Women win, men lose in swimming against JMU

The GW swimming teams had mixed results against James Madison Saturday at the Smith Center, with the women winning 125-112 and the men losing 135-107.

Freshman Monica Pampell, senior Kristin Rasmuson and sophomores Maggie Moss and Christina Boland teamed up to win the 400 medley relay in a time of 4:00:58. Moss also won the 200-yard individual medley and the 200-yard backstroke, while Rasmuson won the 200-yard breaststroke.

Seniors Crystal Freeman and Kristen Fagley also won events. Freeman blew away her competition in the 1,000-yard freestyle, winning by just under 15 seconds, and Fagley won both the 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle events.

The men, who entered the final relay tied with James Madison, had four first-place finishes. Freshmen Sean Flaherty and Jonathan Sabin each won events in the 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard backstroke, respectively. Junior Bryan Feretti added a victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle and senior Andrew De Sorbo won the 200-yard butterfly.

The Colonials’ next competition is at La Salle on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Colonial divers beat JMU

The GW men’s and women’s diving teams both beat James Madison Saturday at the Smith Center following the swim meet.

Junior Jessica Jaross placed first in both the one- and three-meter events, with sophomore Alicia Moulton taking second in both for the women. Seniors Robert Stuart and James Galihar also finished one-two in both events for the men, with Stuart ahead of Galihar.

The Colonials’ next competition is at La Salle on Saturday, Nov. 8.