Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, November 4
Harrisonburg, Va.
Diving 9:45 a.m./Swimming Noon
Marshall University
132.5
at
167.5
James Madison
Photo by: Cody Linn
Herd Swimming and Diving Sets 22-Season Bests at JMU
11/4/2023 6:50:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Kelsheimer qualifies for 1m Dive at NCAA Diving Zones
Results | Championship Fund
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team (0-1) set 22 season bests and saw Grace Kelsheimer qualify for the 1m Dive at the NCAA Diving Zones in the team's inaugural Sun Belt Conference meet at JMU. MU had 19 top-three finishes, including eight first-place winners at the 16-event meet.
The Herd fell to the Dukes 167.5-132.5 on Saturday in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
"I thought the first half of the meet got away from us," Herd swimming and diving head coach Ian Walsh said after the meet. "That's an adjustment we will make leading into Purdue. The second half was phenomenal and saw a lot of grit from our women. JMU is a tough venue to race at and we had 22 season bests across 18 of our student-athletes."
Kelsheimer's NCAA Diving Zone qualifying score of 291.90 set a new personal record breaking her mark of 273.15 set last season.
Eszter Laban completed a clean sweep winning all three of her events at the dual taking the 1000 Freestyle (10:30.40), 200 Butterfly (2:04.94) and the 500 Freestyle (5:08.09).
"There were some individuals that really stood out this weekend. Grace Kelsheimer had a great day, specifically on 1m as she qualified for NCAA Zones by over 25 points. Eszter walking away with three wins across her event list, two of them being in the first half of the meet. Paige was stellar in her 100/200 breaststroke events, winning in season best times. Madeline (Hart), Mia (McBride) and Klava (Katayama) had great individual swims in the 200 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke and 100 Freestyle, respectively."
Marshall's other first-place finishes included Paige Banton in the 100 (1:04.16) and 200 Breaststroke (2:20.29), Madeline Hart in the 200 Freestyle (1:53.05), Klava Katayama in the Freestyle (52.65) and Mia McBride in the 200 Backstroke ((2:05.22)
"We're in a good spot as a team and really proud of our women," Walsh said. "We just need to remain healthy as we prepare for the Purdue Invitational in 10 days."
RESULTS
200 Medley Relay
2nd – Mia McBride, Paige Banton, Madeline Hart, Klava Katayama (1:44.50)
4th – Parker Lynch, Jenna Bopp, Katie Fisher, Claire Kenney (1:48.93)
6th – Mackenzie Rider, Grace Valenza, Grace Cox, Nina Nugent (1:54.05)
1000 Freestyle
1st – Eszter Laban (10:30.40)
5th – Charlotte Thompson (10:40.22)
6th – Federica Savoia (10:48.74)
200 Freestyle
1st – Madeline Hart (1:53.95)
3rd – Audrey West (1:55.13)
6th – Nina Nugent (1:59.19)
100 Backstroke
2nd – Gabrielle Ivey (57.24)
4th – Lauren Ramsey (58.58)
6th – Claire Kenney (1:01.60)
100 Breaststroke
1st – Paige Banton (1:04.16)
3rd – Jenna Bopp (1:07.60)
T4th – Jessica Humby (1:08.06)
200 Butterfly
1st – Eszter Laban (2:04.94)
4th – Allison Dodd (2:09.12)
5th – Tatum Robinson (2:17.41)
50 Freestyle
3rd – Klava Katayama (24.43)
5th – Audrey West (24.61)
9th – Parker Lynch (24.79)
7th – Claire Kenney (25.21)
3-Meter Dive
5th – Grace Kelsheimer (274.13)
8th – Alaina Laster (238.95)
10th – Gabrielle Grace (206.70)
100 Freestyle
1st – Klava Katayama (52.65)
2nd – Madeline Hart (52.88)
7th – Parker Lynch (54.57)
7th – Nina Nugent (54.84)
200 Backstroke
1st – Mia McBride (2:05.22)
3rd – Gabrielle Ivey (2:05.80)
6th – Allison Dodd (2:09.73)
7th – Lauren Ramsey (2:11.10)
200 Breaststroke
1st – Paige Banton (2:20.29)
3rd – Audrey West (2:24.41)
4th – Jenna Bopp (2:26.93)
6th – Jessica Humby (2:28.32)
500 Freestyle
1st – Eszter Laban (5:08.09)
5th – Charlotte Thompson (5:17.80)
6th – Federica Savoia (5:21.93)
100 Butterfly
2nd – Madeline Hart (58.73)
4th – Tatum Robinson (59.42)
5th – Katie Fisher (1:00.12)
8th – Grace Cox (1:02.43)
1-Meter Dive
2nd – Grace Kelsheimer (291.90)
9th – Alaina Laster (216.38)
10th – Gabrielle Grace (198.68)
400 IM
4th – Paige Banton (4:40.30)
5th – Allison Dodd (4:42.89)
6th – Jenna Bopp (4:46.85)
7th – Katie Fisher (4:49.74)
200 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Klava Katayama, Gabrielle Ivey, Mia McBride, Audrey West (1:36.72)
4th – Parker Lynch, Claire Kenney, Nina Nugent, Lauren Ramsey (1:39.28)
5th – Grace Valenza, Tatum Robinson, Charlotte Thompson, Grace Cox (1:44.52)
UP NEXT
Marshall is back in action at the Purdue Invitational from November 16-18 in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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!
