LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI Swim & Dive program returns home on Saturday, with the women's program facing Liberty and the Men's side taking on Southern Virginia University.
The action will get started at 12:00 a.m. from the Goodall Pool at the VMI Aquatic Center.
Saturday also marks Senior Day for the Keydets, as VMI will recognize 12 members of the program before the meet. The eight men's representatives are:
Tyler Blackwell,
Kurt Comber,
Dalton Cosner,
Chase Lane,
Tommy Lees,
Collin Marks,
Michael Menton and
Chino Vera. On the women's side we have: Anna Bowles,
Sarah Liebenow,
Jillian Maher and
Kate Taylor.
Last Time Out
While the VMI Men's team last officially competed on January 13 against American, they swam and dove against Southern Virginia this past Saturday, recording some notable marks including a personal best 50-yard free time from
Hampton Wohlford.
The women, meanwhile, squared off against Liberty, with notable performances coming from
Jillian Maher (1
st place, 100 butterfly) and
Walden Wilder (200-yard IM). The women's team also took the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:44.18 and
Rachel Greathouse was second in the 200 butterfly.
Meet Schedule
200 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
Diving
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Fly
Diving
200 IM
200 Free Relay
A look at the Visitors
Washington and Lee has had a strong season thus far, posting a 5-1 overall record. The lone loss came to 10
th-ranked (DIII) Carnegie Mellon, but the Generals placed first in the ODAC Relays on both the men's and women's side back in September. Most recently, Washington and Lee scored a victory over Randolph-Macon, with the men topping the Yellow Jackets 194-66 and the women winning 183-94.
