Success Continues for Swim & Dive at Day Two of NC State Invite

GREENSBORO, NC - Army West Point swimming & diving saw standout performances and improvements from the plebes to the firsties at day two of the NC State Invite on Friday. Aurelie Migault broke through with her second program record of the week in the 100 breast, while Kalvin Hahn quickly made his mark on the circuit in the 400 IM to highlight the all-around strong team performance.

RESULTS

Migault continued her historic weekend on Friday, beginning with the 100 breast prelims. Entering the meet with the program record in the event, Migault continued to improve while boasting a time of 1:00.41 to set the new standard. Returning for the finals, the senior placed second in the event while counterfeiting her time in the morning with a new Academy record of 1:00.12.

The Black Knights fed off each other's success, with Catriona Gilmore also posting a monumental time of 4:21.91 in the 400 IM which places her third on Academy's all-time list while ranking second in the Patriot League this season. Classmate Layne Peterson also got in on the fun in the 100 back, getting herself into fifth-place all-time in the program record books with a 54.70 time in the prelims. Plebe Avery Lord improved on her career-best in the event, with a new time of 56.09 to go along with a top-20 finish.

Molly Webber came within half a second of her personal-best in the 200 free, recording a time of 1:49.13 to lead Army and tab 12th-place in the event on the evening. She knocked off teammate Clara Williams for the top-time in the Patriot League this season with the mark. Evy Lauren's mark of 57.48 paced Army in the 100 fly as she landed added a top-20 finish to her ledger.

The quartet of Migault, Peterson, Webber and Melinda Zhang made a run at the program-best time in the 200 medley, falling less than three-tenths of a second short with a 1:40.63.

On the men's side - Kalvin Hahn continued the momentum of his standout start as a plebe, logging a time of 3:49.04 in the 400 IM, placing him second all-time in program history in the event. Hahn placed tenth in the event while CJ Bernauer also recorded a season-best with his 3:55.47.

Kohen Rankin continued to command the 100 breast, placing fourth with his season-best 52.86. Rankin remains the only swimmer in program history to record a sub-53 second time in the event. Joey Kling was able to pace Army in the 100 back, matching his season-low time of 49.20 which he set at Crandall Pool against St. Bonaventure.

In the 100 fly, James Pinter (48.84) led Army while Thomas Hadji (49.13) and Owen Harlow (49.54) each improved on their season-best. Wes Tate logged a 1:38.01 in the 200 free prelims, marking the low time for the Cadets in the event. Nathan Jao paced Army in the finals, placing 13th with his season-low 1:38.25.

"Our team brought it on moving day! We picked up where we left off last night. We swam well this morning and put a lot of swimmers into finals. I was very proud of the way we swam well across the board. Consistency has been our focus this year - consistency in training, recovery, and in how we compete. I think the team did a great job with this today!" - said head coach Brandt Nigro.

"We had many great swims today but it was awesome to see Aurelie finish 2nd in the 100 breast tonight. That's the highest finish we've had here in the past three years. In year one, we didn't even have an A final. Tonight she placed second beating all the breaststrokers from top teams such as NC State, Arizona State, and Virginia Tech. Our medley relays continue to show progress and I'm very proud of how they kicked things off for tonight's finals. Now, it's time to shut it down, sleep, and bring it for one more day!"

Army Top Finishers
400 IM: Catriona Gilmore (4:21.91) - 15th
400 IM: Kalvin Hahn (3:49.04) - 10th
100 Fly: Evy Laursen (57.48) - 19th
100 Fly: James Pinter (48.84) - 17th
200 Free: Molly Webber (1:49.13) - 12th
200 Free: Wes Tate (1:38.01) - 12th
100 Breast: Aurelie Migault (1:00.12) - 2nd
100 Breast: Kohen Rankin (52.86) - 4th
100 Back: Layne Peterson (54.70) - 12th
100 Back: Joey Kling (49.20) - 15th
200 Medley Relay: Migault, Peterson, Webber, Zhang (1:40.63) - 7th
200 Medley Relay: Edwards, Harlow, Pinter, Ranking (1:27.27) - 6th
800 Free Relay: Chandler, Kroening, Peterson, Smith (7:32.31) - 6th
800 Free Relay: Glover, Hadji, Pogue, Tansill (6:37.11) - 6th

Army will close out the weekend tomorrow while competing in the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 free relay. HEAT SHEET.

Army West Point Athletics

Success Continues for Swim & Dive at Day Two of NC State Invite

Players Mentioned

CJ Bernauer

Catriona Gilmore

Thomas Hadji

Kalvin Hahn

Owen Harlow

Nathan Jao

Joey Kling

Evy Laursen

Avery Lord

Aurelie Migault

Layne Peterson

James Pinter

Kohen Rankin

Wes Tate

Molly Webber

Clara Williams

Melinda Zhang

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