Marshall University Athletics
Friday, November 22
Indianapolis, Ind.
10 AM/5:30 PM
Marshall University
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House of Champions - Day 2
Herd S&D Continues Dominance at House of Champions on Friday
11/22/2024 10:06:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Luniushina breaks program 100 Backstroke record; Six other top 10 program times set
Results (PDF) | Championship Fund
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team continued to stay up top at the House of Champions concluding day two on Friday with a 54.5-point lead with a program record and eight other top-10 program best times set.
Kseniia Luniushina broke the 100 Backstroke program mark with a time of 53.35 in prelims.
"What a fun evening for the women," Herd Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said at the conclusion of day two at the competition. "Each event we got better and better as the session progressed tonight. We had nine all-time top-10 performances, seven individuals and two relays."
Luniushina, the current and back-to-back Sun Belt Conference Swimmer of the Week honoree, also led off the team's 200 Medley Relay with Paige Banton, Madeline Hart and Audrey West to take the event set the fifth-fastest time in program history in 1:40.37.
Hart also added to her all-time program marks with a second-place finish in the 100 Butterfly at 53.78 with the second-fastest time in program history.
On the boards, Grace Kelsheimer took 3m Diving with a score of 283.30, taking both spring board events as diving heads to the platform on Saturday.
"Grace K swept the springboard events, winning 3m tonight by over 30 points," Walsh continued. "Kseniia set our first team record in the 100 Back and improved her best time by almost a full second. Eszter set a lifetime best and just missed the school record by less than .2 of a second. She also set a Meet Record and qualified for the US Open in two weeks."
In the 400 Individual Medley, Eszter Laban won the event by over five seconds with a time of 4:15.18, the second-best time in program history and making the cut for the US Open.
Marshall also took 800 Freestyle Relay with the team Hart, Molly Warner, Laban, and Preslava Tosheva with a time of 7:22.07, seventh-fastest in program history, with Hart's split now ranking ninth in the 200 Freestyle.
In B Finals, Tosheva's mark of 1:50.54 now ranks 10th all-time with Lauren McNamara's time of 55.27 in the 100 Butterfly sits eighth in program history. Maddy Akin also set the eighth fastest time in program history in the 100 Breaststroke at 1:03.76 in prelims.
"Grace K swept the springboard events, winning 3m tonight by over 30 points," Walsh continued. "Kseniia set our first team record in the 100 Back and improved her best time by almost a full second. Eszter set a lifetime best and just missed the school record by less than .2 of a second. She also set a Meet Record and qualified for the US Open in two weeks."
RESULTS
Team Leaderboard
1st Marshall (861.5 Points)
2nd Missouri State (807 Points)
3rd Little Rock (634 Points)
4th Illinois-Chica (618 Points)
5th Milwaukee (563 Points)
6th Lynn (445.5 Points)
7th North Texas (359 Points)
8th IU Indy (302 Points)
10th Saint Louis (184 Points)
9th Butler (223 Points)
11th Missouri-St. Louis (1599 Points)
12th Lewis (147 Points)
13th Quincy (48 Points)
3-Meter Diving
A Final
1st – Grace Kelsheimer (283.30)
Consolation
12th – Ally Humbert (212.80)
200 Medley Relay
1st – Kseniia Luniushina, Paige Banton, Madeline Hart, Audrey West (1:40.37)
50 Breaststroke
A Final
4th – Paige Banton (29.10)
5th – Audrey West (29.12)
B Final
11th – Maddy Akin (29.73)
100 Butterfly
A Final
2nd – Madeline Hart (53.78)
B Final
9th – Lauren McNamara (55.27)
16th – Katie Fisher (57.25)
C Final
20th – Tatum Robinson (57.29)
400 Individual Medley
A Final
1st – Eszter Laban (4:15.18)
200 Freestyle
A Final
3rd – Molly Warner (1:49.53)
B Final
11th – Preslava Tosheva (1:50.54)
C Final
19th – Allison Dodd (1:52.67)
100 Breaststroke
A Final
5th – Paige Banton (1:02.66)
6th – Audrey West (1:02.88)
B Final
12th – Maddy Akin (1:03.94)
C Final
22nd – Jenna Bopp (1:05.43)
D Final
27th – Nina Nugent (1:06.24)
100 Backstroke
A Final
2nd – Kseniia Luniushina (53.65)
4th – Mia McBride (54.95)
B Final
11th – Lauren Ramsey (56.77)
15th – Parker Lynch (56.99)
C Final
21st – Kate Bolgarskaya (57.50)
800 Freestyle Relay
1st – Madeline Hart, Molly Warner, Eszter Laban, Preslava Tosheva (7:22.07)
UP NEXT
Marshall looks to hold on to its lead as action at the House of Champions closes on Saturday.
