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Purdue Invitational - Day 2
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Marshall Swimming and Diving Has Big Second Day at Purdue Invitational
11/17/2023 11:33:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Herd records three top-10 program performances on Friday
Results | Championship Fund
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team had another big day on Friday during day action at the Purdue Invitational.
"Today was our best day so far," Herd swimming and diving head coach Ian Walsh said. "In the morning session, everyone swam a season best and we got a few people up in the A finals for the evening session."
One of the big performances in the morning session came from Madeline Hart in the 100 Butterfly as she tied her lifetime and sixth all-time program best time of 55.13 in the prelims.
"Tonight, the team had showed a lot of grit when we needed it," Walsh added. "This was our fourth session of the meet and is usually where we see fatigue set in. I thought our attention to detail and the commitment to race adjustments were pretty good. We are set up really well for tomorrow morning and the staff is excited to see what our team is made of."
In the finals session, Federica Savoia swam a lifetime best 1:53.94 in the 200 Freestyle.
With a time of 4:21.33, Eszter Laban finished fifth with Molly Warner's time of 4:24.29 entering the top-10 in program history at seventh in the 400 Individual Medley.
The final event of the evening was the 800 Freestyle Relay. The team of Hart, Warner, Audrey West and Laban finished with a time of 7:27.74, eighth best in program history. Hart led the relay with a time of 1:50.59 in her 200 Freestyle leg of the race.
Klava Katayama's time of 1:52.09 in her 200 Freestyle leg of her team's 800 Free Relay race set a new lifetime best.
RESULTS
Final Session
200 Medley Relay
14th – Parker Lynch, Audrey West, Katie Fisher, Claire Kenney (1:45.42)
19th – Mackenzie Rider, Grace Valenza, Grace Cox, Nina Nugent (1:49.70)
400 IM
5th – Eszter Laban (4:21.33) – A Final
12th – Molly Warner (4:24.29) – B Final
17th – Allison Dodd (4:32.25) – C Final
100 Butterfly
6th – Audrey West (55.32) – A Final
17th – Klava Katayama (56.01) – C Final
26th – Tatum Robinson (57.15) – D Final
31st – Katie Fisher (58.83) – D Final
38th Grace Cox (59.28) – E Final
200 Freestyle
26th – Federica Savoia (1:53.94) – D Final
100 Breaststroke
7th – Paige Banton (1:03.06) – A Final
14th – Audrey West (1:03.63) – B Final
27th – Jenna Bopp (1:05.00) – D Final
36th – Jessica Humby (1:06.64) – E Final
37th – Katie Fisher (1:06.84) – E Final
38th – Nina Nugent (1:07.61) – E Final
100 Backstroke
14th – Mia McBride (56.27) – B Final
20th – Gabrielle Ivey (56.45) – C Final
23rd – Lauren Ramsey (56.94) – C Final
24th – Parker Lynch (56.68) – C Final
36th – Claire Kenney (1:01.01) – E Final
37th – Mackenzie Rider (1:00.75) – E Final
1m Dive
8th – Grace Kelsheimer (252.70)
800 Freestyle Relay
6th – Madeline Hart, Molly Warner, Audrey West, Eszter Laban (7:27.74)
9th – Klava Katayama, Gabrielle Ivey, Allison Dodd, Charlotte Thompson (7:33.67)
UP NEXT
Marshall concludes the Purdue Invitational on Saturday with prelims at 10:30 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall swimming & diving, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall swimming & diving.
For the latest information on Marshall swimming & diving, follow on Twitter and Instagram at @HerdWSwimDive and online at HerdZone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team had another big day on Friday during day action at the Purdue Invitational.
"Today was our best day so far," Herd swimming and diving head coach Ian Walsh said. "In the morning session, everyone swam a season best and we got a few people up in the A finals for the evening session."
One of the big performances in the morning session came from Madeline Hart in the 100 Butterfly as she tied her lifetime and sixth all-time program best time of 55.13 in the prelims.
"Tonight, the team had showed a lot of grit when we needed it," Walsh added. "This was our fourth session of the meet and is usually where we see fatigue set in. I thought our attention to detail and the commitment to race adjustments were pretty good. We are set up really well for tomorrow morning and the staff is excited to see what our team is made of."
In the finals session, Federica Savoia swam a lifetime best 1:53.94 in the 200 Freestyle.
With a time of 4:21.33, Eszter Laban finished fifth with Molly Warner's time of 4:24.29 entering the top-10 in program history at seventh in the 400 Individual Medley.
The final event of the evening was the 800 Freestyle Relay. The team of Hart, Warner, Audrey West and Laban finished with a time of 7:27.74, eighth best in program history. Hart led the relay with a time of 1:50.59 in her 200 Freestyle leg of the race.
Klava Katayama's time of 1:52.09 in her 200 Freestyle leg of her team's 800 Free Relay race set a new lifetime best.
RESULTS
Final Session
200 Medley Relay
14th – Parker Lynch, Audrey West, Katie Fisher, Claire Kenney (1:45.42)
19th – Mackenzie Rider, Grace Valenza, Grace Cox, Nina Nugent (1:49.70)
400 IM
5th – Eszter Laban (4:21.33) – A Final
12th – Molly Warner (4:24.29) – B Final
17th – Allison Dodd (4:32.25) – C Final
100 Butterfly
6th – Audrey West (55.32) – A Final
17th – Klava Katayama (56.01) – C Final
26th – Tatum Robinson (57.15) – D Final
31st – Katie Fisher (58.83) – D Final
38th Grace Cox (59.28) – E Final
200 Freestyle
26th – Federica Savoia (1:53.94) – D Final
100 Breaststroke
7th – Paige Banton (1:03.06) – A Final
14th – Audrey West (1:03.63) – B Final
27th – Jenna Bopp (1:05.00) – D Final
36th – Jessica Humby (1:06.64) – E Final
37th – Katie Fisher (1:06.84) – E Final
38th – Nina Nugent (1:07.61) – E Final
100 Backstroke
14th – Mia McBride (56.27) – B Final
20th – Gabrielle Ivey (56.45) – C Final
23rd – Lauren Ramsey (56.94) – C Final
24th – Parker Lynch (56.68) – C Final
36th – Claire Kenney (1:01.01) – E Final
37th – Mackenzie Rider (1:00.75) – E Final
1m Dive
8th – Grace Kelsheimer (252.70)
800 Freestyle Relay
6th – Madeline Hart, Molly Warner, Audrey West, Eszter Laban (7:27.74)
9th – Klava Katayama, Gabrielle Ivey, Allison Dodd, Charlotte Thompson (7:33.67)
UP NEXT
Marshall concludes the Purdue Invitational on Saturday with prelims at 10:30 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall swimming & diving, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall swimming & diving.
For the latest information on Marshall swimming & diving, follow on Twitter and Instagram at @HerdWSwimDive and online at HerdZone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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