Wildcats win season opener at Vermont, 173-126

Saturday, October 23

Burlington, VT

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

173

126

Vermont

10/23/2021 5:19:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

BURLINGTON, Vt -- The University of New Hampshire swimming and diving team opened its season with a 173-126 victory at Vermont on Saturday afternoon at Forbush Natatorium.

The Wildcats took home first-place finishes in 11 of 16 events on the day against the Catamounts.

Freshman Emma Clarke (Avon, N.Y.) won the 1-meter dive with a score of 226.95 to start the 'Cats off on the right foot, while sophomore Keira Moon (Middleton, Mass.) took home first in the three-meter dive with 218.55 points.

UNH was victorious in the 200-yard medley relay comprised of Megumi Komoto (Schaumburg, Ill.), Jamy Lum (Honolulu, Hawaii), Abby McKinney (Westfield, N.J.) and Olivia Stille (Stockholm, Sweden) with a mark of 1:47.78.

Senior Anna Metzler (Regensburg, Germany) took home the top spot in the 200 free (1:52.37), 200 back (2:01.89) and 200 IM (2:04.45). Metzler broke the pool record in the 200 IM, which was previously held by UNH alum Jenni Roberts.

"We are pleased overall with our results today," said UNH head coach Josh Willman. "The team had some solid performances as we get back into competition mode. Vermont is a talented team with a lot of depth and they pressed us hard early on today and it was great to see our women hang tough. Our divers are off to a great start and we are excited for the next two weekends ahead."

Lum posted a time of 1:04.58 in the 100 breast and a time of 5:02.21 in the 500 free, which were the top times at the meet.

Senior Cate Wardinski (Burke, Va.) got the victory in the 50 free with a time of 24.57 in the victory for the Wildcats.

Freshman Maddie Fritz (Lansdale, Pa.) earned a win in the 200 breast (2:27.27) in her first collegiate meet for UNH.

The Wildcats return to action on Friday, October 29 against Central Connecticut State in the home opener. Meet time from Swasey Pool is 5 p.m.

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