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Thundering Herd Finishes Fifth at Zippy Invite
12/3/2018 1:12:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Marshall posts 810.5 points
AKRON, Ohio – Marshall's Swimming and Diving team finished fifth out of 10 teams in the Zippy Invitational. The Thundering Herd finished with a team score of 810.5.
Marshall started finals strong with four impressive performances in the 1650 Free. Angelica Di Marzio finished had a great day with a solid eighth-place finish (17:10.65). Oda Gjerde also earned a top-ten finish (17:22.52) in the event.
The Herd's top finisher in the 200-yard backstroke was Jordyn O'Dell, who finished seventh, almost beating her lifetime best with a time of 2:00.95. Catherine Bendziewicz also finished in the top ten of the 100 Free (50.54), which earned her a seventh-place finish.
The 400 freestyle relay (3:25.38, Maggie Stovall, Bendziewicz, O'Dell, Darby Coles) finished sixth out of 25 teams competing in the event.
"It was a strong finish to a long weekend of racing for the team," said Marshall head coach Ian Walsh. "Jordyn O'Dell was right off her lifetime best in the 200 back. Catherine Bendziewicz swam the fourth-fastest 100 Free in program history, less than half a second off her lifetime-best from last year's conference championship. Our final relay (400 Free) of the weekend finished with the fourth-fastest time in program history tonight as well."
"As a whole, the team did a great job competing this weekend. This last session was by far the toughest and our women embraced the challenge. Our staff is pleased with where we are and how the women competed. The team is where it needs to be and everyone is ready for what lies ahead in our training."
The Herd will come home for a small break, returning to competition on January 12 against Vanderbilt University in Huntington.
Marshall started finals strong with four impressive performances in the 1650 Free. Angelica Di Marzio finished had a great day with a solid eighth-place finish (17:10.65). Oda Gjerde also earned a top-ten finish (17:22.52) in the event.
The Herd's top finisher in the 200-yard backstroke was Jordyn O'Dell, who finished seventh, almost beating her lifetime best with a time of 2:00.95. Catherine Bendziewicz also finished in the top ten of the 100 Free (50.54), which earned her a seventh-place finish.
The 400 freestyle relay (3:25.38, Maggie Stovall, Bendziewicz, O'Dell, Darby Coles) finished sixth out of 25 teams competing in the event.
"It was a strong finish to a long weekend of racing for the team," said Marshall head coach Ian Walsh. "Jordyn O'Dell was right off her lifetime best in the 200 back. Catherine Bendziewicz swam the fourth-fastest 100 Free in program history, less than half a second off her lifetime-best from last year's conference championship. Our final relay (400 Free) of the weekend finished with the fourth-fastest time in program history tonight as well."
"As a whole, the team did a great job competing this weekend. This last session was by far the toughest and our women embraced the challenge. Our staff is pleased with where we are and how the women competed. The team is where it needs to be and everyone is ready for what lies ahead in our training."
The Herd will come home for a small break, returning to competition on January 12 against Vanderbilt University in Huntington.
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