Army West Point Athletics
Friday, January 31
University Park, PA
4:00 PM
Army West Point
128.5
at
171.5
Penn State
Swimming & Diving Concludes Regular Season with Dual Meet at Penn State
January 31, 2025 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Army West Point swimming & diving completed their final dual meet of the 2024-25 regular season on Friday as they traveled to the Keystone State to take on Penn State at McCoy Natatorium.
The Black Knights put up strong performances against the Big Ten's Nittany Lions, but Penn State claimed victory on both the men's and women's sides of the meet.
Women: Army 127.5, Penn State 171.5
Army's women claimed a slate of first place finishes across the board. In the shorter races, Meghan Cole put up a 23.12 in the women's 50 free and Angie McKane logged a 55.03 in the women's 100 back to finish first place.
Maggie Kroening, Layne Peterson, and Molly Webber earned first place finishes in the women's 200 fly (1:59.92), the women's 200 back (1:59.45), and the women's 500 free (4:50.19) respectively before McKane, Cole, Webber, and Clara Williams combine for a 1:32.40 in the women's 200 free relay to claim first place.
Minh Donnell secured a top-three finish on the women's 1-meter board, putting up a 234.90 to claim third place in the events.
Men: Army 128.5, Penn State 171.5
The Black Knights collected five first place finishes on the men's side of the meet, led by freshman Johnny Crush with a pair of first place finishes and a second place finish. Crush claimed first place in the men's 100 back (46.12) and the men's 200 back (1:44.02) before helping Army sweep the podium in the men's 200 IM as Alex Edwards earned first place (1:47.65), Crush came in second place (1:49.32), and Kalvin Hahn secured third place (1:49.51), dominating the event for Army.
Kohen Rankin earned a first place finish in the men's 100 breast on a time of 52.89 while Owen Harlow and Ben Vorthmann finished first and third respectively in the men's 50 free on times of 20.22 and 20.53.
David Manelis delivered a pair of second place finishes for the Black Knights in the diving action, putting up 297.45 points on the 1-meter board and 326.55 points on the 3-meter board.
FULL ARMY-PENN STATE RESULTS
Post Meet Reactions
"The team performed well on the road against a very good Big Ten team in Penn State. We backed up some really solid racing last weekend with some gritty and tough performances this week. We were on the wrong side of a lot of tight races and need to do a better job getting our hand on the wall first come Patriots. All in all, I'm happy with how we competed on this weekend as we closed out January with a tough week of training. With our end of the season meets on the horizon, I'm excited to get back to post and back to work. Go Army!" – Director of Swimming & Diving Brandt Nigro
"I would say overall I'm happy with how things are looking. We had some hits and some misses tonight. The competition was good and the energy levels were positive and high all around, so as long as we keep this momentum going forward, things are going to be looking great for Patriots." – Head Diving Coach Connor Dorff
"For where we are in the training cycle right now, the men brought the heat. We've been training hard, and we will continue training hard to prepare in every possible way for Patriots here in the next couple weeks. We had some solid swims tonight and I am forever proud of our team. Congratulations to all the firsties on their final regular season meet. I'm very proud of the firsties and am excited to see what we throw down these next few weeks." - Kohen Rankin
"I thought the team put together a very solid meet for the end of January. I'm looking forward to seeing how we can improve in the next three weeks at conference, and overall, I'm very proud of how everyone attacked their races and didn't back down." – Layne Peterson
"I think this was a great confidence check and direction-setter before Patriots. Go Army!" - David Manelis
