University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware Women in Fourth Place After Day One of Bucknell Invitational, Men in Sixth Place
11/21/2014 9:54:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. – After one day of competition at the Bucknell Invitational, the University of Delaware's women's swimming and diving team resides in fourth place, while the men's squad stands in sixth place with two days of events remaining.
Victories in the 200 freestyle relay and 1-meter diving competition highlighted the day for the UD women.
Alyssa Sanders, Dominique Montoya, Jordan Sawyer, and Morgan Whyte won the first race of the day for the Blue Hens in the 200 freestyle relay competition with a time of 1:34.24. Kristina Congdon was also victorious in the 1-meter diving competition with a final point total of 274.10.
The women's 400 medley relay comprised of Alyssa Sanders, Annie Nunes, Kristen Bishop, and Dominque Montoya finished fourth in the competition with a time of 3:48.57. Caitlin Stockwell finished in third in the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 260.60.
For the Delaware men, Colin Hall finished in fifth place in the 3-meter diving with a score of 271.10. Among the best times of the day for the UD men was an eighth place finish in 200 freestyle relay. The team of Alexander Hillsley, Greg Neidlinger, Tomás Elder, and Nicholas Badsky earned the eighth place finish with a time of 1:25.18.
Badsky also put forth one of the best efforts of the day for the men's squad as the sophomore notched a time of 21.11 in the 50 freestyle race, which was good for ninth place.
Each event of the competition had a qualifying heat Friday morning and the swimmers with the best times competed in the finals Friday evening.
Bucknell is in first place in the women's competition after day one, while Yale is at the top of the standings for the men.
The Delaware men's and women's swimming and diving team will return to action Saturday for day two of the Bucknell Invitational.
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