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Swimming & Diving Sweeps Delaware In CAA Dual Meet


HARRISONBURG, Virginia – UNCW's men's and women's teams combined for an impressive 22 events wins as the Seahawks sailed past Delaware, sweeping the Blue Hens in a dual meet at the Colonial Athletic Association pod meet at the Savage Natatorium on Saturday.

Final Scores: Women: UNCW 188.50-90.50 | Men: 205-70 | RESULTS

With the sweep, the Seahawks improved to 3-0 and 2-0 on the women's and men's sides, respectively. UD's women's team dropped to 1-3 with the loss while the men fell to 1-2.

"We put together our best day of racing so far this season," said UNCW Head Coach Jason Memont, who is in his third season at the helm. "From top to bottom our team did a great job executing and finishing their races. There were a lot of close events today and our swimmers were able to get their hands on the wall first. Will Ryan, Jack Cosgrove, Tad Spence and Connor Forsythe paced the men very well with multiple victories. On the women's side, Kyra Schemmel and Meg Lahr continue to lead the way for our team.

Heading up the impressive win for the Seahawks was sophomore Meghan Lahr, who won four events, including the 50 and 100 Freestyle sprints. For the men, Will Ryan won three individual events, including the 100 and 200 Breaststrokes and the 400 IM.

Freshman Jack Cosgrove picked up wins in the 100 and 200 Free while also swimming the second leg of winning 200 Free Relay. Sean Cannon, another freshman for the Seahawks, won the 50 Free swam on both winning relays, 200 Medley and 200 Free, and added a second-place finish in the 100 Free.

Kyra Schemmel, a sophomore, picked up wins for the women's team in the 200 and 500 Freestyles. Freshman Caroline Knowles added a win in the 100 Backstroke and swam the leadoff leg of the winning 200 Medley Relay.

Senior Tad Spence bolstered UNCW's win on the men's side with wins in the 100 and 200 Backstrokes and swimming the opening leg of the 200 Medley Relay.
Adding individual event wins for UNCW were Meagan Johnson (400 IM), Kathryn Ostrom (100 Breast), Connor Forsythe (100n 200 Fly) and Kayla Hunter (200 Breast).

In diving action, sophomore Adyson Lowe won both the 1 and 3-meter boards with 248.35 and 2490.90 points, repesctively. On the men's side sophomore Andrew Breedlove took the 1-meter with 219.65 points and Nathan Lane won the 3-meters with 240.90 points.

On Sunday, the Seahawks will take on longtime rival East Carolina in a men's dual meet while the women will swim against James Madison. Both meets are set for 8:30 a.m. at the Savage Natatorium.

"I couldn't be more proud of the way everyone has responded to the hard work and stayed aggressive in their racing this semester. I am looking forward to getting back in tomorrow morning and racing again."
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Players Mentioned

Andrew Breedlove

Andrew Breedlove

5' 10"
Sophomore
Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

5' 11"
Senior
Will Ryan

Will Ryan

6' 1"
Senior
Tad Spence

Tad Spence

5' 10"
Senior
Kayla Hunter

Kayla Hunter

5' 6"
Sophomore
Meagan Johnson

Meagan Johnson

5' 6"
Sophomore
Meghan Lahr

Meghan Lahr

5' 7"
Sophomore
Kathryn Ostrom

Kathryn Ostrom

PLAYER
5' 9"
Senior
Kyra Schemmel

Kyra Schemmel

5' 6"
Sophomore
Caroline Knowles

Caroline Knowles

5' 8"
Freshman
Sean Cannon

Sean Cannon

5' 11"
Freshman
Jack Cosgrove

Jack Cosgrove

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Andrew Breedlove

Andrew Breedlove

5' 10"
Sophomore
Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

5' 11"
Senior
Will Ryan

Will Ryan

6' 1"
Senior
Tad Spence

Tad Spence

5' 10"
Senior
Kayla Hunter

Kayla Hunter

5' 6"
Sophomore
Meagan Johnson

Meagan Johnson

5' 6"
Sophomore
Meghan Lahr

Meghan Lahr

5' 7"
Sophomore
Kathryn Ostrom

Kathryn Ostrom

5' 9"
Senior
PLAYER
Kyra Schemmel

Kyra Schemmel

5' 6"
Sophomore
Caroline Knowles

Caroline Knowles

5' 8"
Freshman
Sean Cannon

Sean Cannon

5' 11"
Freshman
Jack Cosgrove

Jack Cosgrove

6' 0"
Freshman