Duke Comes Up Short in Tri-Meet

Saturday, January 8

Durham, N.C.

11 A.M.

Duke University

Queens University of Charlotte

Duke Comes Up Short in Tri-Meet

1/8/2022 3:12:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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DURHAM – The Duke swimming and diving team split meets against Queens University of Charlotte and fell to Tennessee on Saturday at Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion.

The Duke women topped top-ranked Division II side Queens 192-62 but fell to No. 6 Tennessee 167-94. Duke's men fell to No. 2 Queens and No. 15 Tennessee, 151-110 and 175-87, respectively.

"We are very pleased with our performances today coming off the holiday break," head coach Dan Colella said. "It was a great meet with two really exceptional teams to knock the cobwebs off and get some great racing in. I'm just really proud of the way they performed. Not just the wins today, there were a lot of great performances across the board. I think we have set ourselves up well for the home stretch of the season."

Senior Cabell Whitlow and sophomore Catherine Purnell secured valuable points for Duke in the 200 butterfly. Whitlow placed first with a time of 2:00.53, while Purnell was not far behind in second (2:00.74). Purnell also was Duke's top finisher in the 1,000 freestyle, clocking 10:11.98 to place second in the event.

The Blue Devils were strong in the breaststroke as sophomore Sarah Foley placed first in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.33) and second in the 100 (1:02.25). Sophomore Catherine Belyakov finished third in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:17.51. The duo also performed well in the 200 individual medley as Foley and Belyakov touched second and third with times of 2:01.36 and 2:02.78, respectively.

Freshman Yixuan Chang continued a strong rookie campaign with two strong performances. Chang placed first in the 500 freestyle and second in the 200 freestyle with times of 4:52.68 and 1:48.65, respectively. In addition, senior Easop Lee put together a pair of second-place finishes in both backstroke events in the meet. Lee touched in 54.59 and 1:58.31 in the 100 and 200 backstroke, respectively.

Rookies McKenna Smith and KyAnh Truong also put together good meets to open 2022. Smith took second in the 100 freestyle with a career-best time of 50.64 and finished third in the 50 freestyle with a mark of 23.30. Truong also placed third in the 100 butterfly (55.71).

In the relays, Duke's women placed second in both the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays. In the 200 medley, Duke swam a mark of 1:39.61 from junior Emma Shuppert, Foley, Truong and Smith. The Blue Devils closed out the meet with a time of 1:32.58 by Truong, senior Shayna Hollander, Chang and Smith in the 200 freestyle relay.

On the men's side, sophomore Brendan Driscoll recorded a pair of strong races to lead the Blue Devils. He placed first in the 1,000 freestyle with a mark of 9:14.15 and touched second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:30.76.

Senior Cole Reznick and freshman Michael Jiang also sported strong times. Reznick finished first in the 200 individual medley (1:50.84), third in the 100 breaststroke (55.41) and fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:03.23). Jiang recorded finishes of third in the 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley with times of 1:49.05 and 1:51.13, respectively, while finishing fourth in the 1,000 freestyle in 9:27.06.

Senior Matthew Whelan scored in the 200 butterfly as he placed fourth with a time of 1:50.47.

The men's relays recorded a pair of third-place finishes during the meet. The quartet of sophomore David Chang, Reznick, junior Charlie Gingrich and Whelan touched in 1:28.36 in the 200 medley relay while the foursome of junior Coleman Kredich, Whelan, Gingrich and sophomore Zach McIntyre finished with a mark of 1:21.39 in the 200 freestyle relay.

Duke returns to action Saturday, January 15 at NC State in Raleigh, N.C. Diving is set to begin competition at 10 a.m. with swimming to follow at 11 a.m.

Team Scores:
#6 Tennessee women 167, #RV Duke women 94
#15 Tennessee men 175, Duke men 87

#RV Duke women 192, Queens University of Charlotte 62
Queens University of Chalotte 151, Duke men 110

Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Women's 200-Yard Medley Relay: Emma Shuppert, Sarah Foley, KyAnh Truong, McKenna Smith (2nd), 1:39.61
Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay: David Chang, Cole Reznick, Charlie Gingrich, Matthew Whelan (3rd), 1:28.36
Women's 1,000-Yard Freestyle: Catherine Purnell (2nd), 10:11.98
Men's 1,000-Yard Freestyle: Brendan Driscoll (1st), 9:14.15
Women's 200-Yard Freestyle: Yixuan Chang (2nd), 1:48.65
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle: David Hallaron (5th), 1:39.51
Women's 100-Yard Backstroke: Easop Lee (2nd), 54.59
Men's 100-Yard Backstroke: David Chang (5th), 50.46
Women's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Sarah Foley (2nd), 1:02.25
Men's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (3rd), 55.41
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly: Cabell Whitlow (1st), 2:00.53
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly: Matthew Whelan (4th), 1:50.47
Women's 50-Yard Freestyle: McKenna Smith (3rd), 23.30
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle: Charlie Gingrich and Coleman Kredich (T-7th), 20.78
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle: McKenna Smith (2nd), 50.64
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle: Coleman Kredich (6th), 45.22
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke: Easop Lee (2nd), 1:58.31
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke: Michael Jiang (3rd), 1:49.05
Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Sarah Foley (1st), 2:13.33
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (4th), 2:03.23
Women's 500-Yard Freestyle: Yixuan Chang (1st), 4:52.68
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle: Brendan Driscoll (2nd), 4:30.76
Women's 100-Yard Butterfly: KyAnh Truong (3rd), 55.71
Men's 100-Yard Butterfly: Matthew Whelan (5th), 49.28
Women's 200-Yard Individual Medley: Sarah Foley (2nd), 2:01.36
Men's 200-Yard Individual Medley: Cole Reznick (1st), 1:50.84
Women's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: KyAnh Truong, Shayna Hollander, Yixuan Chang, McKenna Smith (2nd), 1:32.58
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Coleman Kredich, Matthew Whelan, Charlie Gingrich, Zach McIntyre (3rd), 1:21.39

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