Army Sweeps Seton Hall on the Road

Saturday, October 23

South Orange, NJ

10 AM

Army West Point

183

116

Seton Hall

Army Sweeps Seton Hall on the Road

October 23, 2021 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

MEET
MEN'S SCORES	Army 183, Seton Hall 116
MEN'S RECORDS	Army (3-1) Seton Hall (0-2)
WOMEN'S SCORES	Army 161, Seton Hall 138
WOMEN'S RECORDS	Army (3-3) Seton Hall (1-1)

ORANGE, N.J. – The Army West Point swimming & diving team dominated Seton Hall on Saturday morning, as both the men's and women's teams picked up wins over the Pirates. The men earned a 183-116 result, while the women completed to a 161-138 victory.

The result marked the team's second sweep of the 2021 campaign, as the Black Knights opened up their home at Crandall Pool with triumphs over Vermont and Binghamton earlier this season.

The Men's Meet
Seton Hall kicked off the action with four-straight wins before Evan Yoo snapped the streak with his victory in the 100 Breast. Yoo out-touched a Pirate by 0.20 seconds to claim the team's first individual win of the day.

Jacob Powell then went on to match Yoo's winning effort in the 50 Free, which he took home with a 21.22-second swim. He was joined in the scoring by Nick Isenhower and Ian Shahan, who finished third and fourth, respectively.

Though the Pirates were favored early on in the meet, the Black Knights picked up nine-straight events, a stretch that included Yoo and Powell's wins, to close things out. Kevin Lin highlighted the scoring spurt with a pair of individual victories in the 100 and 200 Free. He and teammate Evan Zhang (100/200 Breast) led the team with two first-place finishes apiece in swimming events.

On the boards, Daniel Alaimo dominated the competition and won both the 1- and 3-meter events. He led a Cadet sweep in the 1M dive, as he was joined on the podium by David Manelis and Isaac Newman. Army also earned key points from the 3M event, where David Manelis posted a third-place finish to join Alaimo in the scoring.

In addition to sweeping the 1M dive, the Cadets also matched the feat in both the 100 Fly and the 500 Free.

In the final event of the day, the team closed things out with a top finish in the 400 Free Relay. The quartet of Powell, Will Rankin, Owen Harlow and Isenhower out-touched a Seton Hall entry by 1.21 seconds to pick up the Black Knights' last triumph.

The Women's Meet
In a similar fashion to the men's meet, Seton Hall was the favored team early on in the women's action. Though Army claimed the first event of the day, the 200 Medley Relay, the Pirates went on to pick up three-straight wins to earn the advantage in the scoring.

Aurelie Migault accounted for the Black Knights' first individual win, as she laid down a time of 1:07.39 to take home the 100 Breast. Migault was followed by teammate Megan Colpo, who narrowly out-touched a Pirate to finish second overall.

The Cadets traded wins with their hosts over the next few races. Jasmine Coe (200 Fly), Mary Rotenberg (200 Back) and Migault (200 Breast) picked up key finishes for the visiting team and prevented Seton Hall from going on a scoring streak.

In a meet that was tightly contested early on, the Black Knights were able to distance themselves from the Pirates with staggering performances from the divers. The trio of Minh Donnell, Abigail Gibbs and Acacia Chai swept both the 1m and 3m events in the listed order, accruing a slew of points for the visiting team.

Eventually, Meghan Cole helped the team to close out its victory with wins in back-to-back events. She took home the 100 Fly and the 200 IM, scoring 18 points in the process and was joined in the scoring by Coe, who finished second in the butterfly and third in the IM.

Though Seton Hall was able to claim the final race of the day, the 400 Free Relay, it was not enough to overtake Army for the lead.

Men's Event Winners
100 Breast – Evan Zhang – 57.66
50 Free – Jacob Powell – 21.22
100 Free – Kevin Lin – 46.45
200 Back – Johan Pretorius – 1:53.39
200 Breast – Evan Zhang – 2:03.90
500 Free – Evan Yoo – 4:40.37
100 Fly – Kevin Lin – 51.26
200 IM – Sam Wesley – 1:54.42
1M Dive – Daniel Alaimo – 338.35
3M Dive – Daniel Alaimo – 354.75
400 Free Relay – Jacob Powell, Will Rankin, Owen Harlow, Nick Isenhower – 3:06.46

Women's Event Winners
200 Medley Relay – Lauren Carag, Aurelie Migault, Meghan Cole, Sammie Edwards – 1:48.48
100 Breast – Aurelie Migault – 1:07.39
200 Fly – Jasmine Coe – 2:05.86
200 Back – Mary Rotenberg – 2:07.56
200 Breast – Aurelie Migault – 2:24.13
100 Fly – Meghan Cole – 56.82
200 IM – Meghan Cole – 2:07.71
1M Dive – Minh Donnell – 237.30
3M Dive – Minh Donnell - 242.85

Cadets' Corner
"Today was a testament to our team's resilience. Having people swim events that they might not normally do in the middle of hard training was an excellent opportunity for us to practice the mindset of the next man up. While we were a bit slow to get started, we were able find the intensity required for us to win. We had many people step up to win events. We will celebrate our achievements but the entire team is excited and ready to tackle the challenges that are ahead of us." – Kevin Lin

"I really loved the team energy at the meet this weekend! It was awesome to watch all of the girls hyping one another up and I think it contributed to a lot of fast swimming." – Meghan Cole

Coach's Corner
"Seton Hall swam a great meet and pushed us the entire way," head coach Brandt Nigro said. "I'm proud of the way our team fought back and rebounded after a few close losses to start the meet. I challenged our team today by putting many of them in events they don't typically swim, but across the board they stepped up and got the job done. Early in the season it's important that we make ourselves as versatile and multidimensional as possible so that we have many options come taper time. We learned a lot about the depth and grit of our team today. We also saw lots of little details that we need to fix in practice over the next couple weeks as we approach our mid season meets. Overall, two big wins for our program today. Now, it's back to work and all eyes on our road meet vs UVA next weekend."

What's Next
The team will prepare for a quick turnaround, as Army is set to head to Virginia for a meet against the Cavaliers on Saturday, Oct. 30. The action is set for a 10 a.m. start, with diving scheduled to take place the night before at 6 p.m. The Virginia women's team is coming off a National Championship title from the 2020-21 season, while the men finished eighth in the country.

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