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Records Fall as Army Takes on Navy
December 11, 2014 | Women's Swimming and Diving
FULL RESULTS
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army women’s swim and dive team started off the dual-meet with service academy rival Navy on a high note after claiming the best time in the 200 medley relay. Kelly Hamilton, Collin Kessinger, Haileigh Phillips and Molly Mucciarone combined for a 1:42.31. The Black Knights lost to the Midshipmen 194-106 Thursday evening at Crandall Pool.
“We had some very goods swims starting with the medley relay,” said head coach Mickey Wender. “We are disappointed in the outcome, but we’ve learned a tremendous amount about ourselves as a team and now know adjustments that need to be made. This meet is a checkpoint and to let us see where we are at a quarter into the season. It is a stepping stone to help us be the best when it matters the most, at the conference championship. We had higher expectations, but I’m very proud of this group of cadet-athletes and I’m proud to be their coach.”
In the individual events Collin Kessinger set three new records. Collin Kessinger broke Academy and Plebe standards in the 200 breast with a time of 2:17.41, shattering the previous plebe record of 2:21.25 set by Colleen Criscillo in 1988.
Hamilton won the 100 backstroke after finishing in 56.22, a career-best. Kessinger set another Academy record after touching the wall in 1:03.44 in the 100 breast.
Army went one-two in the 50 free with Mucciarone leading the way with a time of 23.17. Phillips followed closely, touching the wall in 23.36.
In the diving segment, Maggie Churchill won the 3-meter with a score of 222.59 and placed fourth in the 1-meter by posting a score of 261.67. Delaney Musselman also competed for the Black Knights and recorded an 188.85 (1M) and 186.23 (3M), respectively.
The Mids now take a 29-4 advantage in the all-time series.
Prior to competing in the 2015 portion of the schedule, the Black Knights will spend part of their winter break training at Fort Buchanan in Puerto Rico. Army returns to action on Jan. 9, 2015 when it visits Patriot League foe, Lehigh.
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