Mahon, Blume Power 'Cats Past Vermont, 164-136

Saturday, October 17

Durham, N.H.

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

164

136

Vermont

Results (PDF)

Grace Mahon takes the lead during one of her two individual victories

Photo by: Stu Horne

10/17/2026 3:06:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

UNH wins home-opening dual meet on Family Weekend

DURHAM, N.H. – Senior diver Grace Blume (Dedham, Mass.) swept her two events, senior captain Grace Mahon (Orange, Conn.) registered two individual victories and freshman Clara Ginnis (Jersey, Channel Islands) won both distance freestyle events to propel the UNH swimming and diving team to Saturday's season-opening 164-136 Family Weekend victory against Vermont at Swasey Pool.

The Wildcats (1-0, 1-0 America East) won 10 individual events and closed the meet with a triumph in the 400-yard freestyle relay to defeat the Catamounts (1-1, 0-1 AE).

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

Blume won the 1-meter with 293.40 points and the 3-meter with 278.25 points. She finished more than 40 points ahead of the runner-up on 1-meter and more than 34 points ahead on 3-meter.
Ginnis opened her day by winning the 1,000 freestyle in 10 minutes, 26.31 seconds, finishing 3.76 seconds ahead of Vermont's Amy Kenworthy. Ginnis later captured the 500 free in 5:08.68, again defeating Kenworthy, this time by 3.78 seconds.
Mahon earned her wins in the butterfly events. She won the 200 fly in 2:04.05, more than four seconds ahead of Vermont's Emma Freer, before taking the 100 fly in 55.70.
Sophomore Kelsey Mayers (Waxhaw, N.C.) won the 200 individual medley in 2:07.82 and also produced a pair of top-three backstroke finishes. She was second in the 200 back (2:07.43) and third in the 100 back (59.94).
Sophomore Anna Mikish (Kharkiv, Ukraine) recorded a victory in the 100 breaststroke, touching the wall in 1:07.36. She added a runner-up performance in the 200 breast (2:25.45).
Junior Lily Jackson-Oates (Redhill, England) led a 1-2 UNH finish in the 200 breast, winning in 2:25.22, just .23 seconds ahead of Mikish.
Junior captain Teagen Jeffers (Bedford, N.H.) and freshman Vyte Gelazyte (Panevezys, Lithuania) gave the Wildcats a 1-2 finish in the 200 free. Jeffers won in 1:55.61, while Gelazyte followed in 1:57.27, edging Vermont's Larkin Russell by .05 seconds for second place.
Senior Sydney Leblic (Madrid, Spain) captured the 100 back in 58.64, edging Vermont's Katie Lester by .26 seconds. Leblic also finished third in the 100 free (53.94).
Junior Maddie Serfass (Hershey, Pa.) contributed two third-place finishes, recording a 2:08.43 in the 200 fly and 2:08.12 in the 200 back.
Junior Marisa White (Apex, N.C.) added a pair of third-place finishes in the distance events, clocking 10:44.38 in the 1,000 free and 5:16.67 in the 500 free.
Sophomore Madeline Chen (California, Md.) was the Wildcats' top finisher in the 50 free, taking second in 24.47, and later placed fifth in the 100 free in 54.09.

UNH finished the afternoon in dramatic fashion by winning the 400 free relay. Jeffers, Chen, Mahon and Leblic combined for a time of 3:33.17, edging Vermont's A relay by just .27 seconds. Leblic anchored the Wildcats with a 52.90 split, the fastest UNH split on the relay.

EVENT WINNERS

Grace Blume – 1-meter diving, 293.40
Clara Ginnis – 1,000 freestyle, 10:26.31
Teagen Jeffers – 200 freestyle, 1:55.61
Sydney Leblic Garcia – 100 backstroke, 58.64
Anna Mikish – 100 breaststroke, 1:07.36
Grace Mahon – 200 butterfly, 2:04.05
Grace Blume – 3-meter diving, 278.25
Lily Jackson-Oates – 200 breaststroke, 2:25.22
Clara Ginnis – 500 freestyle, 5:08.68
Grace Mahon – 100 butterfly, 55.70
Kelsey Mayers – 200 IM, 2:07.82
Jeffers/Chen/Mahon/Leblic – 400 freestyle relay, 3:33.17

NEXT UP – AT CCSU, THURSDAY-FRIDAY, OCT. 22-23
•UNH visits Central Connecticut State for a two-day meet Oct. 22-23 at the Jack Suydam Natatorium.

NEXT HOME MEET – VS SIENA/MERRIMACK, SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 11AM
•The Wildcats return home for a Halloween tri-meet against Siena and Merrimack on Saturday, Oct. 31, starting at 11am. The first 100 fans will receive free team posters! The meet will be live streamed on America East TV.

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