay:Â Emma Shuppert, Halle Morris, Alyssa Marsh, Quinn Scannell (1st), 1:40.24
Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay:Â Nathaniel Hartley, Colson Zucker, Charlie Gingrich, Miles Williams (1st), 1:29.59
Women's, 1000-Yard Freestyle:Â Melissa Pish (1st), 10:08.40
Men's 1000-Yard Freestyle:Â Brendan Driscoll (1st), 9:20.68
Women's 200-Yard Freestyle:Â Melissa Pish (1st), 1:49.12
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle:Â Sheldon Boboff (3rd), 1:37.95
Women's 100-Yard Backstroke:Â Emma Shuppert (1st), 55.05
Men's 100-Yard Backstroke:Â Nathaniel Hartley (1st), 49.05
Women's 100-Yard Breaststroke:Â Kayle Park (2nd), 1:03.95
Men's 100-Yard Breaststroke:Â Cole Reznick (2nd), 55.73
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly:Â Cabell Ann Whitlow (1st), 2:00.31
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly:Â Nick Talati (2nd), 1:50.27
Women's 50-Yard Freestyle:Â Alyssa Marsh (1st), 22.56
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle:Â Miles Williams (1st), 20.07
Women's Three-Meter Diving:Â Kate Mullin (3rd), 293.18
Men's Three-Meter Diving:Â Harrel Anolick (3rd), 306.60
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle:Â Alyssa Marsh (1st), 49.69
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle:Â Miles Williams (1st), 44.53
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke:Â Easop Lee (1st), 2:00.45
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke:Â David Hallaron (2nd), 1:50.70
Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke:Â Kayle Park (2nd), 2:15.87
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke:Â Cole Reznick (2nd), 2:01.15
Women's 500-Yard Freestyle:Â Melissa Pish (1st), 4:54.48
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle:Â Zach Washart (1st), 4:31.86
Women's 100-Yard Butterfly:Â Alyssa Marsh (1st), 52.94
Men's 100-Yard Butterfly:Â Charlie Gingrich (3rd), 49.16
Women's 200-Yard Individual Medley:Â Cabell Ann Whitlow (2nd), 2:03.14
Men's 200-Yard Individual Medley:Â Cole Reznick (1st), 1:50.84
Women's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay:Â Melissa Pish, Sarah Snyder, Natasha Ong, Olivia Tighe (2nd), 3:23.51
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay:Â Miles Williams, Nathaniel Hartley, Coleman Kredich, Sheldon Boboff (2nd), 2:58.20
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