UP NEXTMarshall returns to the pool on January 24th when it plays host to the Ohio Bobcats at the Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium at 7 p.m.200 Freestyle1st – Molly Warner (1:52.08)4th – Allison Dodd (1:56.42)7th – Preslava Tosheva (2:00.92)For the latest information on Marshall swimming & diving, follow on Twitter and Instagram at @HerdWSwimDive and online at HerdZone.com.“Hats off to BG […]
UP NEXT
Marshall returns to the pool on January 24th when it plays host to the Ohio Bobcats at the Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium at 7 p.m.200 Freestyle
1st – Molly Warner (1:52.08)
4th – Allison Dodd (1:56.42)
7th – Preslava Tosheva (2:00.92)For the latest information on Marshall swimming & diving, follow on Twitter and Instagram at @HerdWSwimDive and online at HerdZone.com.“Hats off to BG and their team,” Walsh said. “A lot of close races and they really pushed us throughout the meet. The last two events came down to a tie, and both of our performances were come from behind. We’ve done a great job this year of finding a way to get our hands on the wall.”100 Breaststroke
1st – Paige Banton (1:04.80)
2nd – Audrey West (1:05.65)
4th – Maddy Akin (1:06.73)
5th – Jenna Bopp (1:06.83)The Herd opened the meet with a win in the 200 Medley Relay by Kseniia Luniushina, Paige Banton, Madeline Hart and Audrey West.200 Backstroke
1st – Kseniia Luniushina (2:01.41)
2nd – Molly Warner (2:05.31)
4th – Mia McBride (2:07.25)
6th – Kate Bolgarskaya (2:09.37)“Paige, Kseniia, Molly, and Madeline all had great showings today, resulting in several season bests and 10 first place showings,” Walsh commented. “They all were able to drop time from yesterday’s events. So many others made some really good race adjustments which will set us up well for the next five weeks.”200 Breaststroke
1st – Paige Banton (2:19.26)
3rd – Jenna Bopp (2:23.56)
5th – Maddy Akin (2:27.64)
8th – Tatum Robinson (2:36.78)To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall swimming & diving, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall swimming & diving.500 Freestyle
2nd – Eszter Laban (5:15.61)
5th – Preslava Tosheva (5:17.91)
6th – Federica Savoia (5:21.36)1m Diving
1st – Grace Kelsheimer (275.93)
5th – Ally Humbert (240.08)
8th – MJ Leviaguirre (181.28)100 Freestyle
2nd – Audrey West (52.74)
5th – Nina Nugent (53.70)
6th – Allison Dodd (54.39)
7th – Parker Lynch (55.53)Hart captured victories in the 100 and 200 Butterfly with Grace Kelsheimer coming out victorious in 1m Diving with a second-place finish on the 3m boards.1000 Freestyle
3rd – Charlotte Thompson (10:52.57)
4th – Eszter Laban (10:55.96)
5th – Federica Savoia (10:57.84)100 Backstroke
1st – Kseniia Luniushina (55.21)
3rd – Mia McBride (57.69)
5th – Lauren Ramsey (58.86)
6th – Kate Bolgarskaya (59.93)200 Individual Medley
T1st – Molly Warner (2:07.53)
3rd – Paige Banton (2:09.49)
6th – Allison Dodd (2:13.69)
7th – Maddy Akin (2:15.94)“Really proud with how our team battled today,” Herd Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said. “We talked about making adjustments and trying to execute some things better following last night’s performance. Many of our women were able to do that, even coming off a session the day before.”Banton completed another sweep in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke in the dual as Luniushina took the 100 and 200 Backstroke with a victory in the 50 Freestyle.“We are looking forward to getting back into our normal schedule next week and preparing for Ohio in two weeks.”BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team (5-1) finished a weekend sweep in Northwest Ohio with a 161-139 win over the Bowling Green Falcons Saturday afternoon.50 Freestyle
1st – Kseniia Luniushina (24.31)
6th – Parker Lynch (24.72)
7th – Nina Nugent (25.00)
8th – Katie Fisher (25.40)To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!Molly Warner, who took the 200 Freestyle earlier in the meet, tied for first in the 200 Individual Medley and then MU tied in the race to the wall in the 200 Freestyle Relay with the team of Audrey West, Madeline Hart, Nina Nugent and Parker Lynch.RESULTS
200 Medley Relay
1st – Kseniia Luniushina, Paige Banton, Madeline Hart, Audrey West (1:43.78)
4th – Mia McBride, Maddy Akin, Lauren McNamara, Parker Lynch (1:48.87)
6th – Kate Bolgarskaya, Jenna Bopp, Katie Fisher, Nina Nugent (1:50.09)200 Butterfly
1st – Madeline Hart (2:04.24)
2nd – Lauren McNamara (2:04.76)3m Diving
2nd – Grace Kelsheimer (272.55)
5th – Ally Humbert (219.45)
6th – MJ Leviaguirre (202.50)200 Freestyle Relay
T1st – Audrey West, Madeline Hart, Nina Nugent, Parker Lynch (1:36.15)
4th – Mia McBride, Lauren Ramsey, Preslava Tosheva, Molly Warner (1:40.06)100 Butterfly
1st – Madeline Hart (56.72)
3rd – Lauren McNamara (57.03)
6th – Katie Fisher (59.40)
