HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison swimming & diving won eight of the 16 races in a dual meet against Marshall to begin 2023 with a win, 164-136, on Saturday morning at Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium.
 
The Dukes move to 5-2 this season in meets.
 
Dive

• The Dukes took the first two spots in the 3-meter, as Lexi Lehman won with a score of 256.50 and was followed by Maddie Yager with a score of 245.10.
• On the 1-meter board, a pair of Dukes placed as well with Lindsey Hammar (244.95) taking silver and Felicity Ryan (236.25) finishing third.

 
Relays

• In the 200 Medley Relay, the team of Lauren Aylmer, Devan Taylor, Madison Cottrell and Jordyn Schnell finished second with a time of 1:46.25. Alaina Park, Abby Zindler, Sydni Diehl and Alex Volk finished right behind at 1:48.12.
• A time of 1:35.86 was used by the team of Volk, Cottrell, Park and Schnell to win the 200 Free Relay. Emily Drakopoulos, Diehl, Grace Bousum and Taylor claimed third place with a time of 1:38.31.

 
Individual

• The Dukes won both butterfly events, as Cottrell won the 100 Fly with a time of 56.58 and Jess Pryne took gold with a time of 2:06.42 in the 200 Fly. Rachel McCoy and Angela Ritchie placed as well in the events, with Ritchie taking second in the 200 and McCoy third in the 100.
• Schnell took home victories in the 100 and 200 Frees with times of 52.78 and 1:54.44, respectively. Volk took second in the 100, while Emily Visscher placed second in the 200.
• Volk swam a time of 24.22 in the 50 Free to take the victory with Drakopoulos taking third.
• Bousum swam a time of 5:11.99 to finish second in the 500 Free, while Riley Nugent took third in the 1000 Free with a time of 10:35.71.
• Pryne earned another win with a time of 4:24.17 in the 400 IM, followed by Ritchie in third with a time of 4:36.43.
• Cottrell swam a time of 57.39 to earn silver in the 100 Back.
• In the 200 Back, Drakopoulos took second (2:05.39) while Aylmer earned bronze (2:06.59).
• Suzanne Earnshaw recorded a time of 2:28.69 in the 200 Breast to earn a third place finish.

 
Up Next
The Dukes will return home on Saturday, Jan. 21 to welcome Navy for a dual meet at Savage Natatorium. Diving will take place at 10:30 a.m. with swimming going at 12:30 p.m.