Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Swimming and Diving to Host Home Meet Saturday
10/31/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.- Marshall's swimming and diving team will compete in its second home meet of the season on Saturday at noon against Vanderbilt and Xavier at the Fitch Natatorium. Admission is free for spectators.
Full results and a recap will be available on Herdzone.com.
HAVE YOU HERD?
Marshall took to the road last Saturday for the first time, finishing 1-1 against Gardner Webb and UNC Asheville in Asheville, N.C. Two Herd swimmers won events. Senior Kacey Preun (St. Andrews, Manitoba) won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:56.01, almost a second faster than the second place swimmer. Preun also finished second in the 1,000 freestyle.
The other win for the Herd came from freshman Gloriya Mavrova (Alexandria, Va.), won the 50 freestyle with a score of 24.66. Mavrova additionally finished second in the 100 freestyle.
In its first home meet of the 2014-15 season, the West Virginia State Games, Marshall won the 800 freestyle relay over rival West Virginia. F reshman Nele Albers (Ludinghausen, Germany) won 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.
TRAMEL TALK
Head Coach Bill Tramel on Vanderbilt and Xavier Meet:
"The whole coaching staff is excited to watch our team compete again this weekend. We want to compete against the best, and Vanderbilt, from the SEC and Xavier, who was the third best team in the Big East last year, is going to be a welcome challenge. Most importantly, our divers get to compete. They missed last week because Asheville does not sponsor diving. This week we have talked about executing the details during competition. This is the next opportunity to accomplish that. If we can zero in on the fundamentals and mechanics of our skills, success will come much easier and more frequently."
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NEXT UP
Marshall will travel to Dayton, Ohio to take on host Wright State and IUPUI on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m.
