Duke Women Win, Men Fall at Virginia Tech

Friday, October 22

Blacksburg, Va.

1 P.M.

Duke University

Virginia Tech

Duke Women Win, Men Fall at Virginia Tech

10/22/2021 7:30:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

RESULTS

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Duke swimming and diving team split meets with Virginia Tech on Friday at Christiansburg Natatorium to open the 2021-22 season. The 24th-ranked Duke women topped No. 18 Virginia Tech, 170-130, while the men lost to the 12th-ranked Hokies 209-88.

"I'm really proud of how we raced today in our season opener," head coach Dan Colella said. "There were a lot of highlights, but I have to say that Yixuan Chang had a great first collegiate meet. There are always things to build on as a team, but it was a great way to head into the coming weeks of competition."

Chang started strong in her first collegiate meet as she took first in a trio of races, the 200 (1:48.77), 500 (4:53.48) and 1,000 freestyle (10:00.57). Her time in the 1,000 freestyle placed seventh in program history while her mark in the 200 freestyle missed the top-10 times by one hundredth of a second.

A trio of Blue Devils were dominant in the breaststroke events. Duke swept the top three spots in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke as sophomore Sarah Foley, junior Kayle Park and sophomore Catherine Belyakov placed first, second and third in both events.

On the boards, freshman Margo O'Meara won the three-meter competition with a score of 371.48. Junior Ali Watson was not far behind, recording a 307.05 for second. O'Meara also placed second in the one-meter competition, scoring 316.35.

Junior Emma Shuppert took first in the 100 backstroke for the Blue Devils, clocking 54.78. Rookie KyAnh Truong placed second in the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly with times of 23.63 and 56.34, respectively.

Duke opened the meet strong as the women took first and second in the 200 medley relay. Shuppert, Foley, Truong and Hollander placed first in the event with a time of 1:40.40. Sophomore Emily Lenihan, Park, sophomore Aleyna Ozkan and freshman McKenna Smith followed closely, placed second in 1:42.41.

On the men's side, senior Cole Reznick led the way for Duke, securing 12 points. He placed second in the 100 breaststroke (54.98), 200 breaststroke (2:02.37) and 200 individual medley (1:50.67).

Junior Brendan Driscoll notched two second-place races. He was second in the 500 and 1,000 freestyle events, touching in 4:38.88 and 9:32.10, respectively. Classmate Coleman Kredich finished second in the 100 freestyle (45.07) and third in the 50 freestyle (20.68).

The Duke swimming & diving team returns to action on Friday, Oct. 29 as it hosts Boston College and UNC Wilmington for a tri-meet. Diving is slated to being at 1 p.m. on Friday while swimming will start at 5 p.m. The meet will continue on Saturday, as diving begins the action at 9:30 a.m., followed by the conclusion of swimming at 11 a.m.

Team Scores:
#24 Duke women 170, #18 Virginia Tech women 130
#12 Virginia Tech men 209, Duke men 88

Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Women's One-Meter: Margo O'Meara (2nd), 316.35
Men's One-Meter: Seamus Harding Jr. (3rd), 338.18
Women's Three-Meter: Margo O'Meara (1st), 371.48
Men's Three-Meter: Harel Anolick (3rd), 331.05
Women's 200-Yard Medley Relay: Emma Shuppert, Sarah Foley, KyAnh Truong, Shayna Hollander (1st), 1:40.40
Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay: David Chang, Cole Reznick, Charlie Gingrich, Matthew Whelan (2nd), 1:28.23
Women's, 1000-Yard Freestyle: Yixuan Chang (2nd), 10:00.57
Men's 1000-Yard Freestyle: Brendan Driscoll (2nd), 9:32.10
Women's 200-Yard Freestyle: Yixuan Chang (1st), 1:48.77
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle: David Hallaron (4th), 1:39.76
Women's 100-Yard Backstroke: Emma Shuppert (1st), 54.78
Men's 100-Yard Backstroke: David Chang (4th), 49.48
Women's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Sarah Foley (1st), 1:02.73
Men's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (2nd), 54.98
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly: Cabell Whitlow (2nd), 2:01.35
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly: Nick Talati (4th), 1:52.11
Women's 50-Yard Freestyle: KyAnh Truong (2nd), 23.63
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle: Coleman Kredich (3rd), 20.68
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle: Shayna Hollander (2nd), 51.74
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle: Coleman Kredich (2nd), 45.07
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke: Emily Lenihan (2nd), 2:02.29
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke: David Hallaron (5th), 1:50.34
Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Sarah Foley (1st), 2:16.16
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (2nd), 2:02.37
Women's 500-Yard Freestyle: Yixuan Chang (1st), 4:53.48
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle: Brendan Driscoll (2nd), 4:38.88
Women's 100-Yard Butterfly: KyAnh Truong (2nd), 54.63
Men's 100-Yard Butterfly: Charlie Gingrich (2nd), 48.97
Women's 200-Yard Individual Medley: Catherine Belyakov (2nd), 2:03.76
Men's 200-Yard Individual Medley: Cole Reznick (2nd), 1:50.67
Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Yixuan Chang, Alicia Harrison, Nat Ong, Shayna Hollander (2nd), 3:27.36
Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Coleman Kredich, Charlie Gingrich, Brad Sanford, Zach McIntyre (2nd), 3:00.61

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