Army Top Finishers
Women's 1-meter: Minh Donnell (234.90) – 3rd
Men's 1-meter: David Manelis (297.45) – 2nd
Men's 3-meter: David Manelis (326.55) – 2nd
Women's 200 Medley Relay: McKane, Gilmore, Williams, Cole (1:41.73) – 2nd
Men's 200 Medley Relay: Crush, Rankin, Verdolaga, Harlow (1:25.61) – 2nd
Women's 1,000 Free: Mary Brooke Chandler (10:11.25) – 3rd
Men's 1,000 Free: Brice Barrieault (9:09.87) – 2nd
Women's 200 Free: Molly Webber (1:47.25) – 2nd
Women's 200 Free: Clara Williams (1:48.55) – 3rd
Men's 200 Free: Thomas Hadji (1:36.08) – 2nd
Men's 200 Free: Wes Tate (1:38.14) – 3rd
Women's 100 Back: Angie McKane (55.03) – 1st
Women's 100 Back: Layne Peterson (55.68) – 3rd
Men's 100 Back: Johnny Crush (46.12) – 1st
Women's 100 Breast: Catriona Gilmore (1:02.99) – 3rd
Men's 100 Breast: Kohen Rankin (52.89) – 1st
Women's 200 Fly: Maggie Kroening (1:59.92) – 1st
Women's 200 Fly: Sydney Braeger (2:00.53) – 2nd
Men's 200 Fly: Riley Groves (1:45.14) – 2nd
Men's 200 Fly: Daniel Verdolaga (1:47.58) – 3rd
Women's 50 Free: Meghan Cole (23.12) – 1st
Women's 50 Free: Tiana Mescher (23.83) – 3rd
Men's 50 Free: Owen Harlow (20.22) – 1st
Men's 50 Free: Ben Vorthmann (20.53) – 3rd
Women's 100 Free: Molly Webber (50.11) – 2nd
Women's 100 Free: Grace Wagner (51.78) – 3rd
Men's 100 Free: Owen Harlow (44.58) – 2nd
Women's 200 Back: Layne Peterson (1:59.45) – 1st
Men's 200 Back: Johnny Crush (1:44.02) – 1st
Men's 200 Back: Joey Kling (1:46.55) – 3rd
Women's 200 Breast: Catriona Gilmore (2:16.29) – 2nd
Men's 200 Breast: Kalvin Hahn (1:57.15) – 2nd
Men's 200 Breast: Kohen Rankin (1:58.01) – 3rd
Women's 500 Free: Molly Webber (4:50.19) – 1st
Men's 500 Free: Brice Barrieault (4:29.22) – 3rd
Women's 100 Fly: Angie McKane (54.02) – 3rd
Men's 100 Fly: Daniel Verdolaga (47.45) – 3rd
Women's 200 IM: Catriona Gilmore (2:03.88) – 3rd
Men's 200 IM: Alex Edwards (1:47.65) – 1st
Men's 200 IM: Johnny Crush (1:49.32) – 2nd
Men's 200 IM: Kalvin Hahn (1:49.51) – 3rd
Women's 200 Free Relay: McKane, Williams, Cole, M. Webber (1:32.40) – 1st
Women's 200 Free Relay: Wagner, Mescher, Hart, King (1:34.71) – 3rd
Men's 200 Free Relay: Jordan, Glover, Kling, Mowery (1:22.47) – 2nd
The Black Knights put up strong performances against the Big Ten's Nittany Lions, but Penn State claimed victory on both the men's and women's sides of the meet.
Women: Army 127.5, Penn State 171.5
Army's women claimed a slate of first place finishes across the board. In the shorter races, Meghan Cole put up a 23.12 in the women's 50 free and Angie McKane logged a 55.03 in the women's 100 back to finish first place.
Maggie Kroening, Layne Peterson, and Molly Webber earned first place finishes in the women's 200 fly (1:59.92), the women's 200 back (1:59.45), and the women's 500 free (4:50.19) respectively before McKane, Cole, Webber, and Clara Williams combine for a 1:32.40 in the women's 200 free relay to claim first place.
Minh Donnell secured a top-three finish on the women's 1-meter board, putting up a 234.90 to claim third place in the events.
Men: Army 128.5, Penn State 171.5
The Black Knights collected five first place finishes on the men's side of the meet, led by freshman Johnny Crush with a pair of first place finishes and a second place finish. Crush claimed first place in the men's 100 back (46.12) and the men's 200 back (1:44.02) before helping Army sweep the podium in the men's 200 IM as Alex Edwards earned first place (1:47.65), Crush came in second place (1:49.32), and Kalvin Hahn secured third place (1:49.51), dominating the event for Army.
Kohen Rankin earned a first place finish in the men's 100 breast on a time of 52.89 while Owen Harlow and Ben Vorthmann finished first and third respectively in the men's 50 free on times of 20.22 and 20.53.
David Manelis delivered a pair of second place finishes for the Black Knights in the diving action, putting up 297.45 points on the 1-meter board and 326.55 points on the 3-meter board.
