Delaware Posts Split vs. CAA Foe Towson; Hillsley, Whyte Triple Winners

Saturday, January 30

Towson, Md.

1:00 PM

University of Delaware

135

165

Towson

Delaware Sweeps George Mason to Stay Unbeaten; UD Men Win on Final Race

Delaware Posts Split vs. CAA Foe Towson; Hillsley, Whyte Triple Winners

1/30/2016 6:08:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: Delaware Athletics

• Complete Results

TOWSON, Md. -- University of Delaware swimmers and divers won one and lost one Saturday afternoon as the Blue Hens split a Colonial Athletic Association dual meet with longtime rival Towson at the Tigers' Burdick Pool.

The Delaware men downed the Tigers for the first time in three years as the Blue Hens (5-4, 2-2 CAA) captured 10 events on the way to 169.5-124.5 victory over the hosts while the UD women (10-2, 4-2 CAA), despite seven wins, dropped a 165-135 decision. The loss snapped a five-meet win streak for the Blue Hen women.

The Towson women, the three-time defending CAA champions and winners of seven of the last eight league titles, improved to 8-5 (4-1 CAA) on the season while Tiger men fell to 5-7 (1-3). The UD men defeated Towson for the first time since the 2013 season.

The meet was the final regular season action for the Blue Hens. Delaware will host the CAA Diving Championships Feb. 20-21 and then travel to the CAA Swimming Championships Feb. 24-27 in Richmond, Va.

Delaware junior Alex Hillsley won three events to lead the Blue Hens as he won the 200 backstroke (1:51.38) and 200 individual medley (season-best 1:53.12) and joined Tomas Elder, Asher Kiely, and Nicholas Badsky in winning the 400 freestyle relay (3:08.94). Hillsley was also second in the 100 backstroke (51.48).

Sophomore Patrick Savidge won both the 200 freestyle (1:42.17) and 200 breaststroke (2:06.26), posting season-best times in both events, while Kiely also won the 100 backstroke (51.12). Also for the Hens, junior Cory Camp won the 1,000 freestyle with a season-best time of 9:39.22, freshman Chris Cornell touched the wall first in the 100 breaststroke with a season-best time of 58.73, junior Luke Winkler won the one-meter diving event (249.53), and senior Colin Hall was the winner in the three-meter dive (268.20).

On the women's side, Delaware senior Morgan Whyte was in on three victories as she captured the 50 freestyle (season-best 23.31) and 100 freestyle (51.57) and swam the final leg of the winning 400 freestyle (3:31.39) with senior Dominique Montoya, sophomore Sarah Braatz, and senior Alyssa Sanders.

Also for the Hens, Montoya won the 200 freestyle (season-best 1:52.22), freshman Gabrielle Acker won the 500 freestyle (season-best 5:06.46), freshman Mina Feyrer won the 100 butterfly (58.51), and senior Kristina Congdon won the three-meter diving event (285.53).

AGATE:

Men: Delaware def. Towson, 169.5-124.5

Top Delaware Finishers:
1st Place - 400 Freestyle Relay (Elder, Kiely, Hillsley, Badsky), 3:08.94; Alex Hillsley, 200 backstroke (1:51.38), 200 individual medley (1:53.12); Asher Kiely, 100 backstroke (51.12); Cory Camp, 1,000 freestyle (9:39.22); Patrick Savidge, 200 freestyle (1:42.17), 200 breaststroke (2:06.26); Chris Cornell, 100 breaststroke (58.73); Luke Winkler, 1m diving (249.53); Colin Hall, 3m diving (268.20)
2nd Place - 200 Medley Relay (Kiely, Sharesky, Daniel, Badsky), 1:34.99; Alex Hillsley, 100 backstroke (51.48); Nick Badsky, 50 freestyle (21.28), 100 freestyle (47.04); Colin Hall, 1m diving (246.60); Cory Camp, 500 freestyle (4:39.72); Luke Winkler, 3m diving (255.90); Patrick Savidge, 200 individual medley (1:53.71)
3rd Place - 400 Freestyle Relay (Donohue, Woerth, Sharesky, Savidge), 3:11.74; James Petrera, 200 freestyle (1:44.19), 500 freestyle (4:45.93); Corbin Borrero, 100 backstroke (51.74); Garrett Sharesky, 100 breaststroke (59.59); Thomas Scott, 200 butterfly (1:56.53); Tomas Elder, 50 freestyle (21.57), 100 freestyle (47.48); Asher Kiely, 200 backstroke (1:54.25); Matt Daniel, 100 butterfly (52.04)

Women: Towson def. Delaware, 165-135

Top Delaware Finishers:
1st Place - 400 Freestyle Relay (Montoya, Sanders, Braatz, Whyte), 3:31.39; Dominique Montoya, 200 freestyle (1:52.22); Morgan Whyte, 50 freestyle (23.31), 100 freestyle (51.57); Gabrielle Acker, 500 freestyle (5:06.46); Mina Feyrer, 100 butterfly (58.51); Kristina Congdon, 3m diving (285.53)
2nd Place - Alyssa Sanders, 100 backstroke (57.79), 200 backstroke (2:05.14); Mina Feyrer, 200 butterfly (2:05.35); Dominique Montoya, 100 freestyle (52.26); Julia Capobianco, 100 butterfly (59.20); Annie Nunes, 200 individual medley (2:11.10)
3rd Place - 200 Medley Relay (Santangelo, Pate, Manuelli, Sawyer), 1:50.43; Gabrielle Acker, 1,000 freestyle (10:21.30); Annie Nunes, 100 breaststroke (1:06.90); Kristen Bishop, 200 butterfly (2:11.04); Jordan Sawyer, 50 freestyle (24.82); Caitlin Stockwell, 1m diving (243.83); Samantha Marino, 200 backstroke (2:07.88); Madeline Maher, 200 breaststroke (2:25.08), 200 individual medley (2:13.05); Dominique Montoya, 500 freestyle (5:07.99)

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