NORFOLK, Va. – The Howard University women's swimming and diving captured two event victories and recorded several podium finishes but fell to Old Dominion University, 126.5-78.5, in a dual meet Saturday.
Howard opened the meet with a victory in the 400-yard medley relay. The Bison A team of
Chanice Posada (Houston, Texas),
Rhanishka Gibbs (Nassau, Bahamas),
Alyssa Napier (Wilmington, Delaware) and
Gabrielle Vickles (El Dorado, Trinidad and Tobago) finished first in 3:53.74. Howard's B team, consisting of
Summer McKoy (Pikesville, Maryland),
Brooke Whitt (Chicago),
Saylor Debnam and
Kaliyah Hinson (York, Pennsylvania), placed third in 3:59.87.
Mia Patton (Nassau, Bahamas) earned a second-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 10:50.69. Howard claimed another event victory in the 200-yard freestyle, where
Victoria Williams finished first in 1:54.76.
In the 50-yard freestyle,
Amira Washington placed second in 24.71, followed by Vickles in third at 24.79. Napier earned a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.76, while Debnam took third in 58.37.
Williams continued her strong performance in the 100-yard freestyle, tying Old Dominion's Yanitsa Karlova for first place in 53.21. Vickles added a third-place finish in 53.95. Posada also reached the podium, placing second in the 100-yard backstroke in 57.35.
Patton recorded another podium finish in the 500-yard freestyle, placing third in 5:16.75. Whitt finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.37.
Howard closed the meet with a pair of podium finishes in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The A team of Napier, Williams, Hinson and Gibbs placed second in 3:33.93, just 0.13 seconds behind Old Dominion's winning time of 3:33.80. The B team of
Seannia Norville-Smith (Nassau, Bahamas), Washington, Debnam and McKoy finished third in 3:39.57.
Howard returns to competition Nov. 20-22 at the H2ounds Invitational, hosted by Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland.
For more information on swimming and diving, visit the official Howard Athletics website
www.hubison.com.
