Massachusetts Swim And Dive Splits In First Home Meet Of The Season

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts swimming and diving team hosted its first home meet of the season on Saturday, highlighted by the women's 200-yard Medley Relay team of Megan Mitchell, Maggie Desmond, Summer Pierce, and Caroline Mahoney setting a pool record. Megan Mitchell also set the pool record in the 200-yard backstroke. Andrew Bell and Emma Petrovich won both the Men's and Women's 1m and 3m diving competitions, respectively. Bell posted a No. 3 all-time score in the 3m and a No. 5 all-time score in the 1m, while both Bell and Petrovich made NCAA Zone Cuts in the 3m dive.

On The Podium
Women's 3m divers Petrovich (290.80), Shreeya Sinha (235.10), and Salem Howes (226.00) swept the podium. Beatriz Olivieri Barbosa was victorious in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing in 2:04.65, good for No. 7 all-time at UMass, while Pierce trailed not far behind, claiming second place with a time of 2:05.88. The Minutewomen swept the podium in the 200-yard backstroke, with Megan Mitchell recording a pool-record time of 2:02.78 for first place. Teammates Lauren Stott (2:08.30) and Bri Williams (2:09.74) followed in second and third.

Men's 1m divers Bell, Sean O'Dell (271.50), and Tommy Cotner (262.30) swept the podium, with Bell recording a third-best all-time score at Massachusetts with 324.65. Bell and Cotner claimed first and third, respectively, in the 3m dive, posting scores of 345.40 (fifth-best all-time at UMass) and 259.20, respectively. Meanwhile, Sam Haddad was victorious in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:08.73) and Emerson Kiefer raced to third in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:43.43.

Top Finishes
Caroline Mahoney proved victorious in the 50-yard freestyle in 24.13 seconds, while Olivieri Barbosa and Bella Snyder claimed second and third in the 1000-yard freestyle with times of 10:38.37 and 10:45.26, respectively. Megan Mitchell also won the 100-yard backstroke (56.43), while Desmond won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.90).

Noah Witt won the 200-yard backstroke in 1:54.04 and Eric Eastham claimed second (1:55.67). Witt also earned second place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.67 seconds, with teammate Beau Bengston following closely behind, finishing the race in 52.82 seconds. Jamie MacDonald and Jake Bailey swam the 200-yard butterfly in 1:54.63 and 1:56.91, respectively, good for second and third place.

Team Results
The Minutemen fell to Binghamton by a score of 172.50 to 127.50, while the Minutewomen won the dual meet against both Binghamton (228 to 72) and Vermont (178 to 122).

Next Up
UMass returns to the pool on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. for a meet at Bryant.

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Massachusetts Swim And Dive Splits In First Home Meet Of The Season

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Players Mentioned

Jake Bailey

Andrew Bell

Beau Bengston

Tommy Cotner

Maggie Desmond

Eric Eastham

Sam Haddad

Salem Howes

Emerson Kiefer

Jamie MacDonald

Caroline Mahoney

Megan Mitchell

Sean O'Dell

Beatriz Olivieri

Emma Petrovich

Summer Pierce

Shreeya Sinha

Bella Snyder

Lauren Stott

Bri Williams

Noah Witt

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