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ODAC Swimming Report: Week 7

  • MARIA JELLIG | WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
    Jellig, a senior from Haddonfield, N.J., had a special day with four individual first place finishes including a NCAA B-cut and contributions to a pair of top-three relays at the Arena Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Randolph-Macon College. In the 200-yard backstroke, Jellig shaved nearly four seconds off her prelims time to win at 2:02.80 to eclipse the B-cut standard and rank as the 17th-fastest time in Division III. Jellig also won the 100-yard butterfly in 0:56.30 as well as the 200-yard and 400-yard IMs with times of 2:07.18 and 4:32.26, respectively. She is now top of the ODAC chart in each event, although her 200-IM prelims time at RMC is the new standard at 2:06.31. Jellig joined six teammates in the 400-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays. The 400-medley team of Jellig, Frances Fenton, Peighton Kruzel, and Amelia Maloof finished third at 3:53.60. The 800-free team of Jellig, Gabriella Clements, Katherine Moorman, and Marcie Mortimer chimed in second at 7:52.17.

  • ZANE ROSS | WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
    Ross, a junior from Clemson, S.C., collects his first ODAC weekly award after a strong weekend of competition at the Arena Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Randolph-Macon College. Ross competed in three individual events and a trio of relays to help nationally 25th-ranked Washington and Lee to second place in the eight-team event. Ross finished third in both the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly events with times of 0:49.69 and 1:51.90. The latter mark tops the ODAC seasonal chart, while Ross's 0:49.59 in the 100-fly prelims is No. 1 in the conference. Ross added a seventh place showing in the 200-yard IM in 1:56.22. His prelims time of 1:54.85 is third-fastest in the league. Ross joined Charles Byars and Harrison Cerrone in the 200-yard and 400-yard medley relays with Leighton Chapman and Dalton Jobe trading off on the anchor leg, respectively. They posted times of 1:31.67 and 3:22.44 with both placing third overall. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, George Libecco, Ross, William Gordon, and Aiden Gray finished fourth at 1:26.52.

    • Randolph's Katelyn Spuchesi broke the WildCats' record in the 500-freestyle twice at the Arena Yellow Jacket Invitational, finishing 20th at 5:28.46. She finished 16th in the 400-IM at 5:01.43 and helped Randolph set a school-record in the 800-free relay with a 9th place finish at 8:36.24.
    • Randolph's Evan Shopbell broke the WildCats' 1650-free record by dropping more than a minute off his previous mark in placing sixth at 16:41.71 at the Arena Yellow Jacket Invitational. He was also 11th (4:16.65) in the 400-IM and contributed to the 8th place 800-free relay (7:22.81) and 10th--place 200-free relay 1:29.90) teams.
Zane Ross
Maria Jellig