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SBC Championships - Day 4
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Luniushina Earns Co-Top Scoring Swimmer of the SBC Championships
2/23/2025 12:18:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Herd takes second in Orlando
Results (PDF) | Championship Fund
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving closed out action at the Sun Belt Conference Swimming and Diving Championships in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday with Kseniia Luniushina earning co-top scorer at the meet, with a pair of program records and an NCAA B Standard.
"What a great three and a half days for this group," Herd Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said. "We have an incredible leadership group that took this young team under their wing and showed them what it means to be part of this program. We haven't gotten through all of the accolades this team accumulated this week, I couldn't be prouder of what we accomplished and how we navigated this conference championship."
Luniushina finished with 57 points at the event earning four gold medals and three silver. The freshman lowered her program record in the 200 Backstroke with a gold medal winning time of 1:58.03. Mia McBride won bronze finishing in 1:00.01.
In the 200 Butterfly, Lauren McNamara broke her program record twice finishing with a gold medal performance and NCAA B Standard at 1:58.73, recording the first sub-two-minute time in program history. Madeline Hart took bronze in a time of 2:00.77 in her final collegiate race.
Eszter Laban started the final session winning the 1650 Freestyle in 16:51.16 to close out her college career.
"Our final session was our strongest, walking away with three individual championships and another NCAA B standard by Lolo. Seeing Eszter cap her career with a win was really special. Kseniia's record win in the 200 Back solidified her Co-Swimmer of the Meet which was a lot fun to see."
In Platform Diving, Grace Kelsheimer took fifth with a score of 209.35 with MJ Leviaguirre taking sixth with a score of 207.40, the second and fourth highest scores, respectively, in program history.
Audrey West captured silver in the 200 Breaststroke besting her personal best by a hundredth of a second in 2:15.64, third-fastest in program history, as Paige Banton won bronze.
The team's 400 Freestyle Relay of Luniushina, West, Molly Warner and Parker Lynch took silver finishing in 3:23.48, the fifth fastest time in program history.
RESULTS
Day 3 Team Leaderboard
1 JMU – 1,067.5
2 Marshall – 974
3 Georgia Southern – 704.5
4 Old Dominion – 612.4
1650 Freestyle
1st – Eszter Laban (16:51.16)
8th – Federica Savoia (17.24.98)
9th – Charlotte Thompson (17:25.07)
10th – Preslava Tosheva (17:31.45)
13th – Jenna Bopp (18:09.09)
100 Backstroke
A Final
1st – Kseniia Luniushina (1:58.03)
3rd – Mia McBride (1:00.01)
6th – Lauren Ramsey (2:02.12)
100 Freestyle
A Final
5th – Parker Lynch (51.04)
8th – Nina Nugent (51.71)
C Final
Loraine Cleveland Lungu (52.54)
200 Breaststroke
A Final
2nd – Audrey West (2:15.64)
3rd – Paige Banton (2:16.24)
4th – Jenna Bopp (2:17.06)
7th – Maddy Akin (2:19.75)
Final B
9th – Katie Fisher (2:19.83)
200 Butterfly
A Final
1st – Lauren McNamara (1:58.73)
3rd – Madeline Hart (2:00.77)
4th – Molly Warner (2:01.13)
B Final
10th – Allison Dodd (2:08.81)
C Final
Tatum Robinson (2:10.76)
Platform Diving
Final
5th – Grace Kelsheimer (209.35)
6th – MJ Leviaguirre (207.40)
Consolations
10th – Pari Surana (141.70)
11th – Ally Humbert (139.90)
400 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Kseniia Luniushina, Audrey West, Molly Warner, Parker Lynch (3:23.48)
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!
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving closed out action at the Sun Belt Conference Swimming and Diving Championships in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday with Kseniia Luniushina earning co-top scorer at the meet, with a pair of program records and an NCAA B Standard.
"What a great three and a half days for this group," Herd Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said. "We have an incredible leadership group that took this young team under their wing and showed them what it means to be part of this program. We haven't gotten through all of the accolades this team accumulated this week, I couldn't be prouder of what we accomplished and how we navigated this conference championship."
Luniushina finished with 57 points at the event earning four gold medals and three silver. The freshman lowered her program record in the 200 Backstroke with a gold medal winning time of 1:58.03. Mia McBride won bronze finishing in 1:00.01.
In the 200 Butterfly, Lauren McNamara broke her program record twice finishing with a gold medal performance and NCAA B Standard at 1:58.73, recording the first sub-two-minute time in program history. Madeline Hart took bronze in a time of 2:00.77 in her final collegiate race.
Eszter Laban started the final session winning the 1650 Freestyle in 16:51.16 to close out her college career.
"Our final session was our strongest, walking away with three individual championships and another NCAA B standard by Lolo. Seeing Eszter cap her career with a win was really special. Kseniia's record win in the 200 Back solidified her Co-Swimmer of the Meet which was a lot fun to see."
In Platform Diving, Grace Kelsheimer took fifth with a score of 209.35 with MJ Leviaguirre taking sixth with a score of 207.40, the second and fourth highest scores, respectively, in program history.
Audrey West captured silver in the 200 Breaststroke besting her personal best by a hundredth of a second in 2:15.64, third-fastest in program history, as Paige Banton won bronze.
The team's 400 Freestyle Relay of Luniushina, West, Molly Warner and Parker Lynch took silver finishing in 3:23.48, the fifth fastest time in program history.
RESULTS
Day 3 Team Leaderboard
1 JMU – 1,067.5
2 Marshall – 974
3 Georgia Southern – 704.5
4 Old Dominion – 612.4
1650 Freestyle
1st – Eszter Laban (16:51.16)
8th – Federica Savoia (17.24.98)
9th – Charlotte Thompson (17:25.07)
10th – Preslava Tosheva (17:31.45)
13th – Jenna Bopp (18:09.09)
100 Backstroke
A Final
1st – Kseniia Luniushina (1:58.03)
3rd – Mia McBride (1:00.01)
6th – Lauren Ramsey (2:02.12)
100 Freestyle
A Final
5th – Parker Lynch (51.04)
8th – Nina Nugent (51.71)
C Final
Loraine Cleveland Lungu (52.54)
200 Breaststroke
A Final
2nd – Audrey West (2:15.64)
3rd – Paige Banton (2:16.24)
4th – Jenna Bopp (2:17.06)
7th – Maddy Akin (2:19.75)
Final B
9th – Katie Fisher (2:19.83)
200 Butterfly
A Final
1st – Lauren McNamara (1:58.73)
3rd – Madeline Hart (2:00.77)
4th – Molly Warner (2:01.13)
B Final
10th – Allison Dodd (2:08.81)
C Final
Tatum Robinson (2:10.76)
Platform Diving
Final
5th – Grace Kelsheimer (209.35)
6th – MJ Leviaguirre (207.40)
Consolations
10th – Pari Surana (141.70)
11th – Ally Humbert (139.90)
400 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Kseniia Luniushina, Audrey West, Molly Warner, Parker Lynch (3:23.48)
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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