'Cats Enter A-10 Championships Wednesday

Wednesday, February 21

Hampton, VA

1 p.m./5 p.m.

Davidson College Athletics

Atlantic 10 Championships

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2/20/2024 2:42:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Swimming & Diving

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Four days, one action-packed environment.

Beginning Wednesday, Davidson swimmers and divers will compete at the Atlantic 10 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.

It's what the Wildcats have been building for all season, since before their first meet against Queens on Sept. 30.

"This group has invested a lot of energy and effort this season, and there is eagerness to celebrate that work in competition," said Davidson coach John Young. "The level of performance at our championship has increased considerably during our time in the A-10, a phenomenon that many athletes – including many Wildcats – deserve credit for. We are certainly excited to see our known leaders perform, but also eager to see who among us redefines their competitive identity."

The action commences Wednesday with 1 p.m. prelims in men's one-meter diving, followed by a 5 p.m. finals session including 1M diving and men's and women's 200 medley and 800 free relays.

Action on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will begin with 10 a.m. prelims, followed by night sessions.

For a complete events schedule, click here.

FELT IS BACK FOR MORE
Davidson sophomore Dylan Felt made a splash at last year's A-10 meet, earning the A-10 Most Outstanding Rookie and Performer Awards. He was the first male swimmer, not from George Washington, to secure the meet's top individual honor since 2015.

He took gold in the 500 free (4:20.02) and 1,650 free (15:09.08), setting a league mark in the 1,650. He also took silver in the 200 free and with the 800 free relay.

Felt recently put his name on another A-10 record, setting the 200 free mark (1:35.11) during the Wildcats' dual meet at Gardner-Webb on Feb. 3. He also enters A-10s with the top times in the 1,000 free (9:14.05) and 1,650 free (15:20.08).

CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
• George Washington has swept the team titles the last two years and has won six of the previous seven men's championships.
• Since joining the A-10 in 2014-15, Davidson has secured five of nine Most Outstanding Performer Awards in the women's championship. That includes three honors to Elise Lankiewicz (2015, 2016, 2017) and two by Shelby Stanley (2021, 2022). Additionally, Stanley was Most Outstanding Rookie in 2020.
• Third is the highest team finish for Davidson's teams (Women- 2016, 2021), (Men- 2021).

'CATS IN THE A-10's TOP 10
MEN
50 free: Felt (8th), 20.58
200 free: Felt (1st), 1:35.11; Ben McClain (6th), 1:38.70; Mitch McClain (9th), 1:40.29
500 free: Felt (2nd), 4:27.27; Henry Logan (8th), 4:33.90; Fletcher Smith (9th), 4:34.15
1,000 free: Felt (1st), 9:14.05; Jackson McDonald (9th), 9:38.46
1,650 free: Felt (1st), 15:20.08
100 back: Jeremy Kemp (10th), 49.62
200 back: Kemp (4th), 1:48.13; Liam McDonough (9th), 1:49.47
100 breast: Andrew Schou (4th), 54.88
200 breast: Schou (5th), 2:02.13
200 fly: Smith (5th), 1:48.55
200 IM: McDonough (9th), 1:51.92
400 IM: Ryan Shute (7th), 4:03.22; Zach Jones (9th), 4:03.91
1M diving: Ben Cutforth (4th), 308.40; James Gourlay (5th), 277.95
3M diving: Cutforth (4th), 330.55; Gourlay (5th), 309.90
*The 800 relay team is seeded first (6:34.73)

WOMEN
50 free: Addy Donaldson (7th), 23.29
100 free: Donaldson (9th, 50.93)
500 free: Sylvia Stewart-Bates (7th), 4:54.90
1,000 free: Stewart-Bates (4th), 10:14.76
1,650 free: Stewart-Bates (4th), 16:59.87; Rani Greer (9th), 17:23.17
200 back: Ann Thompson (9th), 2:01.14
100 breast: Anna Newman (5th), 1:03.02
200 breast: Newman (6th), 2:18.46
200 IM: Newman (10th), 2:04.39
400 IM: Cynthia Huang (6th), 4:24.21; Newman (10th), 4:25.50
1M diving: Annica Valmassei (3rd), 253.20; Elle Jacobsen (8th), 230.55; Tess Hamilton (9th), 222.85
3M diving: Valmassei (3rd), 268.95; Jacobsen (4th), 268.30; Hamilton (8th), 227.40