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West Virginia Games
Herd Swimming and Diving Finishes Strong at West Virginia State Games
10/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.- The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team finished the West Virginia State Games with a second place overall result at the Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium in Huntington, W.Va.
AT THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE GAMES
Freshman Nele Albers (Ludinghausen, Germany) continued her successful first meet with the Herd, winning the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:54.01. Albers also won the 200 yard breaststroke with a score of 2:24.11. Senior Kacey Preun (St. Andrews, Manitoba) finished just behind Albers in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:25.94 performance.
Senior Kaley Gregory (Hurricane, W.Va.) turned in a second place finish in the 1650 freestyle, finishing second with a time of 17:15.89.
In 3 meter diving, Chloe Jones scored best for the Herd, with a 212.10 total score. Jones also led the Herd in the 1 meter category with a 224.70 final score.
TRAMEL TALK
Head Coach Bill Tramel on the West Virginia State Games:
"That was fun. It's fun to perform well. This was our first meet of the season, but it felt like a championship meet at the end of the season. We were sharper than I expected and while we still have work to do, our first outing was exceptional."
"We had 13 performances that ranked among Marshall's All-Time Top Ten performances.But the thing I am most proud of our women is we went to the well so many times this weekend and didn't fade.We were second by 157.5 points.We even cut it to 67 down with four events to go. Considering West Virginia won this meet last year by 610 points, I think the progress that we have made is phenomenal. It's all coming together."
HELMICH'S HEADLINES
Diving Coach Andrew Helmich on Divers:
"I'm very excited with how the diving events turned today. The divers picked up right where they left off yesterday. I am very happy with what this meet says to me about their diving as we move forward."
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NEXT UP
The Herd will travel to Asheville, N.C., for a meet against UNC Asheville and Gardner-Webb on Oct. 25.
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