Day One Women's Results (PDF)

RICHMOND, Va. – The George Mason women's swimming and diving team defeated East Carolina, 166-105, while the men's team trails Davidson, 108-97, after the first day of competition at the Richmond Duals.
 
On the women's side, Mason won nine events against the Pirates.
 
Sophomore Abigail Murtaugh and freshman Ali Tyler each won two events. 
 
Murtaugh placed first in the 200-yard butterfly (2:07.60), with senior Laura Hodge second (2:12.11) and freshman Michaela Teachey third (2:14.07).
 
Murtaugh also claimed the top spot in the 100-yard butterfly (58.45), with Hodge less than a second behind (59.13).
 
The Patriots went one-two in the 50-yard freestyle, with Tyler first (23.87) and freshman Emma DeJong second (24.76).
 
Tyler also touched the wall first in the 200-yard backstroke (2:04.19), with sophomore Megan Mastropaolo second (2:11.53) and senior Mia McKinley third (2:16.59).
 
Teachey (18:21.40) and classmate Kat Diatchenko went one-two in the 1650-yard freestyle. 
 
Senior Jacquee Clabeaux won the 100-yard freestyle (51.90), with DeJong second (52.79) and freshman Shannon Judge third (54.09).
 
DeJong won the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.81), while junior Lauren Ashton finished fourth (2:01.59).
 
A trio of freshmen took the top three spots in the 100-yard backstroke for the Patriots, with Anna Whelan first (58.57), Judge second (1:00.18) and freshman Calli McEvoy third (1:01.11).
 
Whelan also swam to a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (5:09.50), with freshman Sydney Branch third in the event (5:25.52).
 
Senior Sophie McKinley placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:11.86).
 
In the 200-yard medley relay, the group of Clabeaux, Whelan, Tyler and Murtaugh took the top spot (1:46.84).
 
The team of junior Emily Lewantowicz, and freshman Daphne Bernal, Judge and McEvoy placed second in the event (1:51.46).
 
In the one-meter diving event, freshman Emma McDonald placed second (172.60).
 
On the men's side, senior Jared Bergan won the 200-yard butterfly (1:53.00) by nearly three seconds.  Sophomore Sorab Aman was fourth in the event (1:59.24).
 
The Patriots took the top three spots in the 200-yard IM, with sophomore Anthony Nguyen winning the event (1:55.16), junior Sammy Lucht second (1:55.49) and junior Thomas Chapman third (1:56.47).
 
Nguyen was second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.99), with junior Walter Turlington third (1:46.10), and freshman Zane Roberts sixth (1:47.97).
 
Freshman Alexander Franklin finished second in the 50-yard freestyle (21.38), just three-tenths of a second back of first place.
 
Sophomore Graham Boyle placed third in the 1650-yard freestyle (17:03.28), with senior Timothy McKinley in fourth (17:13.40).
 
In the 200-yard medley relay, the team of Aman, Franklin, Lucht and Roberts took the top spot (1:33.36).
 
Sophomore Ian Castegnaro placed third in the one-meter diving event (196.10).  Sophomore Indigo Flynch was fifth (170.10) and freshman Kevin Dinkel sixth (153.70).
 
The Patriots are back in action on Saturday morning, with the men's team continuing their dual meet against Davidson.  The women's team will face Richmond.
 
Diving will be held at the Robins Center Natatorium and swimming at SwimRVA beginning at 9:30 a.m.