Swimming & Diving Dominates Thursday Night Throwdown in Season Opening Meet

Thursday, September 25

West Point, N.Y.

4:45 p.m.

Army West Point

1183

847

Marist

Swimming & Diving Dominates Thursday Night Throwdown in Season Opening Meet

September 25, 2025 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point swimming & diving kicked off their season with a meet sweep in their Thursday Night Throwdown. The women's team took on Marist, Central Connecticut State, and UConn while the men competed against Marist in a multi-team matchup Thursday evening at Crandall Pool.

The Black Knights felt the home pool advantage, collecting wins in 19 of the evening's 24 events to earn wins over all three opponents for the women and a 1,183-847 advantage for the men.

Crandall Pool was a hub of energy in the Hudson Valley as the Black Knights hosted a swim-only meet to kick off the season featuring knockout-style competitions for the 50-meter events.

Women: Army 1,018, UConn 787, Marist 495.5, CCSU 340.5
Army's women picked up 10 first place finishes across the sprint meet's 12 events, collecting a staggering 1,018 points through the squad's efforts.

Men: Army 1,183, Marist 847
The men's team swept the night's 12 events, claiming the top spot in every event. The members of Army's 2024-25 NCAA qualifying relay team led the charge with two individual first place finishes each from Johnny Crush, Daniel Verdolaga, Thomas Hadji, and Kohen Rankin.

FULL ARMY THURSDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN RESULTS

Post Meet Reactions
"Tonight was a fun way to start the season. We swam a different line up and focused on the importance of racing and getting your hand on the wall. The crowd was amazing and really helped fuel the energy we love to see at home meets.
The Skins competition was fun and challenging, but it also gave our team a chance to swim through the pain and grit out tough races.
Overall, I'm very happy with the way we competed. Next year, I hope more teams chose to suit up and join us in some early season fast swimming. We love competing against these teams and wish them the best in their seasons." – Director of Swimming & Diving Brandt Nigro

"Today was an electric start to our season. The energy and effort put forth by both the men and the women was incredible and I can't wait to see how it carries through the rest of the season.
Every dual meet is an opportunity for us to get up and go fast and we definitely did that today. I'm super excited for everything that is to come this season. We're just getting started." - Kira MacMullan

"Today's meet was so exciting and an insane environment to be a part of. The anticipation of it being my first collegiate meet and watching the whole team bring a ton of energy was an incredible experience. I'm really happy with how we swam today, and the meet was a great learning moment to kick off the rest of my college career." - Eli Edmondson

Army Top Finishers
Women's 400 Medley Relay: Braeger, McKane, Graybill, Gilmore (3:52.56) – 1^st
Women's 400 Medley Relay: Chun, C. Webber, Lord, Dudley (3:57.45) – 2^nd
Men's 3x100 Medley Relay: Crush, Mann, Rankin (2:29.95) – 1^st
Men's 3x100 Medley Relay: Verdolaga, Hahn, Kling (2:33.76) – 2^nd
Men's 3x100 Medley Relay: Huffman, Gear, Santoso (2:38.53) – 3^rd
Women's 2x400 Free Relay: M. Webber, MacMullan (7:51.32) – 1^st
Women's 2x400 Free Relay: O'Shaughnessy, Lester (8:03.47) – 2^nd
Men's 2x400 Medley Relay: Barrieault, Peterson (7:12.24) – 1^st
Men's 2x400 Medley Relay: Gear, Reilly (7:23.52) – 2^nd
Men's 2x400 Medley Relay: Innis, Edmondson (7:27.92) – 3^rd
Women's 150 Fly: Sydney Braeger (1:26.03) – 1^st
Women's 150 Fly: Cora Webber (1:31.12) – 2^nd
Women's 150 Fly: Evy Laursen (1:31.42) – 3^rd
Men's 150 Fly: Daniel Verdolaga (1:19.21) – 1^st
Men's 150 Fly: Eli Edmondson (1:21.76) – 2^nd
Women's 150 Free: Molly Webber (1:20.14) – 1^st
Women's 150 Free: Elle Burke (1:23.98) – 3^rd
Men's 150 Free: Thomas Hadji (1:10.43) – 1^st
Men's 150 Free: Ramon Jiang (1:12.51) – 2^nd
Men's 150 Free: Max Jordan (1:12.65) – 3^rd
Women's 150 Back: Layne Peterson (1:27.91) – 1^st
Women's 150 Back: Jenna Hart (1:29.45) – 2^nd
Women's 150 Back: Avery Lord (1:30.46) – 3^rd
Men's 150 Back: Johnny Crush (1:15.72) – 1^st
Men's 150 Back: Zac Leith (1:17.32) – 2^nd
Women's 150 Breast: Catriona Gilmore (1:40.71) – 2^nd
Men's 150 Breast: Kohen Rankin (1:10.43) – 1^st
Men's 150 Breast: Kalvin Hahn (1:12.51) – 2^nd
Men's 150 Breast: Joey Kling (1:12.65) – 3^rd
Women's 200 IM: Catriona Gilmore (2:06.97) – 1^st
Women's 200 IM: Kira MacMullan (2:08.10) – 2^nd
Women's 200 IM: Evy Laursen (2:11.38) – 3^rd
Men's 200 IM: Luke Huffman (1:56.43) – 1^st
Men's 200 IM: Reid Magner (1:57.18) – 2^nd
Women's 6x100 Free Relay: Wagner, Mescher, M. Webber, MacMullan (5:10.24) – 1^st
Women's 6x100 Free Relay: Burke, Lawler, Payton, McLaughlin (5:25.71) – 3^rd
Men's 5x100 Free Relay: Jiang, Jordan, McDonald, Hadji (3:46.11) – 1^st
Men's 5x100 Free Relay: Mann, Gear, Owen, Esterly (3:53.52) – 2^nd
Women's 50 Back: Jenna Hart (26.76) – 1^st
Women's 50 Back: Layne Peterson (28.38) – 2^nd
Men's 50 Back: Johnny Crush (21.52) – 1^st
Men's 50 Back: Zac Leith (24.27) – 2^nd
Women's 50 Breast: Catriona Gilmore (28.71) – 1^st
Men's 50 Breast: Kohen Rankin (24.50) – 1^st
Men's 50 Breast: Remo Mann (25.74) – 2^nd
Women's 50 Free: Grace Wagner (25.36) – 2^nd
Men's 50 Free: Thomas Hadji (21.14) – 1^st
Men's 50 Free: Ben Vorthmann (21.22) – 2^nd
Women's 50 Fly: Angie McKane (24.63) – 1^st
Women's 50 Fly: Sydney Braeger (24.66) – 2^nd
Men's 50 Fly: Daniel Verdolaga (22.25) – 1^st
Men's 50 Fly: Ramon Jiang (23.86) – 2^nd