
Swimming & Diving Earns Dual Win Over Old Dominion
Blue Devils swam ODU, ECU and W&M at Hampton Aquaplex on Saturday
The Central Connecticut State swimming and diving team defeated Old Dominion University 156-139 in dual meet action on Saturday morning at the Hampton Virginia Aquaplex. The Blue Devils participated in a quadruple dual, falling 205-90 to William & Mary and 225-74 to East Carolina University.
The Blue Devils, on their way to the annual southern winter training trip, will return to action next weekend for a two-day dual with Sacred Heart. The Pioneers will host on Saturday at 12:30, while the Blue Devils will host the second day, Sunday, January 19th at Suydam Natatorium at noon.
STROKES
- Katrine O'Leary went 1:00.50 in the 100 backstroke, placing eighth, while Megan Dunnigan was 1:00.96 to finish 11th
- Grace Young placed eighth in the 100 breaststroke, with a swim of 1:08.65
- Sophie Milhomens finished seventh in the 200 butterfly, swimming 2:13.89
- Milhomens placed fifth in the 200 backstroke, with a swim of 2:07.38 and Dunnigan was 10th at 2:12.04
- Young swam to a sixth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:28.98, and Veronica Okurowski touched ninth at 2:35.52
- Lauryn Cowing went 1:00.56 to lead the team in the 100 fly, finishing eighth
- Gabi Wroblewski took fourth in the 200 IM, finishing at 2:11.21 and Milhomens went 2:15.46 to place eighth
FREESTYLE
- Abbey Keane took third in the 1000, swimming 10:41.38, while Maggie Rutledge touched fifth with a swim of 10:50.93
- Gabby Spaciano was the top finisher for CCSU in the 200 freestyle, clocking a time of 1:57.80 to finish fourth overall
- O'Leary led the 50 crew with a ninth place finish, touching at 25.48, while Lauryn Cowing went 25.56, good for 11th place
- Spaciano was eighth for the Blue Devils in the 100 free, swimming 54.88
- Rutledge was the top Blue Devil in the 500 free, clocking 5:14,48, good for fourth, with Keane touching seventh in a time of 5:18.21
DIVING
- Zoe Baker captured second place in the 3-meter diving, scoring 254.60 points
- Kaitlyn Carroll tallied 216.45 points on the 3-meter good for fourth place
- Baker finished third on the 1-meter board, scoring 232.65, with Carroll fourth at 209.63
RELAYS
- Milhomens (28.17), Young (31.08), Cowing (26.50) and O'Leary (24.59) were the fifth fastest relay in the opening 200 medley, touching at 1:50.34
- The 400 freestyle relay of Spaciano (54.88), Cowing (54.70), O'Leary (54.24) and Dunnigan (54.85) captured fourth place with a time of 3:38.67