Jan. 28, 2017
HUNTINGTON, W.V. – The Vanderbilt swim team traveled to Marshall to take part in their last regular season meet before the SEC Championships. The Commodores had some great swims throughout the meet, including six individual wins, but ultimately fell to Marshall 146-116.
The highlight of the meet for the Commodores was junior breaststroker Kara Lucenti. She finished on the podium in all four of her races, including a sweep of the breaststroke events and a win in the 200-yard IM. Lucenti finished the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.16, the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:19.45, and the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:07.24. It was her first win in the 100-yard breaststroke, her fifth win in the 200-yard breaststroke, and second win in the 200-yard IM this season. Lucenti finished runner-up in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:44.68.
Freshman Selah Peacock also had a great day in the pool, winning both events she competed in. Peacock won the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:17.80 and the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:02.75. It is her third win in the 1000-yard freestyle and second in the 500-yard freestyle this season.
Senior Kayla Moran was the other Commodore to pick up a win Saturday morning. Moran finished first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:06.13. It was her first win in the 200-yard butterfly this season. Moran swept the podium in her other events, finishing second in the 100-yard butterfly (57.12) and third in the 200-yard medley relay (1:47.29).
Fellow senior Rachel Koch finished on the podium in both of her races Saturday morning. Koch finished runner-up to Moran in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:06.18. She finished third in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.21.
Summer Brown earned three podium finishes in her four races. She finished runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.81. Brown also picked up a pair of third-place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay (1:47.29) and 200-yard freestyle relay (1:39.66).
The Commodores are now finished with the regular season portion of their schedule. They will have about two weeks to prepare for the SEC Championships in Knoxville, Tenn. The five-day championship will begin on Tuesday, February 14 and run through the rest of the week.
