Swimmers Wrap Up Fall Frenzy Invite and Take Fourth

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The James Madison swimmers wrapped up the Queens University hosted Fall Frenzy Invite on Sunday at the Levin Aquatic Center, finishing fourth in the eight-team field.
 
The Dukes had a swimmer finish in the top 10 of their individual event in all but one race across the three day meet as they scored a total of 1,264 points. Queens (1,540.5), Nova Southeastern (1,464.5) and UNC Asheville (1,369.5) rounded out the top three.
 
Day One

• A pair of teams in the 200 Free Relay finished in the top five, with the team of Alex Volk, Karen Siddoway, Jordyn Schnell and Sydni Diehl finishing second with a time of 1:32.80.
• Six Dukes advanced to the finals in the 500 Free, as Jess Pryne took fourth place (4:56.27), Abby Maguire took eighth (5:00.78) and Angela Ritchie took home ninth (4:57.27).
• Pryne finished third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:02.51 as three Dukes advanced to the finals.
• Volk and Schnell took fifth and sixth place, respectively in the 50 Free. Volk swam a time of 23.31 in the finals with Schnell right behind at 23.38
• Cameron Gring, Devan Taylor, Madison Cottrell and Schnell swam a time of 3:50.52 in the 400 Medley Relay to take seventh place. Lauren Aylmer, Abby Zindler, Grace Bousum and Emily Visscher were a spot behind at 3:52.12.

 
Day Two

• Both JMU teams finished in the top five for the 200 Medley Relay. Gring, Zindler, Diehl and Schnell took third with a time of 1:43.37 while Alaina Park, Taylor, Cottrell and Emily Drakopoulos swam a time of 1:44.99 for fifth place.
• Pryne won the 400 IM with a time of 4:17.61 while Ritchie claimed sixth place with a time of 4:25.12. Four Dukes joined the pair in the finals for the event.
• Five Dukes advanced to the finals of the 100 Fly, with Diehl taking ninth place with a time of 55.71.
• Siddoway claimed ninth place in the 200 Free with a time of 1:51.59.
• For the 100 Breast, Taylor, Cottrell, Siddoway and Zindler all made the finals.
• Diehl swam a time of 55.95 in the 100 Back finals to take fourth place, followed by Park in seventh (56.57) and Drakopoulos in tenth (56.94).
• The teams of Ritchie, Pryne, Visscher and Siddoway and Volk, Bousum, Emily Wisniewski and Riley Nugent went back-to-back in the 800 Free Relay for third (7:29.40) and fourth place (7:32.81), respectively.

 
Day Three

• Maguire, Nugent and Erin Jachym competed in the 1650 Free, taking sixth, ninth and tenth place, respectively.
• In the 200 Back, Aylmer swam a time of 2:03.42 for seventh place with Nugent finishing right behind her at 2:05.07.
• Six Dukes advanced to the 100 Free finals, with Schnell leading the way with a seventh-place finish (51.86).
• Cottrell led a squad of four in the finals of the 200 Breast, finishing ninth with a time of 2:18.37.
• Pryne and Ritchie placed fourth and sixth, respectively in the 200 Fly finals. Pryne had a time of 2:03.09 while Ritchie swam a time of 2:04.94.
• The team of Siddoway, Gring, Volk and Schnell swam a 3:26.08 in the 400 Free Relay to take fourth place.

 
Quoting Head Coach Dane Pedersen
"We use this midseason invitational to practice racing prelims and finals like our conference championships. We also practice establishing and maintaining our team energy and support through three days of racing. The team excelled in this area."
 
Up Next
The Dukes will host Richmond in a dual meet at Savage Natatorium on Saturday, Dec. 3. The meet will begin at 10 a.m. with the diving portion, followed by swimming at 12:30 p.m. The meet will be streamed on ESPN+.