Swim & Dive Roll Past Marist, UConn in Thursday Night Showdown; Thacker Records First Win

Thursday, September 24

West Point, N.Y.

4:30 p.m.

Army West Point

1080

705

Marist

Results (PDF)

Army women's swimmer swims in water during Thursday Night Showdown Meet

Swim & Dive Roll Past Marist, UConn in Thursday Night Showdown; Thacker Records First Win

September 24, 2026 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point swimming & diving kicked off their 2026-27 season competing in the Thursday Night Showdown at Crandall Pool. The men competed against Marist, and the women's team took on both Marist and UConn.

This meet marked Director of Army Swimming & Diving, Scott Thacker's first wins at West Point after taking over at the helm in June 2026. He took over the program from Brandt Nigro and is the 11th head coach in Army men's swimming & diving program history and the eighth head coach in Army women's swimming & diving history.

"These first few wins belong to the whole team and staff", said Thacker. "Watching our team and staff set the tone and execute on our standards was a joy. I am beyond proud of the team for what they achieved, and am grateful for the remarkable honor it is to be a part of this team and institution. These results set a great tone for the season, and we are excited to continue the work as we prepare for our upcoming meets."

Quick Meet Results:

Women: Army 1,003, Marist 545, UConn 779
Men: Army 1,080, Marist 705

FULL ARMY THURSDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN RESULTS

Army Top Finishers

Women's 5x100 Medley Relay: McKane, Lord, Webber, Burke (4:48.31) – 1st
Women's 5x100 Medley Relay: Chuang, Aly, Graybill, Reeder (4:58.83) – 3rd
Men's 400 Medley Relay: Verdolaga, Lee, Sugihara, Skidmore (3:24.55) – 1st
Men's 400 Medley Relay: Bigham, Santos, Hahn, Brostowitz (3:31.05) – 2nd
Men's 400 Medley Relay: Edmondson, Santoso, Gumino, Kwon (3:34.28) – 3rd
Women's 2x400 Free Relay: Chandler, Nguyen (7:55.70) – 1st
Women's 2x400 Free Relay: Lester, Chun (8:04.41) – 2nd
Men's 2x400 Free Relay: Reilly, Magner (1:54.59) – 1st
Men's 2x400 Free Relay: Hadji, Peterson (2:00.63) – 2nd
Women's 150 Fly: Hannah Wooten (1:28.00) – 1st
Women's 150 Fly: Cora Webber (1:29.69) – 2nd
Men's 150 Fly: Daniel Verdolaga (1:17.65) – 1st
Men's 150 Fly: Michael Gumino (1:19.50) – 2nd
Men's 150 Fly: Matt Fortson (1:23.05) – 3rd
Women's 150 Free: Elle Burke (1:22.00) – 1st
Women's 150 Free: Morgan Lawler (1:23.08) – 3rd
Men's 150 Free: Sugihara (1:12.38) – 1st
Men's 150 Free: John Owen (1:12.67) – 2nd
Men's 150 Free: Hunter Zipperer (1:15.19) – 3rd
Women's 150 Back: Jenna Hart (1:30.50) – 2nd
Women's 150 Back: Lina Aly (1:31.34) – 3rd
Men's 150 Back: Johnny Crush (1:15.45) – 1st
Men's 150 Back: Paul Moody (1:17.10) – 2nd
Men's 150 Back: Jaden Lee (1:20.64) – 3rd
Women's 150 Breast: Eden Chuang (1:41.11) – 1st
Women's 150 Breast: April Chun (1:43.33) – 3rd
Men's 150 Breast: Kalvin Hahn (1:27.19) – 1st
Men's 150 Breast: Elonzo Santos (1:28.20) – 2nd
Women's 200 IM (Reverse): Hannah Wooten (2:08.29) – 1st
Women's 200 IM (Reverse): Mary Chandler (2:10.07) – 2nd
Men's 200 IM (Reverse): Jason Sugihara (1:56.37) – 1st
Women's 6x100 Free Relay: McKane, Burke, Webber, Lawler (5:15.75) – 2nd
Men's 5x100 Free Relay: Crush, Hadji, Reilly, Sugihara (3:44.29) – 1st
Men's 5x100 Free Relay: Fortson, Wald, Wang, Zipperer (3:58.86) – 2^nd
Women's 50 Back: Angie McKane (25.73) – 1st
Women's 50 Back: Abby Reich (28.29) – 3rd
Men's 50 Back: Johnny Crush (21.25) – 1st
Men's 50 Back: Paul Moody (22.99) – 2nd
Women's 50 Breast: Reagan Graybill (29.28) – 1st
Men's 50 Breast: Gavin Santoso (25.50) – 1st
Men's 50 Breast: Elonzo Santos (25.80) – 2nd
Women's 50 Free: Olivia Bobrowski (24.27) – 1st
Women's 50 Free: Hadley King (24.32) – 2nd
Men's 50 Free: Thomas Hadji (20.89) – 1st
Men's 50 Free: Eddie Wang (21.45) – 2nd
Women's 50 Fly: Angie McKane (23.85) – 1st
Women's 50 Fly: Cora Webber (25.51) – 2nd
Men's 50 Fly: Daniel Verdolaga (22.45) – 1st
Men's 50 Fly: Lewis Esterly (24.18) – 2nd

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