Marshall Swimming and Diving Complete Day One of C-USA Championships

ATLANTA, Ga. — The Marshall University women's swimming and diving team completed day one of the 2021 Conference USA Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday.

The Herd is currently tied for third place overall with Florida Atlantic University, sitting at 133 points, respectively.

Senior swimmer Darby Coles won the gold medal for the Herd in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.97.

Coles, junior Regan Raines, and freshmen Claire Kenney and Klava Katayama placed third in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:32.40.

To cap off the first day of competition, Coles, Katayama, and freshmen Paige Banton and Madeline Hart finished third overall in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:45.36.

Marshall Swimming and Diving is back in action tomorrow, Feb. 26, beginning with trials at 10:30 a.m., and will conclude day two after the 6 p.m. finals session. There are no spectators allowed, but the live stream, heat sheets, and results can be found here.

Marshall Head Coach Ian Walsh:

"The staff was really pleased with how day one went and the performances we had. So many positive things from top to bottom in each event."

"Darby (Coles) winning the conference title in the 50 Freestyle was really special, being our only senior and the leadership she's provided for this young team. Both of our relays made it on the podium, which showcased our depth through those events and notched All Time Top 10 performances in each."

"Paige (Banton) and Eszter (Laban) now sit 6th and 10th All Time in the 200 IM, respectively. Klava (Katayama) and Regan's (Raines) 50 Free is currently 8th and 10th All Time, respectively. Alaina Laster now sits 10th All Time in 3m with her consolation heat performance."

"We had three medal performances and 12 lifetime best performances along with over 20-plus season bests. Each person made a few race adjustments this evening and we saw a ton of positive changes."

"We look forward to tomorrow morning and hope to build our momentum through day two."

Day One Results:

500-yd Freestyle Preliminaries:

            10^th-Madeline Hart- 4:59.58 NICB
            15^th-Gina Cantoral- 5:03.65
            22^nd-Maria McGovern- 5:10.87
            24^th-Adriana Abruzzino- 5:11.61
            --Naomee Miller- SCR

200-yd Indiv Medley Preliminaries:

            7^th-Paige Banton- 2:04.82 NICB
            12^th-Naomee Miller- 2:06.49
            17^th-Eszter Laban- 2:08.12
            18^th-Grace Valenza- 2:08.81
            19^th-Audrey West- 2:09.00

50-yd Freestyle Preliminaries:

            2^nd-Darby Coles- 22.93 NICB
            9^th-Klava Katayama- 23.44 NICB
            10^t^h-Regan Raines- 23.48 NICB
            15^th-Claire Kenney- 23.88
            15^th-Raeleigh Mooij- 23.88
            25^th-Grace Cox- 24.59
            31^st- Nicole Rueff- 25.12
            34^th-Mackenzie Rider-25.52
            --Madeline Hart- SCR
            --Or Tamir-SCR

100-yd Butterfly Time Trial

            1^st-Grace Cox- 58.20

50-yd Backstroke Time Trial

            1^st-Or Tamir- 26.74 NICB
            2^nd-Mackenzie Rider- 27.99

50-yd Breaststroke Time Trial

            1^st-Paige Banton- 28.88 NICA

3-mtr Diving Preliminaries:

            Alaina Laster-186.40
            Joelle Williams-172.00

200-yd Freestyle Relay

            3^rd-Klava Katayama, Regan Raines, Claire Kenney, Darby Coles- 1:32.40 NICA

500-yd Freestyle Final

            14^th-Gina Cantoral-5:03.70
            15^th-Madeline Hart-5:04.14
            23^rd-Maria McGovern-5:10.64

200-yd Indiv Medley Final

            6^th-Paige Banton-2:03.80 NICB
            14^th-Naomee Miller-2:06.32
            18^th-Eszter Laban-2:05.94 NICB
            19^th-Audrey West-2:06.56
            21^st-Grace Valenza-2:09.43

50-yd Freestyle Final

            1^st-Darby Coles-22.97 NICB
            9^th-Klava Katayama-23.30 NICB
            10^th-Regan Raines-23.46 NICB
            13^th-Raeleigh Mooij-23.79
            14^th-Claire Kenney-23.86

3-mtr Diving Finals

            13^th-Alaina Laster-229.65
            16^th-Joelle Williams-180.25

400-yd Medley Relay

            3^rd-Darby Coles, Paige Banton, Madeline Hart, Klava Katayama-3:45.36 NICA

500-yd Freestyle Time Trial

            1^st-Adriana Abruzzino-5:06.02

50-yd Backstroke Time Trial

            1^st-Or Tamir-26.70



TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26:

Day 2 Trials:

10:30 a.m.       400-yd Individual Medley
                        100-yd Butterfly
                        200-yd Freestyle
                        100-yd Breaststroke
                        100-yd Backstroke
12:00 p.m.*     1-m Diving – Prelims/Consols

Day 2 Finals:

6:00 p.m.         200-yd Medley Relay – B Final
                        200-yd Medley Relay Champ Final

                        400-yd Indiv Medley – C Final
                        400-yd Indiv Medley – Consol Final
                        400-yd Indiv Medley – Champ Final

                        100-yd Butterfly – C Final
                        100-yd Butterfly- Consol Final
                        100-yd Butterfly – Champ Final

                        200-yd Freestyle – C Final
                        200-yd Freestyle – Consol Final
                        200-yd Freestyle – Champ Final

                        100-yd Breaststroke – C Final
                        100-yd Breaststroke – Consol Final
                        100-yd Breaststroke – Champ Final

                        100-yd Backstroke – C Final
                        100-yd Backstroke – Consol Final
                        100-yd Backstroke – Champ Final

                        1-m Diving – Final

                        800-yd Freestyle Relay – B Final
                        800-yd Freestyle Relay – Champ Final

*Subject to change                 All Times Eastern

Note: Final Awards will take place on Saturday following the final contest. Event Awards given after each event.

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Marshall Swimming and Diving Complete Day One of C-USA Championships

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Players Mentioned

Adriana Abruzzino

Paige Banton

Gina Cantoral

Darby Coles

Grace Cox

Madeline Hart

Klava Katayama

Claire Kenney

Eszter Laban

Alaina Laster

Maria McGovern

Naomee Miller

Raeleigh Mooij

Regan Raines

Mackenzie Rider

Nicole Rueff

Or Tamir

Grace Valenza

Audrey West

Joelle Williams

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