Women's Swimming and Diving | 1/17/2015 8:39:00 AM

RESULTS

WASHINGTON, DC ---  In front of a strong contingent of friends, family and fellow student-athletes, the Howard women's swimming team hosted the program's first home meet of the season against the Lady Aggies of North Carolina A&T on Friday evening at the Burr Gymnasium Swimming Complex. Howard won six of the meet's 11 events - including a pair of wins by freshman Kayla Walker - but the Lady Bison fell to the Lady Aggies, 105-98.

Walker easily won the 1,000 Yard Freestyle, finishing with a time of 12:01.51 - more than two minutes faster than the next competitor. Walker's victory in the 500 Yard Freestyle - with a time of 5:50.86 - was a bit closer (18 seconds) but impressive nonetheless. In each event, a Howard swimmer claimed second place as well: Seniors Caleah Gregoire (14:05.04) and Marissa Gentry (6:08.88) in the 1,000 and 500, respectively.

Sophomore Ayana Cox (2:03.28), freshman Danielle Brown (2:19.32) and junior Benta Horton-Gee (1:02.92) paced the 200 Yard Freestyle, 200 Yard IM, and 100 Yard Backstroke with victories over second-place North Carolina A&T swimmers.

Cox, Brown, Horton-Gee and senior Briana Dillon teamed up to win the final event of the evening, the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay. Trailing by only .02 seconds after the third leg, Dillon bested NC A&T's Aarica Carrington to give Howard a 1:42.95 victory (NCAT finished 1:43.13).