GENEVA, Ohio - The Duquesne swimming and diving team topped George Mason and St. Bonaventure in the Atlantic 10 Classic at the SPIRE Institute on Saturday and Sunday. The Dukes bested the Patriots 222-128 and the Bonnies 270.5-79.5 while Oakland posted a 193-159 victory over Duquesne across the two-day event.
Mendy De Rooi led the Dukes with three first-place finishes on the weekend, pacing the 50 free (23.71), 100 free (51.37) and 100 fly (55.28) for Duquesne.
Orla Egan finished first in the 500 free at 5:01.55 for the Dukes.
Sidney O'Donnell continued her strong season for the Duquesne divers, pacing all competitors on the three-meter boards with a score of 271.80 to go with a second-place mark in the one-meter at 258.90.
Adrienne White placed third in the one-meter dive at 224.40 in addition to a fourth-place mark of 229.65 on the three-meter boards.
De Rooi,
Sydney Sherman,
Leah Reisker and
Hayley Taylor topped all relay teams from George Mason and St. Bonaventure in the 200 free relay at 1:36.53 with a second-place finish.
Emma Menzer defeated the Patriots and Bonnies in the 200 IM (2:05.22) to go with a win in the 400 IM (4:30.54) against Oakland and St. Bonaventure.
Haley Scholer would just behind Menzer in the 400 IM (4:31.49) for the Dukes. Scholer also bested opponents from the Patriots and Bonnies in the 100 back (56.56) followed by Taylor and
Reagan Linkous (57.39).
Sherman added a win over Oakland and St. Bonaventure in the 50 free (24.23) while
Audrey Steen recorded wins over George Mason and the Golden Grizzlies in the 200 fly (2:07.89).
Head coach David Sheets: "The team put in another strong performance this weekend. It was great we were able to compete against GMU and SBU as well as a very strong Oakland team. The format of this meet is such where the ladies must race a multitude of events over a short two day period. In swimming times are usually the standard by how we are judged but for us, this early in the year we want to focus on the process of the races and not be concerned so much about the time showing up on the board. If we continue to work those aspects of our training and races the pieces will always fall into place for us."
Head diving coach Jeanine Stright: "The divers continue to show consistency during competitions. They competed one-meter in the morning, where
Sidney O'Donnell took second and
Adrienne White placed third, and at night on three-meter,
Sidney O'Donnell won the event and Adrienne placed fourth. The freshman continue to improve their lists as well. Overall, I am happy with their performances."
NEXT UP
The Dukes are slated to travel to Cleveland, Ohio for the Magnus Cup on Nov. 18-20.
