Swimming & Diving Sets Multiple New Records in Star Meet

Saturday, April 17

West Point, NY

11 AM

Army West Point

220

Navy

Swimming & Diving Sets Multiple New Records in Star Meet

April 17, 2021 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Several program records, pool records and personal bests highlighted the Army West Point men's and women's swimming and diving teams' performances in the annual Star Meet with Navy, which is part of the Star Series presented by USAA. The meet also doubled as the Patriot League Challenge.

"The energy and the excitement and the way that the team fought from the very first event to end of the meet was phenomenal," Army head coach Brandt Nigro said. "We won races that going into the meet, we didn't know if we had a shot to win. When you can do that against your biggest rival at the end of a long, trying season it speaks volumes not only about the people that are on this team, but also the direction that this program is headed and what we're going to accomplish in the very near future."

Navy won the meet on the men's side 198-102 and claimed it on the women's side with a score of 220-77.

Senior captain Rebecca Morel set a person record in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.62, which ranks fourth in school history. She finished .21 seconds ahead of the second place finisher. The Mendham, N.J., native also set a new personal record in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:16.32, which was good for a second-place finish and ranks fourth in school history. Along with Lauren Carag, Angela Huang and Madison Berg, Morel was part of the 200-yard medley relay team, which claimed first with a new program record time of 1:40.35.

Berg lowered her program record in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.72, which was good for second place. The Lake Elmo, Minn., native was the final leg of Army's 200-yard medley relay and posted a split of 22.14 in the 50-yard freestyle portion. Had she posted that mark in the 50-yard freestyle event, her time would have shattered the Patriot League record by .22 seconds.

Senior Jane Bryce posted new personal best times in the 50-yard freestyle (23.81) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.54). Her 51.9 split in the first leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay was also a personal best 100-yard freestyle time.

Senior Josh Zock shed .05 seconds off his school record with a time of 19.71 in the 50-yard freestyle. The time is the second best mark in Patriot League history, as Navy's Jake Evert set the new league record with a 19.66 earlier this season. Zock finished .41 seconds ahead of Evert in the meet, who placed second. His time is also a Crandall Pool Record.

Sophomore Tanner Falls finished second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:36.94. The time ranks fifth all-time in program history and he shed .72 seconds off his previous best. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native also set a personal best in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 44.36, which ranks sixth in program history. Senior Billy Webber placed second in the 100-yard freestyle with a personal best time of 43.93, which is the third best mark in program history.

Senior Tyler Kim dropped .08 seconds off his program record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:44.96. He finished .45 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.

Freshman Bruce Bannister set a personal best in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:59.71, which ranks sixth in program history.

Junior Daniel Alaimo placed third in both the 1 Meter dive (296.02) and the 3 Meter dive (338.10).

WOMEN'S EVENT WINNERS
200 Yard Medley Relay: Lauren Carag, Rebecca Morel, Angela Huang, Madison Berg – 1:40.35
100 Yard Breaststroke: Rebecca Morel – 1:02.62

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
100 Yard Backstroke: Lauren Carag – 55.91, third
200 Yard Butterfly: Melinda Zhang - 2:01.97, third
50 Yard Freestyle: Madison Berg – 23.05, second
50 Yard Freestyle: Sammie Edwards – 23.50, third
100 Yard Freestyle: Madison Berg – 50.72, second
200 Yard Breaststroke: Rebecca Morel -2:16.32, second
100 Yard Butterfly: Whitney Chang – 54.60, third
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Madison Berg, Sammie Edwards, Angela Huang, Jodie McKendry – 3:23.67,
second

MEN'S EVENT WINNERS
100 Yard Breaststroke: Evan Zhang, 53.61
50 Yard Freestyle: Josh Zock – 19.71
200 Yard Backstroke: Tyler Kim – 1:44.96
200 Yard Breaststroke: Evan Zhang - 1:56.56

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
200 Yard Medley Relay: James Bilbrey, Evan Zhang, Jacob Powell, Jash Zock- 1:27.34, second
1000 Yard Freestyle: Ian Tansill – 9:08.47, third
200 Yard Freestyle: Tanner Falls – 1:36.94, second
100 Yard Backstroke: Sean Keenan – 49.94, third
100 Yard Breaststroke: Bruce Bannister – 54.61, third
200 Yard Butterfly: James Bilbrey – 1:44.72, second
100 Yard Freestyle: Billy Webber – 43.93, second
100 Yard Freestyle: Tanner Falls – 44.36, third
100 Yard Butterfly: James Bilbrey – 47.56, second
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Billy Webber, Graham Ungrady, Josh Zock, Jacob Powell – 2:57.04, second
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Tanner Falls, Sean Dwyer, Nicholas Isenhower, James Pinter – 2:59.56, third