Spiders in Second After Two Days of Action at the A-10 Championship

Thursday, February 15

Geneva, Ohio

10AM Prelims; 6:30PM Finals

University of Richmond

Atlantic 10 Championship

Spiders in Second After Two Days of Action at the A-10 Championship

02/15/2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving

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Highlights

GENEVA, Ohio – After two days of competition in the 2018 Atlantic 10 Swimming & Diving Championship, the Spiders are in second place.

In a fast and close 500 free final, senior Annie Lane (4:52.16) and junior Nicole Piercy (4:53.62) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Junior Morgan Soulia placed fourth in the 200 IM clocking a time of 2:01.90 with senior Hannah Verrette finishing at 2:04.11 for eighth place. In the consol finals, freshman Ellie Ronan (2:04.96) finished in fourth to place 12^th overall while sophomore Lexie Gilbert (2:05.71) placed 14^th.

Freshman Jordan Kohut and sophomore Virginia Marsh turned in times of 23.38 and 23.49, respectively, to rank in the top-10 all-time. Kohut took second in the consol final and 10^th overall while Marsh was 12^th and Hannah Gouger (23.61) was 14^th.

Senior Laura Rokop placed seventh in the 1-meter event with a score of 241.70. In the consol finals of the event, sophomore Maddy Chao and freshman Alex Beran tied for 11^th with a score of 226.30. Sophomore Sydney Weiskopf (220.40) placed 15^th overall.

The 200 free relay team of freshman Mallory Shake, Marsh, Kohut, and Gouger touched the wall at 1:33.02 to take fourth.

Prelim Highlights

Senior Annie Lane registered the fastest time in the 500 free prelims with a time of 4:53.31. Junior Nicole Piercy (4:55.21) also secured a spot in the finals.
Junior Morgan Soulia clocked a 2:01.20, an NCAA B-cut time, to advance to the finals in the 200IM. Senior Hannah Verrette touched at 2:04.54 to also advance to the finals in the event.
In the consol finals of the 200 IM, sophomore Lexie Gilbert (2:05.68) and freshman Ellie Ronan (2:06.85) secured spots.
Sophomore Hannah Gouger clocked a 23.50 in the 50 free which was the fastest time by a Spider. Classmate Virginia Marsh (23.52) and freshman Jordan Kohut (23.61) also posted times to allow them to advance
In the 1-meter diving prelim round, senior Laura Rokop registered a 239.70 to finish sixth overall to advance to the A-final. Sophomore Maddy Chao and freshman Alex Beran (228.50) placed 10th and 11th, respectively, with Sydney Weiskopf (224.80) finishing 13th to advance to the B-finals. Freshman Natalie Hawley finished 26^th overall with a score of 167.80.

The A-10 Championship continues tomorrow with prelims getting underway at 10:00 a.m. and finals slated for 6:30 p.m. The Championship Central page (click here) will be updated after competition each day. Fans are also encouraged to follow the team on social media (@SpiderSwimDive).

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