BALTIMORE, Maryland - Marist women swimming and diving competed at the H2hounds Invitational from November 30 to December 1. The team scored 914.5 points for a second place finish, topping Mount Saint Mary's, Iona and Howard but falling to Loyola Maryland. Grace Reeves was named Diver of the Meet. Marist now sits at 4-4 on the season.

With the results of the men's and women's meet from this weekend, Head Coach Larry VanWagner and Associate Coach Melanie Bolstad earned their 400th career duel meet victory.

 

SESSION ONE

Marist started the day with a third place finish in the 400 medley relay from their A team of Juliet Nowak, Georgeanne Zimmerman, Emma Butzler and Jessica Freud. The B team of Veronica Stureborg, Amanda Poor, Jessica Miller and Jordyn Deubel finished right behind them in fourth.

Diving took three of the four top spots in the 1-meter with Esabelle Gervasio, Grace Reeves and Grace Casolo placing first, second and fourth.

Heather Hartmann lead the distance swimmers with a second place finish in 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:06.75. Sidney Judson was not too far behind, finishing in fourth.

Deubel picked up a third place finish in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:08.30. Miller came in sixth.

The women ended the session with some momentum, winning the 800-yard freestyle. The team of Hartmann, Judson, Freud and Deubel edged Iona's team by .04 seconds with a time of  7:42.90.
 

SESSION 2

Divers had a phenomenal day on the boards, with Marist divers taking four of the top five spots. Grace Reeves led the pack with a first place finish, scoring 248.90 points. Grace Casolo, Esabelle Gervasio and Madison Sweeny finished second, third and fifth respectively. Reeves score of 248.90 was a personal best.

Deubel continued to excel this weekend, picking up a second place finish in the 400-yard IM and 200-yard freestyle. Her time of 4:34.45 is one of the top times in the MAAC.

Nowak had another strong performance in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing second with a time of 57.06 seconds. Stureborg finished less than a second behind her for a fourth place finish.

Zimmerman and Poor finished second and third respectively in the 100-yard breaststroke.

The Marist distance swimmers closed out the session with a great swim. Hartmann picked up a first place finish with a time of 17.31.75. Judson and Chan finished in fourth and fifth place.
 

SESSION 3

Nowak picked up another second place finish, posting a time of 2:02.37 in the 200-yard backstroke. Her time is currently the fastest time in the MAAC. Stureborg and Caroline Farrell rounded out the top eight with fifth and sixth place finishes.

Poor and Zimmerman placed fourth and fifth respectively in the 200-yard breaststroke. Catherine Spillane posted Marist's top time in the 200-yard butterfly at 2:09.25, finishing in fourth.

Marist closed out the competition with a third place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team consisted of Zimmerman, Freud, Butzler and Deubel.
 

UP NEXT

Marist will take a break from competition. They will head to Florida for their annual training trip at the end of December.