Foley Shatters School Record, Duke Comes Up Short to North Carolina

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Foley Shatters School Record, Duke Comes Up Short to North Carolina

1/28/2022 8:16:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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DURHAM – Junior Sarah Foley recorded a school record in the 100 breaststroke but the Duke swimming and diving team dropped a dual-meet to North Carolina at Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion Friday.

The Duke women dropped a tight race 154-146, as North Carolina took the top two spots in the last event. North Carolina won the men's side of the meet, 168-132.

"I was super excited about some of our performances tonight," Duke head coach Dan Colella said. "It is always a traditional, great meet. I congratulate Mark Gangloff and his staff on their wins, but I was proud of how our team performed tonight, on the women's side going down to the last relay and the men having some strong wins in there.

"We put a close on our dual-meet season and we always want more but overall there were some really good things to take away from the evening," Colella continued. "We are in a great position to do some really fast swimming in two weeks when we head to Atlanta for the ACC Championships. We are looking forward to the championship season and some really fast swimming."

Foley continued to impress in the pool. After setting the program record in the 400 individual medley two weeks ago, Foley etched her name as the program record holder in the 100 breaststroke against North Carolina. She finished in 59.62, her first time going sub-one minute. Foley also placed first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:10.76.

As the women's meet was coming down to the wire, the Philadelphia, Pa., native led the Blue Devils to a sweep of the top three spots in the 200 individual medley. Foley crushed the pool record, touching in 1:57.10. She was followed by sophomore Catherine Belyakov and senior Cabell Whitlow with times of 2:00.41 and 2:01.17, respectively.

Freshman Yixuan Chang won three races in the afternoon, placing first in the 200 freestyle (1:47.01), the 500 freestyle (4:50.29) and the 1,000 freestyle (10:02.17). Chang led a sweep of the top three in the 1,000 freestyle as sophomore Catherine Purnell and senior Lucy Callard placed second and third with times of 10:02.79 and 10:06.61, respectively.

Freshman McKenna Smith recorded a pair of second-place finishes as she touched in 22.95 and 49.93 in the 50 and 100 freestyle events, respectively. Sophomore Aleyna Ozkan took second in the 100 butterfly with a time of 53.76.

Whitlow placed second in the 200 butterfly (1:58.15) while junior Easop Lee finished second in the 200 backstroke (1:56.22). Lee's time was the third-fastest in program history in the event.

Rookie Margo O'Meara led the Blue Devils on the boards, placing first in the one-meter competition with a score of 325.50.

Seniors David Hallaron and Cole Reznick made the most of their Senior Day as Reznick won two events and Hallaron won one. Reznick took the top spot in the 200 breaststroke (1:58.55) and the 200 individual medley (1:47.37). Hallaron placed first in the 200 backstroke and second in the 200 freestyle with times of 1:45.38 and 1:36.09, respectively.

Junior Brad Sanford also added a first-place finish for the Blue Devils, touching in 20.15 in the 50 freestyle.

Junior Brendan Driscoll and freshman Blake Johnson finished second and third, respectively, in the 1,000 freestyle. Driscoll clocked 9:15.97, nearing his career best, and was followed by Johnson with a time of 9:22.14. Driscoll also placed second in the 500 freestyle, recording a mark of 4:28.62.

Sophomore Chris Dalla Valle and junior Charlie Gingrich each placed second in an Fevent. Dalla Valle took the silver medal in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:49.66 while Gingrich touched second in the 100 butterfly in 47.61.

The foursome of sophomore David Chang, Reznick, Gingrich and junior Coleman Kredich placed second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:27.32 to open the meet. Duke concluded the meet with a first-place finish (2:56.09) in the 400 freestyle relay behind Kredich, Gingrich, sophomore Zach McIntyre and Sanford.

Prior to the meet, Duke honored 19 seniors and graduate students for their contributions to the program in the annual Senior Day. The 19 student-athletes honored were Harel Anolick (biomedical engineering), Lucy Callard (public policy), John Day (economics), David Hallaron (biology), Alicia Harrison (Masters of Management Studies), Shayna Hollander (psychology), Zoe Lusk (neuroscience), Shae Nicolaisen (biology and global health), Rachel Peroni (psychology), Maddy Pfaff (psychology), Melissa Pish (neuroscience), Maddi Pullinger (evolutionary anthropology and psychology), Cole Reznick (economics), Justin Sodokoff (Masters of Management Studies), Everett Werner (mechanical engineering), Matthew Whelan (biology), Cabell Whitlow (psychology), Henry Wu (biomedical engineering) and Colson Zucker (psychology).
Duke returns to action on Friday as the Blue Devils travel to the Hokie Invitational in Blacksburg, Va. The three-day invitational will run Friday to Sunday.

Team Scores:
#24 North Carolina women 154, #RV Duke women 146
#RV North Carolina men 168, Duke men 132

Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Women's One-Meter Diving: Margo O'Meara (1st), 325.50
Men's One-Meter Diving: Harel Anolick (3rd), 324.23
Women's Three-Meter Diving: Maddi Pullinger (3rd), 336.68
Men's Three-Meter Diving: Justin Sodokoff (3rd), 328.13
Women's 200-Yard Medley Relay: Shayna Hollander, Sarah Foley, KyAnh Truong, McKenna Smith (3nd), 1:38.50
Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay: David Chang, Cole Reznick, Charlie Gingrich, Coleman Kredich (2nd), 1:27.32
Women's 1,000-Yard Freestyle: Yixuan Chang (1st), 10:02.17
Men's 1,000-Yard Freestyle: Brendan Driscoll (2nd), 9:15.97
Women's 200-Yard Freestyle: Yixuan Chang (1st), 1:47.01
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle: David Hallaron (2nd), 1:36.09
Women's 100-Yard Backstroke: Shayna Hollander (3rd), 53.66
Men's 100-Yard Backstroke: David Chang (3rd), 48.44
Women's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Sarah Foley (1st), 59.62
Men's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (3rd), 55.29
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly: Cabell Whitlow (2nd), 1:58.15
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly: Chris Dalla Valle (2nd), 1:49.66
Women's 50-Yard Freestyle: McKenna Smtih (2nd), 22.95
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle: Brad Sanford (1st), 20.15
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle: McKenna Smith (2nd), 49.93
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle: Coleman Kredich (3rd), 45.15
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke: Easop Lee (2nd), 1:56.22
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke: David Hallaron (1st), 1:45.38
Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Sarah Foley (1st), 2:10.76
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (1st), 1:58.55
Women's 500-Yard Freestyle: Yixuan Chang (1st), 4:50.29
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle: Brendan Driscoll (2nd), 4:28.62
Women's 100-Yard Butterfly: Aleyna Ozkan (2nd), 53.76
Men's 100-Yard Butterfly: Charlie Gingrich (2nd), 47.61
Women's 200-Yard Individual Medley: Sarah Foley (1st), 1:57.10
Men's 200-Yard Individual Medley: Cole Reznick (1st), 1:47.37
Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Ali Harrison, Catherine Purnell, Alex Bumpas, Nat Ong (3rd), 3:24.09
Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Coleman Kredich, Charlie Gingrich, Zach McIntyre, Brad Sanford (1st), 2:56.09

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