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!
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team continued to stay up top at the House of Champions concluding day two on Friday with a 54.5-point lead with a program record and eight other top-10 program best times set.
Kseniia Luniushina broke the 100 Backstroke program mark with a time of 53.35 in prelims.
"What a fun evening for the women," Herd Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said at the conclusion of day two at the competition. "Each event we got better and better as the session progressed tonight. We had nine all-time top-10 performances, seven individuals and two relays."
Luniushina, the current and back-to-back Sun Belt Conference Swimmer of the Week honoree, also led off the team's 200 Medley Relay with Paige Banton, Madeline Hart and Audrey West to take the event set the fifth-fastest time in program history in 1:40.37.
Hart also added to her all-time program marks with a second-place finish in the 100 Butterfly at 53.78 with the second-fastest time in program history.
On the boards, Grace Kelsheimer took 3m Diving with a score of 283.30, taking both spring board events as diving heads to the platform on Saturday.
"Grace K swept the springboard events, winning 3m tonight by over 30 points," Walsh continued. "Kseniia set our first team record in the 100 Back and improved her best time by almost a full second. Eszter set a lifetime best and just missed the school record by less than .2 of a second. She also set a Meet Record and qualified for the US Open in two weeks."
In the 400 Individual Medley, Eszter Laban won the event by over five seconds with a time of 4:15.18, the second-best time in program history and making the cut for the US Open.
Marshall also took 800 Freestyle Relay with the team Hart, Molly Warner, Laban, and Preslava Tosheva with a time of 7:22.07, seventh-fastest in program history, with Hart's split now ranking ninth in the 200 Freestyle.
In B Finals, Tosheva's mark of 1:50.54 now ranks 10th all-time with Lauren McNamara's time of 55.27 in the 100 Butterfly sits eighth in program history. Maddy Akin also set the eighth fastest time in program history in the 100 Breaststroke at 1:03.76 in prelims.
"Grace K swept the springboard events, winning 3m tonight by over 30 points," Walsh continued. "Kseniia set our first team record in the 100 Back and improved her best time by almost a full second. Eszter set a lifetime best and just missed the school record by less than .2 of a second. She also set a Meet Record and qualified for the US Open in two weeks."
RESULTS
Team Leaderboard
1st Marshall (861.5 Points)
2nd Missouri State (807 Points)
3rd Little Rock (634 Points)
4th Illinois-Chica (618 Points)
5th Milwaukee (563 Points)
6th Lynn (445.5 Points)
7th North Texas (359 Points)
8th IU Indy (302 Points)
10th Saint Louis (184 Points)
9th Butler (223 Points)
11th Missouri-St. Louis (1599 Points)
12th Lewis (147 Points)
13th Quincy (48 Points)
3-Meter Diving
A Final
1st – Grace Kelsheimer (283.30)
Consolation
12th – Ally Humbert (212.80)
200 Medley Relay
1st – Kseniia Luniushina, Paige Banton, Madeline Hart, Audrey West (1:40.37)
50 Breaststroke
A Final
4th – Paige Banton (29.10)
5th – Audrey West (29.12)
B Final
11th – Maddy Akin (29.73)
100 Butterfly
A Final
2nd – Madeline Hart (53.78)
B Final
9th – Lauren McNamara (55.27)
16th – Katie Fisher (57.25)
C Final
20th – Tatum Robinson (57.29)
400 Individual Medley
A Final
1st – Eszter Laban (4:15.18)
200 Freestyle
A Final
3rd – Molly Warner (1:49.53)
B Final
11th – Preslava Tosheva (1:50.54)
C Final
19th – Allison Dodd (1:52.67)
100 Breaststroke
A Final
5th – Paige Banton (1:02.66)
6th – Audrey West (1:02.88)
B Final
12th – Maddy Akin (1:03.94)
C Final
22nd – Jenna Bopp (1:05.43)
D Final
27th – Nina Nugent (1:06.24)
100 Backstroke
A Final
2nd – Kseniia Luniushina (53.65)
4th – Mia McBride (54.95)
B Final
11th – Lauren Ramsey (56.77)
15th – Parker Lynch (56.99)
C Final
21st – Kate Bolgarskaya (57.50)
800 Freestyle Relay
1st – Madeline Hart, Molly Warner, Eszter Laban, Preslava Tosheva (7:22.07)
UP NEXT
Marshall looks to hold on to its lead as action at the House of Champions closes on Saturday.
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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