University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, October 28
Amherst, Mass.
11 AM/1 PM
University of Massachusetts
vs
Yale
Swimming and Diving Hosts First Home Meet Of the Season On Saturday
October 25, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Massachusetts will welcome Yale to the Joseph R. Rogers, Jr. Pool at 11 a.m., with the Minutemen competing in an exhibition competition.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts swimming and diving hosts its first home meet of the 2023-24 season on Saturday, October 28. The women's team will compete against Yale, while the men's team will also face the Bulldogs in an exhibition meet. Diving events will begin at 11 a.m., with swimming events starting at 1 p.m. at the Joseph R. Rogers, Jr. Pool.
Last Time Out
Massachusetts swimmers competed at the two-day NJIT Invitational on Friday, October 13 through Saturday, October 14, with both the men's and women's team placing second at the invite.
The Minutemen capped off day two with one individual win and 11 top-three marks, as they collected a team score of 868.50, behind NJIT (1,030). The Minutewomen concluded competition with a team score 1,045, behind Vermont (1,133), and garnered seven individual medals and 24 top-three finishes.
On the first day of competition, the women's team won two individual events and tallied nine top-three marks, while the men's team garnered four top-three finishes.
Fast Freshmen
Freshmen Diya Ackerman-Vallala, Lindsay Burbage and Beren Cakiroglu for the Minutewomen have placed first in multiple individual events on the season, so far, and recorded several season- and personal-bests. Ackerman-Vallala claimed the gold twice in the 400 individual medley, swimming a season-best time of 4:38.04 at the NJIT Invite. She also swam a season-best time of 25.07 in the 50 freestyle leg as the leadoff in the 200 freestyle relay.
Burbage took first in the 100 breaststroke, twice, and in the 200 breaststroke. At the NJIT Invite, she recorded a season-best time of 1:05.42 in the 100 breaststroke and added a second place finish in the 200 breaststroke at the event with a season-best time of 2:26.11.
Cakiroglu, earning two first-place finishes, this year, swam a season-best time of 1:54.45 in the 200 freestyle, while swimming a top time of 53.33 in the 100 freestyle at the Colgate Invite. She also collected a personal-best time of 24.37 in the 50 freestyle as the relay leadoff in the 200 freestyle relay and earned an individual personal-best time of 24.39 in the 50 freestyle event alone at the NJIT Invitational. Cakiroglu completed the 100 freestyle at the NJIT Invite with a time of 53.01, marking a personal-best, to claim the silver.
For the Minutemen, Jude Boukarroum has totaled two season-best times, all at the NJIT Invite. He finished 19th in the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.83, while completing the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:49.18 for a sixth-place finish.
Additionally, Aydin Erkan placed first in the 200 butterfly at the NJIT Invite with a season-best time of 1:55.40. Erkan also punched in a qualifying time for the CSCAA National Invitational Championship, taking place in March 2024, in the 1650 freestyle. He posted a time of 16:58.80 to claim second in the event at the Colgate Invite, this season.
Weekly Honors
Two members of the women's swimming and diving team tabbed Atlantic 10 weekly awards, as senior Bri Williams was named the A-10 co-Performer of the Week, while Cakiroglu was selected the A-10 Rookie of the Week. It marked the first weekly honors for both Williams and Cakiroglu in their careers.
Williams earned the accolade after finishing first in both the 100 backstroke and the 200 backstroke, swimming a time of 58.03 and 2:06.23, respectively. She also aided the 400 medley relay team to gold with a time of 3:54.59, swimming a 58.01 time in her leg of the race, while helping the 400 free relay team to a silver medal with a time of 3:35.69.
Cakiroglu captured two first-place finishes in her collegiate debut, winning the 200 free with a time of 1:54.45 and the 100 free with a time of 53.33 to garner the award. She also placed fourth in the 50 free, completing the event with a time of 24.70. Cakiroglu assisted the 400 medley relay team to a silver medal (3:56.67), while helping the 400 free relay team to a bronze medal (3:38.20).
Additionally, Sammy Quigg of the men's swimming and diving team was named one of the UMass Student-Athletes of the Week. He placed first in three individual events. In the 200 free, he finished with a time of 1:41.98 to claim first, and recorded a time of 21.20 in the 50 free to sit atop the podium. He also took the gold in the 100 free with a time of 45.25. Quigg also earned a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly, swimming a time of 52.73, and helped the 400 medley relay team to first-place finish with a time of 3:28.80.
