HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison emerged victorious in its first home swimming & diving meet of the season, defeating East Carolina, 180-120, on Saturday at Savage Natatorium.
 
The Dukes improve to 2-1 in meets this season, while the Pirates fall to 4-2.
 
JMU placed a top-three finisher in 15 of the 16 events, coming away with nine wins in the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Fly, 50 Free, 3-meter board, 100 Free, 200 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM and the 400 Free Relay.
 
Dive

• Lindsay Hammar started off the meet by taking a victory in the 3-meter with a score of 278.33 before following it with a score 232.58 in the 1-meter to take third.
• Maddie Yager placed second in the 1-meter with a score of 234.08.
• Placing third in the 3-meter with a score of 245.03 was Lexi Lehman.

 
Relays

• The Dukes took first and second in both the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay.
• The team of Lauren Aylmer, Madison Cottrell, Cameron Gring and Jordyn Schnell won the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:45.21. Finishing behind them was the team of Alaina Park, Devan Taylor, Sydni Diehl and Jamie Cornwell at 1:45.55.
• In the 400 Free Relay, Grace Bousum, Diehl, Cornwell and Karen Siddoway came out victorious with a time of 3:31.28. Taking second with a time of 3:31.44 was Alex Volk, Emily Drakopoulos, Gring and Schnell.

 
Individual

• Cottrell and Jess Pryne both had excellent days, both finishing with three top-three places. Cottrell won the 100 Fly (56.73), finished second in the 100 Breast (1:05.23) and placed third in the 200 IM (2:09.86).
• Pryne won the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.59 and placed second in the 200 Fly (2:06.69) and 500 Free (5:06.58).
• Five additional Dukes earned a pair of medal finishes in Aylmer (100 and 200 Back), Bousum (100 Fly and 200 Back), Cornwell (50 and 100 Free), Gring (100 and 200 Back) and Schnell (50 and 100 Free).
• Cornwell's two finishes were both wins, while Aylmer won the 200 Back.
• Winning the 200 Fly was Angela Ritchie with a time of 2:06.52.
• Also finishing in the top-three of their respected events were Abby Maguire (second in the 1000 Free), Drakopoulos (third in the 200 Back) and Alex Volk (third in the 200 Free).

 
Quoting Head Coach Dane Pedersen
"I'm very pleased with our team's performance today. First and foremost, we were one team today – swimmers and divers working as one. Our team has created a strong foundation this year in a positive combined effort and each meet it continues to build" We also progressed well from our last meet three weeks ago both on the boards and in the pool. We evaluated our team on a few more parameters through more dynamic training. The coaching staff is excited about what lies ahead as we progress through the season."
 
Up Next
The Dukes are back in the pool on Saturday, Nov. 5 as they travel to take on former Colonial Athletic Association foes Delaware and William & Mary in a tri-meet hosted by the Blue Hens. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.