University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
George Washington
Swimming & Diving Closes Fall With Dual Win At GW
12/05/2015 | Women's Swimming & Diving
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Richmond swimming and diving got a third dual-meet win over an Atlantic 10 opponent this season, winning at George Washington 173-123 Saturday at the Charles E. Smith Center.
The Spiders started with the 200 Medley relay and continued with individual wins and faster times from sophomore Erin Barry (Millington, New Jersey) in the 100 and 200 Breast, senior Melissa Ross (Warrington, Pennsylvania) in the 200 Fly, sophomore Hannah Verrette (Marblehead, Massachusetts) in the 200 Back and senior Kelley Yang (Ellicott City, Maryland) in the 100 Fly before the swimming portion broke for diving.
Richmond took both the 1m and 3m boards. Sophomore Laura Rokop (Wildwood, Missouri) won the 1m event, surging to a 260.48 in her six dives, a season-best for her and just short of the NCAA Zones cut. Junior Irina Chiulli (Westwood, Massachusetts) was second in the 1m and won the 3m with a school-record score of 335.43, with Rokop taking second with a personal-best 280.50 to qualify for NCAA Zones. Junior Mikaela Gekas-Robinson (Woodbury, New Jersey) finished third in both events for the Spiders, with a season-best 211.20 in the 1m, just short of her personal-best total.
“This was a great way to wrap up our fall semester,” said diving coach Sean Letsinger. “I am very proud of how we performed today, but I know that there is still plenty of room for growth between now and our championship portion of the season.”
The Spiders break for exams and will head to Florida for their annual training trip during the break. Richmond will compete in Sarasota against Rhode Island on January 2.
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