MEDFORD, MA (February 2, 2024) – Senior
Jillian Cudney and sophomore
Madeleine Dunn won twice to help lead the Tufts University women's swimming & diving team to a 175-113 victory against Hamilton College today at home.
Dunn swam 4:35.52 to win the 400 individual medley early in the meet and later had a 5:03.67 mark in the 500 freestyle that was first place.
Cudney's victories came in the 200 freestyle (1:54.15) and in the 50 butterfly (25.72). She was also the lead leg for the Jumbo 200 freestyle relay that had the meet's best time of 1:38.08. Sophomore
Quinci Wheeler, sophomore
Avery Newcomer and junior
Emma Claus joined her.
Tufts had opened the meet with a 1:49.02 time to win the 200 medley relay, combined on by junior
Lara Wujciak, Wheeler, sophomore
Jade Foltenyi and first-year
Sydney Stasz.
First-year
Aliyah Larson swam a strong 30.54 to win the 50 breaststroke. That started a run of five straight victories by Tufts at the meet. Junior
Valeria Strohmeier in 100 butterfly (59.33), Wheeler in the 50 freestyle (25.03), sophomore
Isa Chambers in the 100 freestyle (53.95) and senior
Elise Fong in the 100 backstroke (1:00.77) also won.
Tufts had built such a big lead that they swam the final few events as exhibitions. Stasz's 1:01.24 was the fastest time in the 100 individual medley.
In the diving events at Babson College, first-year
Arya Gupta had a 207.14 to lead the one-meter competition. Senior
Emma Fishbein compiled a 211.20 score that was the highest in the three-meter event. Fishbein's three-meter score was her collegiate best.
Visiting Hamilton College had wins today from Caroline Shen in the 200 backstroke with a 28.02 finish and Irene Kreb for the 100 breaststroke in a 1:10.84 time.
The Jumbos celebrated their eight seniors at their final home meet of the season at Hamilton Pool tonight.
Tufts competes at the Boston University Winter Open next weekend (Feb. 9-10).
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