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team (0-1) set 22 season bests and saw Grace Kelsheimer qualify for the 1m Dive at the NCAA Diving Zones in the team's inaugural Sun Belt Conference meet at JMU. MU had 19 top-three finishes, including eight first-place winners at the 16-event meet.
The Herd fell to the Dukes 167.5-132.5 on Saturday in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
"I thought the first half of the meet got away from us," Herd swimming and diving head coach Ian Walsh said after the meet. "That's an adjustment we will make leading into Purdue. The second half was phenomenal and saw a lot of grit from our women. JMU is a tough venue to race at and we had 22 season bests across 18 of our student-athletes."
Kelsheimer's NCAA Diving Zone qualifying score of 291.90 set a new personal record breaking her mark of 273.15 set last season.
Eszter Laban completed a clean sweep winning all three of her events at the dual taking the 1000 Freestyle (10:30.40), 200 Butterfly (2:04.94) and the 500 Freestyle (5:08.09).
"There were some individuals that really stood out this weekend. Grace Kelsheimer had a great day, specifically on 1m as she qualified for NCAA Zones by over 25 points. Eszter walking away with three wins across her event list, two of them being in the first half of the meet. Paige was stellar in her 100/200 breaststroke events, winning in season best times. Madeline (Hart), Mia (McBride) and Klava (Katayama) had great individual swims in the 200 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke and 100 Freestyle, respectively."
Marshall's other first-place finishes included Paige Banton in the 100 (1:04.16) and 200 Breaststroke (2:20.29), Madeline Hart in the 200 Freestyle (1:53.05), Klava Katayama in the Freestyle (52.65) and Mia McBride in the 200 Backstroke ((2:05.22)
"We're in a good spot as a team and really proud of our women," Walsh said. "We just need to remain healthy as we prepare for the Purdue Invitational in 10 days."
RESULTS
200 Medley Relay
2nd – Mia McBride, Paige Banton, Madeline Hart, Klava Katayama (1:44.50)
4th – Parker Lynch, Jenna Bopp, Katie Fisher, Claire Kenney (1:48.93)
6th – Mackenzie Rider, Grace Valenza, Grace Cox, Nina Nugent (1:54.05)
1000 Freestyle
1st – Eszter Laban (10:30.40)
5th – Charlotte Thompson (10:40.22)
6th – Federica Savoia (10:48.74)
200 Freestyle
1st – Madeline Hart (1:53.95)
3rd – Audrey West (1:55.13)
6th – Nina Nugent (1:59.19)
100 Backstroke
2nd – Gabrielle Ivey (57.24)
4th – Lauren Ramsey (58.58)
6th – Claire Kenney (1:01.60)
100 Breaststroke
1st – Paige Banton (1:04.16)
3rd – Jenna Bopp (1:07.60)
T4th – Jessica Humby (1:08.06)
200 Butterfly
1st – Eszter Laban (2:04.94)
4th – Allison Dodd (2:09.12)
5th – Tatum Robinson (2:17.41)
50 Freestyle
3rd – Klava Katayama (24.43)
5th – Audrey West (24.61)
9th – Parker Lynch (24.79)
7th – Claire Kenney (25.21)
3-Meter Dive
5th – Grace Kelsheimer (274.13)
8th – Alaina Laster (238.95)
10th – Gabrielle Grace (206.70)
100 Freestyle
1st – Klava Katayama (52.65)
2nd – Madeline Hart (52.88)
7th – Parker Lynch (54.57)
7th – Nina Nugent (54.84)
200 Backstroke
1st – Mia McBride (2:05.22)
3rd – Gabrielle Ivey (2:05.80)
6th – Allison Dodd (2:09.73)
7th – Lauren Ramsey (2:11.10)
200 Breaststroke
1st – Paige Banton (2:20.29)
3rd – Audrey West (2:24.41)
4th – Jenna Bopp (2:26.93)
6th – Jessica Humby (2:28.32)
500 Freestyle
1st – Eszter Laban (5:08.09)
5th – Charlotte Thompson (5:17.80)
6th – Federica Savoia (5:21.93)
100 Butterfly
2nd – Madeline Hart (58.73)
4th – Tatum Robinson (59.42)
5th – Katie Fisher (1:00.12)
8th – Grace Cox (1:02.43)
1-Meter Dive
2nd – Grace Kelsheimer (291.90)
9th – Alaina Laster (216.38)
10th – Gabrielle Grace (198.68)
400 IM
4th – Paige Banton (4:40.30)
5th – Allison Dodd (4:42.89)
6th – Jenna Bopp (4:46.85)
7th – Katie Fisher (4:49.74)
200 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Klava Katayama, Gabrielle Ivey, Mia McBride, Audrey West (1:36.72)
4th – Parker Lynch, Claire Kenney, Nina Nugent, Lauren Ramsey (1:39.28)
5th – Grace Valenza, Tatum Robinson, Charlotte Thompson, Grace Cox (1:44.52)
UP NEXT
Marshall is back in action at the Purdue Invitational from November 16-18 in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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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