BALTIMORE (December 3, 2022) - Howard university women's swimming & diving team closed out the midway point of the year at Loyola's H2ounds Invitational Saturday afternoon. With a score of 824, the Bison placed third overall at the end of the two-day session (Dec. 2-3).
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On the first day, first-year standout Zuilda Nwaeze (Columbia, Md.) set a school record with her second-place finish in the 500 Free with a time of 5:06.13. The performance sets her atop the conference leaderboard in the event.
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Freshman Skylar Debanm (Chandler, Ariz.) set a school best the following day, swimming the 1650 Free in 17:51.93.
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The 200-Free Relay consisting of Nwaeze, Kelsey Roberson (West Orange, N.J.), Michaela Spears (Chicago, Ill.), and Isabella Fountain (White Plains, N.Y.) finished second overall (1:37.38).
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Fountain also put on an exciting performance in a nail-biting 50 Free, missing first place by .01 seconds. Her season best of 23.78 leads the Northeast Conference.
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Other conference leading performances from the weekend included Courtney Connolly (White Lake, Mich.) in the 100-Butterfly (57.90).
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Connolly, Nwaeze, Fountain and sophomore Zaylie Elizabeth Thompson (Nassau, Bahamas) competed in the 200 Medley Relay where they placed runner-up (1:46.15).
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The Bison are back in action next year (January 14) as they host UMBC.
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For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.