Next Up
UMass swim and dive host Boston University for an 11 a.m. competition on Saturday, November 4, at the Joseph R. Rogers, Jr. Pool.
Last Time Out
Massachusetts swimmers competed at the two-day NJIT Invitational on Friday, October 13 through Saturday, October 14, with both the men's and women's team placing second at the invite.
The Minutemen capped off day two with one individual win and 11 top-three marks, as they collected a team score of 868.50, behind NJIT (1,030). The Minutewomen concluded competition with a team score 1,045, behind Vermont (1,133), and garnered seven individual medals and 24 top-three finishes.
On the first day of competition, the women's team won two individual events and tallied nine top-three marks, while the men's team garnered four top-three finishes.
Fast Freshmen
Freshmen Diya Ackerman-Vallala, Lindsay Burbage and Beren Cakiroglu for the Minutewomen have placed first in multiple individual events on the season, so far, and recorded several season- and personal-bests. Ackerman-Vallala claimed the gold twice in the 400 individual medley, swimming a season-best time of 4:38.04 at the NJIT Invite. She also swam a season-best time of 25.07 in the 50 freestyle leg as the leadoff in the 200 freestyle relay.
Burbage took first in the 100 breaststroke, twice, and in the 200 breaststroke. At the NJIT Invite, she recorded a season-best time of 1:05.42 in the 100 breaststroke and added a second place finish in the 200 breaststroke at the event with a season-best time of 2:26.11.
Cakiroglu, earning two first-place finishes, this year, swam a season-best time of 1:54.45 in the 200 freestyle, while swimming a top time of 53.33 in the 100 freestyle at the Colgate Invite. She also collected a personal-best time of 24.37 in the 50 freestyle as the relay leadoff in the 200 freestyle relay and earned an individual personal-best time of 24.39 in the 50 freestyle event alone at the NJIT Invitational. Cakiroglu completed the 100 freestyle at the NJIT Invite with a time of 53.01, marking a personal-best, to claim the silver.
For the Minutemen, Jude Boukarroum has totaled two season-best times, all at the NJIT Invite. He finished 19th in the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.83, while completing the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:49.18 for a sixth-place finish.
Additionally, Aydin Erkan placed first in the 200 butterfly at the NJIT Invite with a season-best time of 1:55.40. Erkan also punched in a qualifying time for the CSCAA National Invitational Championship, taking place in March 2024, in the 1650 freestyle. He posted a time of 16:58.80 to claim second in the event at the Colgate Invite, this season.
Weekly Honors
Two members of the women's swimming and diving team tabbed Atlantic 10 weekly awards, as senior Bri Williams was named the A-10 co-Performer of the Week, while Cakiroglu was selected the A-10 Rookie of the Week. It marked the first weekly honors for both Williams and Cakiroglu in their careers.
Williams earned the accolade after finishing first in both the 100 backstroke and the 200 backstroke, swimming a time of 58.03 and 2:06.23, respectively. She also aided the 400 medley relay team to gold with a time of 3:54.59, swimming a 58.01 time in her leg of the race, while helping the 400 free relay team to a silver medal with a time of 3:35.69.
Cakiroglu captured two first-place finishes in her collegiate debut, winning the 200 free with a time of 1:54.45 and the 100 free with a time of 53.33 to garner the award. She also placed fourth in the 50 free, completing the event with a time of 24.70. Cakiroglu assisted the 400 medley relay team to a silver medal (3:56.67), while helping the 400 free relay team to a bronze medal (3:38.20).
Additionally, Sammy Quigg of the men's swimming and diving team was named one of the UMass Student-Athletes of the Week. He placed first in three individual events. In the 200 free, he finished with a time of 1:41.98 to claim first, and recorded a time of 21.20 in the 50 free to sit atop the podium. He also took the gold in the 100 free with a time of 45.25. Quigg also earned a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly, swimming a time of 52.73, and helped the 400 medley relay team to first-place finish with a time of 3:28.80.
Next Up
UMass swim and dive host Boston University for an 11 a.m. competition on Saturday, November 4, at the Joseph R. Rogers, Jr. Pool.
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