FULL ARMY-PENN STATE RESULTS
Post Meet Reactions
"The team performed well on the road against a very good Big Ten team in Penn State. We backed up some really solid racing last weekend with some gritty and tough performances this week. We were on the wrong side of a lot of tight races and need to do a better job getting our hand on the wall first come Patriots. All in all, I'm happy with how we competed on this weekend as we closed out January with a tough week of training. With our end of the season meets on the horizon, I'm excited to get back to post and back to work. Go Army!" – Director of Swimming & Diving Brandt Nigro
"I would say overall I'm happy with how things are looking. We had some hits and some misses tonight. The competition was good and the energy levels were positive and high all around, so as long as we keep this momentum going forward, things are going to be looking great for Patriots." – Head Diving Coach Connor Dorff
"For where we are in the training cycle right now, the men brought the heat. We've been training hard, and we will continue training hard to prepare in every possible way for Patriots here in the next couple weeks. We had some solid swims tonight and I am forever proud of our team. Congratulations to all the firsties on their final regular season meet. I'm very proud of the firsties and am excited to see what we throw down these next few weeks." - Kohen Rankin
"I thought the team put together a very solid meet for the end of January. I'm looking forward to seeing how we can improve in the next three weeks at conference, and overall, I'm very proud of how everyone attacked their races and didn't back down." – Layne Peterson
"I think this was a great confidence check and direction-setter before Patriots. Go Army!" - David Manelis
Army Top Finishers
Women's 1-meter: Minh Donnell (234.90) – 3rd
Men's 1-meter: David Manelis (297.45) – 2nd
Men's 3-meter: David Manelis (326.55) – 2nd
Women's 200 Medley Relay: McKane, Gilmore, Williams, Cole (1:41.73) – 2nd
Men's 200 Medley Relay: Crush, Rankin, Verdolaga, Harlow (1:25.61) – 2nd
Women's 1,000 Free: Mary Brooke Chandler (10:11.25) – 3rd
Men's 1,000 Free: Brice Barrieault (9:09.87) – 2nd
Women's 200 Free: Molly Webber (1:47.25) – 2nd
Women's 200 Free: Clara Williams (1:48.55) – 3rd
Men's 200 Free: Thomas Hadji (1:36.08) – 2nd
Men's 200 Free: Wes Tate (1:38.14) – 3rd
Women's 100 Back: Angie McKane (55.03) – 1st
Women's 100 Back: Layne Peterson (55.68) – 3rd
Men's 100 Back: Johnny Crush (46.12) – 1st
Women's 100 Breast: Catriona Gilmore (1:02.99) – 3rd
Men's 100 Breast: Kohen Rankin (52.89) – 1st
Women's 200 Fly: Maggie Kroening (1:59.92) – 1st
Women's 200 Fly: Sydney Braeger (2:00.53) – 2nd
Men's 200 Fly: Riley Groves (1:45.14) – 2nd
Men's 200 Fly: Daniel Verdolaga (1:47.58) – 3rd
Women's 50 Free: Meghan Cole (23.12) – 1st
Women's 50 Free: Tiana Mescher (23.83) – 3rd
Men's 50 Free: Owen Harlow (20.22) – 1st
Men's 50 Free: Ben Vorthmann (20.53) – 3rd
Women's 100 Free: Molly Webber (50.11) – 2nd
Women's 100 Free: Grace Wagner (51.78) – 3rd
Men's 100 Free: Owen Harlow (44.58) – 2nd
Women's 200 Back: Layne Peterson (1:59.45) – 1st
Men's 200 Back: Johnny Crush (1:44.02) – 1st
Men's 200 Back: Joey Kling (1:46.55) – 3rd
Women's 200 Breast: Catriona Gilmore (2:16.29) – 2nd
Men's 200 Breast: Kalvin Hahn (1:57.15) – 2nd
Men's 200 Breast: Kohen Rankin (1:58.01) – 3rd
Women's 500 Free: Molly Webber (4:50.19) – 1st
Men's 500 Free: Brice Barrieault (4:29.22) – 3rd
Women's 100 Fly: Angie McKane (54.02) – 3rd
Men's 100 Fly: Daniel Verdolaga (47.45) – 3rd
Women's 200 IM: Catriona Gilmore (2:03.88) – 3rd
Men's 200 IM: Alex Edwards (1:47.65) – 1st
Men's 200 IM: Johnny Crush (1:49.32) – 2nd
Men's 200 IM: Kalvin Hahn (1:49.51) – 3rd
Women's 200 Free Relay: McKane, Williams, Cole, M. Webber (1:32.40) – 1st
Women's 200 Free Relay: Wagner, Mescher, Hart, King (1:34.71) – 3rd
Men's 200 Free Relay: Jordan, Glover, Kling, Mowery (1:22.47) – 2nd
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