WASHINGTON (October 5, 2019) – Howard University women's swimming & diving team displayed solid all-around performances in their dominate victory over Virginia Military Institute (VMI), 204-77, in front of a raucous home crowd inside Burr Pool.
 
HU finished the afternoon winning 12 events overall (11 individual and one relay).
 
The 200 medley relay squad of senior Leanne McMaster (Kingston, Jamaica), junior DeAngela Fobbs (Upper Marlboro, Md.), sophomore India Jackson (Philadelphia) and freshman Courtney Connolly (White Lake, Mich.) grabbed first-place, clocking in at 1:50.71.
 
Individually, junior Christian Nickolas (Brentwood, Calif.), sophomore Madison Freeland (Glenside, Pa.) and newcomer Breyahna Tyme (Ontario, Canada), each won two events apiece.
 
Nickolas competed in the women's 1-meter dive twice where she registered a 166.40 in the first dive, then produced the fifth-best score in program history during the latter part of the day (227.35).
 
Freeland recorded victories in the 100 Free (55.52) and 1000 Free (11:16.94) while the Tyme made her home debut with outstanding performances in the 100 Back (59.69) and 200 Back (2:11.25). Additionally, Tyme's mark in the 200 Back is the third-fastest in program history.
 
Other notable winners include Connolly (200 Butterfly; 2:19.53), Jackson (100 Breast; 1:08.68), McMaster (200 Breast; 2:36.62), junior Abolade Oyentuji (Pembroke Pines, Fla.; 500 Free; 5:51.26) and freshman Tiffanee Moore (Tallahassee, Fla.; 200 Free; 2:04.92).
 
To view the all results versus VMI, please click here.
 
On Oct. 19, Howard travels to Murfreesboro, N.C. for a duel meet against Chowan. First race is set for 1 p.m.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.