Duke Wraps Up Day Two at Wolfpack Invitational

Friday, November 19

Greensboro, N.C.

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Duke University

Wolfpack Invitational

Duke Wraps Up Day Two at Wolfpack Invitational

11/19/2021 9:50:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

FINALS RESULTS PRELIMINARIES RESULTS Photo Gallery

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Duke swimming and diving team wrapped up the second day of action at the Wolfpack Invitational on Friday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Duke opened the evening finals session in strong manner, placing third in the women's 200 medley relay with a time of 1:37.43. The time, swam by junior Emma Shuppert, sophomore Sarah Foley, freshman KyAnh Truong and freshman McKenna Smith, ranked fifth all-time in program history.

Individually, the Blue Devils made 49 finals appearances in the pool during the evening session, including seven 'A' Finals and 13 'B' Finals.

Foley, a native of Philadelphia, Penn., represented Duke in two 'A' Finals, the 400 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke. Foley clocked 4:09.97 in the 400 IM to finish third and 1:00.60 in the 100 breaststroke for fourth.

Sophomore Catherine Purnell and freshman Yixuan Chang also competed for Duke in the 400 individual medley 'A' Final. Purnell placed sixth with a time of 4:15.62 while Chang touched eighth in 4:18.45.

Sophomore Catherine Belyakov joined Foley in the 'A' Final of the 100 breaststroke. Belyakov finished eighth in the event with a 1:01.40. Her time ranked in the top 10 in program history.

Rookie KyAnh Truong competed for Duke in the top final of the 100 butterfly. She touched sixth in the heat with a career-best time of 54.04.

Senior Cole Reznick led the Duke men's side, competing in the 'A' final of the 400 individual medley. He placed eighth in the event with a time of 3:51.31. Reznick also took the top spot in the 'B' Final of the 100 breaststroke, touching in at 53.41.

The Blue Devils continued to excel on the boards. Freshman Margo O'Meara placed first in three-meter diving, scoring 343.90. Junior Kate Mullin finished second in the event with a score of 294.20. Junior Ali Watson and senior Maddy Pfaff rounded out the Blue Devils in the top final in fifth (269.55) and sixth (261.60), respectively.

On the men's side, Duke took second, third, fourth and sixth on the one-meter springboard. Freshman Will McCollum (339.40) led the way, followed by senior Harel Anolick (329.50), graduate student Justin Sodokoff (328.65) and sophomore Seamus Harding Jr. (303.45).

Duke holds 985 points on the women's side for third place entering the final day of the meet. The men rank fourth with 711 points.

The action concludes tomorrow at the Greensboro Aquatic Center as the Blue Devils compete in the 1,650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay and platform diving.

Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Women's Three-Meter: Margo O'Meara (1st), 343.90
Men's One-Meter: Will McCollum (2nd), 339.40
Women's 200-Yard Medley Relay: Emma Shuppert, Sarah Foley, KyAnh Truong, McKenna Smith (3rd), 1:37.43
Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay: David Chang, Cole Reznick, Charlie Gingrich, Matthew Whelan (7th), 1:27.25
Women's 400-Yard Individual Medley: Sarah Foley (3rd), 4:09.97
Men's 400-Yard Individual Medley: Cole Reznick (8th), 3:51.31
Women's 100-Yard Butterfly: KyAnh Truong (6th), 54.04
Men's 100-Yard Butterfly: Brad Sanford (14th), 47.91
Women's 200-Yard Freestyle: Olivia Tighe (32nd), 1:51.39
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle: David Hallaron (17th), 1:36.50
Women's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Sarah Foley (4th), 1:00.60
Men's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (9th), 53.41
Women's 100-Yard Backstroke: Emma Shuppert (10th), 53.17
Men's 100-Yard Backstroke: Jack Christian (16th), 49.54
Women's 800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Yixuan Chang, Catherine Purnell, Lucy Callard, Olivia Tighe (7th), 7:17.96
Men's 800-Yard Freestyle Relay: David Hallaron, Blake Johnson, Coleman Kredich, John Day (9th), 6:38.01

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