NEWARK, NJ – The Catamounts continued a strong performance Saturday at the NJIT Invitational at the NJIT Wellness and Events Center to gain the first place finish. Vermont earned three individual victories and swept the 200 medley and 400 free relay on Saturday, finishing the two-day invitational with 1348 points. UMBC finished in second with 887 points while St. Francis finished third with 738.
RELATED LINKS
Saturday Results (.pdf)
Full Results (.pdf)
COACH'S QUOTE
"I am pleased with the continued growth from these athletes from week to week," said Head Coach
Gerry Cournoyer. The goal for this weekend was for each one of them to work on the small details and they did that. We all learned a lot and we look forward to continuing to grow throughout the season."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Catamounts again got off to a hot start on Saturday morning earning a victory in the 200 medley relay, the first event of the day. Autumn Bullinger, Natale Schlemmer, Hally Laney and Mina Poppas lead the way finishing in a time of 1:49.24.
- Jackie House earned another individual victory on the season taking the 500 free in a time of 5:04.34 just ahead of her teammate Mina Poppas.
- Poppas continued her strong senior campaign earning a victory in the 100 free with a time of 53.22. She also finished second in the 500 free with a time of 5:08.63. The Catamounts would make it a sweep of the 500 with Ella Church, Emily Rocco and Dayle Snively rounding out the rest of the top five.
- Chloe Smith earned a score of 183.20 in the one meter dive which was good for fourth place.
- Natalie Schlemmer remained strong in her first-year season with a pair of tight second place finishes. She placed second in the 200 IM in 2:11.14 just behind the lead time of 2:10.86. Schlemmer also was right there in a thrilling 200 breaststroke battle finishing second in a time of 2:24.64 with her competitor UMBC sophomore Elayna Pistrin finishing in 2:24.07.
- The Catamounts made another sweep in the 100 butterfly earning the top four spots. Hally Laney earned another victory on the season finishing in a time of 58.22, while Jenny O'Neil (59.45), Abby Miller (59.60) and Cassie Woodson (59.72) rounding out the top four placements.
- Vermont ended the weekend much like they started it, earning a victory in the 400 free relay in dominating fashion. The combination of Jackie House, Autumn Bullinger, Anna Shoudt and Mina Poppas took home the victory in a time of 3:34.22, almost five seconds ahead of the field.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will begin their America East slate with the first conference meet of the season at New Hampshire on Saturday, October 22. The start time for the meet is schedule for 12 p.m. and it will be streamed on AmericaEast.TV.
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