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Lauren McNamara Breaks Program 200 Butterfly Record for Third Time
10/24/2025 10:18:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Marshall leads Buffalo, trails Ohio after day one of its tri meet in Athens
Friday Results (PDF) | Friday Scores (PDF) | Championship Fund
ATHENS, Ohio – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team saw sophomore Lauren McNamara break the program 200 Butterfly record for third time in two seasons on day one of the team's tri meet against Buffalo and Ohio in Athens on Friday.
"I thought today was a really good test for us," Herd Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said. "Between the flags as a group we were moving fairly well. It was the lack of execution around our transitions that really took us out of some races. Despite all of those elements, we had some standout performances."
The Herd leads the Bulls 91-76 and trails the Bobcats 121-46 after the first day of competition.
"Lolo besting her school school record was a huge highlight for the session," Walsh said. "We had five additional lifetime best performances, with three other all-time Top 10 swims from Izzy, Maddy and Abby."
McNamara took first with her record-breaking time of 1:58.35, besting her previous record by nearly .4 of a second.
In the 200 Freestyle, Maddie Emment took the event with a time of 10:05.53 just off her season best set in the team's opening meet against West Virginia.
MU saw a pair of top-10 program times set in the 200 Breaststroke. Isabelle Cameron, who took third, finished tied for the seventh-fastest time in program history at 2:17:00 with Maddy Akin swimming the ninth-fastest time in program history at 2:17:71.
Finally in the 200 Backstroke, Abby Adams finished fourth with 10th fastest time in program history with a time of 2:00.64.
"If we clean our race executions, I think we'll see a lot sharper performances tomorrow morning. Really proud of our women and we have z lot of opportunities for improvement ahead for this group," Walsh commented.
RESULTS
3m Diving
11th – Zoe Wuerdeman (198.05)
12th – Ella Houk (212.63)
15th – Pari Surana (157.88)
200 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Kseniia Luniushina, Elyse Wood, Nina Nugent, Karley Wolfgram (1:33.85)
5th – Loraine Cleveland Lungu, Parker Lynch, Lauren Bell, Lauren Ramsey (1:36.11)
1000 Freestyle
1st – Maddie Emment (10:05.53)
6th – Charlotte Thompson (10:19.30)
8th – Madison Bowen (10:37.21)
200 Individual Medley
4th – Molly Warner (2:03.90)
6th – Lauren McNamara (2:05.88)
11th – Allison Dodd (2:09.31)
12th – Karley Wolfgram (2:11.77)
200 Breaststroke
3rd – Isabelle Cameron (2:17.00)
5th – Maddy Akin (2:17.71)
9th – Sadie Rogers (2:22.75)
11th – Katie Fisher (2:25.80
200 Backstroke
4th – Abby Adams (2:00.64)
6th – Mia McBride (2:02.51)
8th – Lauren Ramsey (2:06.48)
200 Butterfly
1st – Lauren McNamara (1:58.35)
4th – Molly Warner (2:03.09)
9th – Allison Dodd (2:10.53)
10th – Tatum Robinson (2:11.67)
100 Freestyle
5th – Elyse Wood (51.19)
7th – Maddie Emment (51.64)
11th – Nina Nugent (53.05)
12th – Karley Wolfgram (54.53.56)
400 Medley Relay
3rd – Kseniia Luniushina, Maddy Akin, Lauren McNamara, Elyse Wood (3:42.77)
5th – Abby Adams, Isabelle Cameron, Molly Warner, Maddie Emment (3:47.07)
9th – Mia McBride, Sadie Rogers, Katie Fisher, Nina Nugent (3:54.55)
UP NEXT
Marshall closes out its tri meet in Athens against Buffalo and Ohio at 10 a.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!
ATHENS, Ohio – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team saw sophomore Lauren McNamara break the program 200 Butterfly record for third time in two seasons on day one of the team's tri meet against Buffalo and Ohio in Athens on Friday.
"I thought today was a really good test for us," Herd Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said. "Between the flags as a group we were moving fairly well. It was the lack of execution around our transitions that really took us out of some races. Despite all of those elements, we had some standout performances."
The Herd leads the Bulls 91-76 and trails the Bobcats 121-46 after the first day of competition.
"Lolo besting her school school record was a huge highlight for the session," Walsh said. "We had five additional lifetime best performances, with three other all-time Top 10 swims from Izzy, Maddy and Abby."
McNamara took first with her record-breaking time of 1:58.35, besting her previous record by nearly .4 of a second.
In the 200 Freestyle, Maddie Emment took the event with a time of 10:05.53 just off her season best set in the team's opening meet against West Virginia.
MU saw a pair of top-10 program times set in the 200 Breaststroke. Isabelle Cameron, who took third, finished tied for the seventh-fastest time in program history at 2:17:00 with Maddy Akin swimming the ninth-fastest time in program history at 2:17:71.
Finally in the 200 Backstroke, Abby Adams finished fourth with 10th fastest time in program history with a time of 2:00.64.
"If we clean our race executions, I think we'll see a lot sharper performances tomorrow morning. Really proud of our women and we have z lot of opportunities for improvement ahead for this group," Walsh commented.
RESULTS
3m Diving
11th – Zoe Wuerdeman (198.05)
12th – Ella Houk (212.63)
15th – Pari Surana (157.88)
200 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Kseniia Luniushina, Elyse Wood, Nina Nugent, Karley Wolfgram (1:33.85)
5th – Loraine Cleveland Lungu, Parker Lynch, Lauren Bell, Lauren Ramsey (1:36.11)
1000 Freestyle
1st – Maddie Emment (10:05.53)
6th – Charlotte Thompson (10:19.30)
8th – Madison Bowen (10:37.21)
200 Individual Medley
4th – Molly Warner (2:03.90)
6th – Lauren McNamara (2:05.88)
11th – Allison Dodd (2:09.31)
12th – Karley Wolfgram (2:11.77)
200 Breaststroke
3rd – Isabelle Cameron (2:17.00)
5th – Maddy Akin (2:17.71)
9th – Sadie Rogers (2:22.75)
11th – Katie Fisher (2:25.80
200 Backstroke
4th – Abby Adams (2:00.64)
6th – Mia McBride (2:02.51)
8th – Lauren Ramsey (2:06.48)
200 Butterfly
1st – Lauren McNamara (1:58.35)
4th – Molly Warner (2:03.09)
9th – Allison Dodd (2:10.53)
10th – Tatum Robinson (2:11.67)
100 Freestyle
5th – Elyse Wood (51.19)
7th – Maddie Emment (51.64)
11th – Nina Nugent (53.05)
12th – Karley Wolfgram (54.53.56)
400 Medley Relay
3rd – Kseniia Luniushina, Maddy Akin, Lauren McNamara, Elyse Wood (3:42.77)
5th – Abby Adams, Isabelle Cameron, Molly Warner, Maddie Emment (3:47.07)
9th – Mia McBride, Sadie Rogers, Katie Fisher, Nina Nugent (3:54.55)
UP NEXT
Marshall closes out its tri meet in Athens against Buffalo and Ohio at 10 a.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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