George Washington University Athletics
Swimming & Diving to Host Davidson
11/2/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Jake OrtizJr. || 5-6
Buffalo, N.Y.
Ortiz has continued to lead GW's divers this season. The junior broke his own record on the 1-meter board in the Oct. 21 win over Boston College by scoring 330.67 to better his old mark by more than five points. He also finished third in the 3-meter competition against the Eagles.
Jackie TorrezSo. || 5-3
Whittier, Calif.
Torrez won three individual races in the Oct. 21 victory over Boston College, taking the 200-yard butterfly (2:08.45), 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.13) and 200-yard individual medley (2:11.18). The previous day she was part of GW's winning 200-yard medley relay team in a narrow loss to Marshall.
LAST TIME OUT: The Colonials had last weekend off on the heels of their sweep of Boston College on Oct. 21. The men set a pair of diving records en route to their 185-115 win over the Eagles. They have won both of their dual meets so far this season. The women took 15 of 16 events in their 181-119 victory. They are 3-1 so far.
Peter Nachtwey was honored as A-10 Rookie of the Week for a second time following his record-setting 3-meter diving performance in the win, while Emily Zhang took CollegeSwimming.com A-10 Women's Swimmer of the Week honors after winning five individual races against Boston College and Marshall that weekend.
SCOUTING DAVIDSON: Davidson is coming off a home split against Georgetown last Saturday. The men won, 176-123, with the women falling 172-120.
The Wildcats finished fifth on the women's side at last season's A-10 Championships, one spot ahead of GW. The men placed eighth out of eight teams at the conference meet.
COMING UP: GW heads to Cleveland State's Magnus Cup from Nov. 17-19. The three-day meet is the final competition of the fall for the men's team. The women wrap up Dec. 2 with a home meet against Richmond.
WATCH & LEARN: Head Coach James Winchester, Hannah Kopydlowski and Alexander Auster preview Saturday's meet.
Hear from Head Coach James Winchester, Hannah Kopydlowski and Alex Auster ahead of Saturday's home meet vs. Davidson. #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/UJXRvQvGHw
- GW Swimming & Diving (@GWSwimDive) November 1, 2017
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