Duke Dominates Weekend, Tops Harvard and #7 Texas A&M

Saturday, November 9

Cambridge, Mass.

10 AM

Duke University

Texas A&M (Men only)

Duke Dominates Weekend, Tops Harvard and #7 Texas A&M

11/9/2019 3:29:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Results

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Duke swimming and diving capped off a successful weekend in Massachusetts with a dominating performance in the pool Saturday morning as the Blue Devils took down the Harvard program and the seventh-ranked Texas A&M team at a meet hosted by Harvard in Cambridge, Mass.

"I am super proud of the group," Duke head coach Dan Colella said. "It's been a great weekend of racing new teams and both last night and today provided a lot of great experiences. These were experiences that we can learn from and grow from for the coming meets."

After sweeping Dartmouth, UConn and Boston College a day ago, Duke topped Harvard 209-91 on the women's side and 172-128 on the men's side while the men also beat No. 7 Texas A&M 163-137 at the meet. Duke wraps up the weekend in Massachusetts unbeaten, 4-0 for the women and 5-0 for the men. No. 17 Duke women improve to 5-1 on the year as the men become 5-2.

The Blue Devils started and closed the meet strong, sweeping the relay events. The women's team of Emma Shuppert, Halle Morris, Alyssa Marsh and Sarah Snyder took first in the 200 medley relay in 1:38.13, fifth in Duke history. The men followed suit with Nathaniel Hartley, Cole Reznick, Charlie Gingrich, and Miles Williams finishing in 1:28.15 for the top spot. Saturday's meet was the fourth consecutive meet that Duke has swept the 200 medley relay events.

To close the meet, Duke continued its relay dominance with Melissa Pish, Sarah Snyder, Kylie Jordan and Quinn Scannell taking first in 3:20.65. Williams, Sheldon Boboff, Hartley and Matthew Whelan won the event for the men with a time of 2:57.43 to secure the Blue Devil victory.

The 17^th-ranked Duke women's team strung together nine individual wins throughout the morning. Marsh led the Blue Devils with three wins while Pish followed contributing two. Easop Lee, Shuppert Connie Dean and Kayle Park all added wins as well.

Marsh took the two freestyle sprints, the 50 and 100, while also claiming the 100 fly. She finished the 50 free in 22.54, the 100 free in 48.79 and the 100 fly in 52.25. Pish finished first in the 200 free and the 500 free in times of 1:47.00 and 4:49.95, respectively.

Lee finished first in the 1,000 free in 9:49.81, etching third in the Duke history books. Shuppert continued her ways in 100 back, winning the event for the third time this season with a time of 53.82, moving up to fifth in program history. She has improved her time with each win. Duke took both the 100 and 200 breast as Park and Dean finished in 1:02.24, sixth in Duke history, and 2:14.44, respectively.

On the men's side, Zach Washart led the cause with two individual wins in distance free events. Washart took the 1,000 free in 9:09.28, the second-best time in Duke history, and the 500 free in 4:26.88.

Boboff and Williams also contributed individual wins to the Blue Devils. Boboff won the 200 free with a time of 1:37.69. Williams won the 100 free, finishing in 44.12.

Nathaniel Hernandez continued to impress on the boards as he won the one-meter event with a score of 384.35.

The Blue Devils are back in action Nov. 21-23 in Greensboro, N.C. at the Greensboro Aquatics Center for the Wolfpack Invitational. The Wolfpack Invitational is the last meet in the fall for the Blue Devils before they continue the 2019-20 in January.

Team Scores:
Duke Men 163, #7 Texas A&M 137
Duke Men 172, Harvard 128
#17 Duke Women 209, Harvard Women 91

Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Women's One-Meter Diving: Kate Mullin (3rd), 292.35
Men's One-Meter Diving: Nathaniel Hernandez (1st), 384.35
Women's 200-Yard Medley Relay: Emma Shuppert, Halle Morris, Alyssa Marsh, Sarah Snyder (1st), 1:38.13
Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay: Nathaniel Hartley, Cole Reznick, Charlie Gingrich, Miles Williams (1st), 1:28.15
Women's, 1000-Yard Freestyle: Easop Lee (1st), 9:49.81
Men's 1000-Yard Freestyle: Zach Washart (1st), 9:09.28
Women's 200-Yard Freestyle: Melissa Pish (1st), 1:47.00
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle: Sheldon Boboff (1st), 1:37.69
Women's 100-Yard Backstroke: Emma Shuppert (1st), 53.82
Men's 100-Yard Backstroke: Nathaniel Hartley (2nd), 48.31
Women's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Kayle Park (1st), 1:02.24
Men's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Colson Zucker (4th), 55.95
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly: Kylie Jordan (2nd), 1:59.16
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly: Christopher Dallavalle (3rd), 1:48.45
Women's 50-Yard Freestyle: Alyssa Marsh (1st), 22.54
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle: Miles Williams (2nd), 20.10
Women's Three-Meter Diving: Ali Watson (2nd), 272.50
Men's Three-Meter Diving: Nathaniel Hernandez (2nd), 392.85
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle: Alyssa Marsh (1st), 48.79
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle: Miles Williams (1st), 44.12
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke: Easop Lee (2nd), 1:57.32
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke: Nathaniel Hartley (3rd), 1:47.55
Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Connie Dean (1st), 2:14.44
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Henry Wu (4th), 2:03.05
Women's 500-Yard Freestyle: Melissa Pish (1st), 4:49.95
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle: Zach Washart (1st), 4:26.88
Women's 100-Yard Butterfly: Alyssa Marsh (1st), 52.25
Men's 100-Yard Butterfly: Matthew Whelan (3rd), 48.37
Women's 200-Yard Individual Medley: Easop Lee (2nd), 2:01.60
Men's 200-Yard Individual Medley: Cole Reznick (2nd), 1:49.81
Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Melissa Pish, Sarah Snyder, Kylie Jordan, Quinn Scannell (1st), 3:20.65
Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Miles Williams, Sheldon Boboff, Nathaniel Hartley, Matthew Whelan (1^st), 2:57.43
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