WASHINGTON (January 18, 2020) – For the second consecutive season, Howard University junior diver Christian Nickolas (Brentwood, Calif.) qualified for the NCAA Diving Championships after scoring a career-best 275.40 in the women's 1-meter dive. With her efforts, the California native tallied the third-best score in program history.
 
Overall, the Bison trounced Marymount, 167-48, in Burr Pool on Senior Day. Howard won every event on the schedule.
 
During the meet, HU recognized six Bison competing in their final home contest, including Leanne McMaster (Kingston, Jamaica), Skylar Smith (Los Angeles) and Andreas Weech (Nassau, Bahamas).
 
The three seniors, along with junior DeAngela Fobbs (Upper Marlboro, Md.), won the 200 Free relay with a 1:43.04 time.
 
Individually, Fobbs, McMaster and Smith claimed first in their respective events. Fobbs finished first in the women's 100 Butterfly (1:01.14) while McMaster and Smith took home gold in the 50 Free (25.23) and 100 Free (56.29), respectively.
 
Junior Abolade Oyetunji (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) and newcomer Courtney Connolly (White Lake, Mich.) each won a pair of individual races. Oyetunji earned victories in the women's 200 Free (2:05.99) and 500 Free (5:46.79) while the Michigan native finished first in the 100 Back (1:01.85) and 200 IM (2:13.70), which ranks No. 5 on the school's all-time list.
 
Second-year swimmer Madison Freeland (Glenside, Pa.) continues to leave her mark in the school's record book, now holding the third-fastest mark in the 1000 Free (11:09.50).
 
To view results versus Marymount, please click here.
 
Saturday (Jan. 25), Howard travels crosstown to face Catholic in a District showdown. Meet time is set for 2 p.m.
 
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