Canes Take Part in Quad Meet at Notre Dame

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Miami swimming & diving teamcompeted as a full unit for the first time this season Friday at the Rolfs Aquatic Center.

In a quad meet hosted by Notre Dame and featuring Miami, Purdue and Rutgers, the Hurricanes put together a number of strong performances in their first competition since the SMU Classic on Oct. 14.

Junior diver Wally Layand impressed in her first competitive event of the fall, taking first in the 3-meter event with a score of 325.30. Sophomore Marcela Maric took third in the 1-meter on the women’s side (280.50).

Junior Briadam Herrera, competing against some of the top divers in the country from Purdue, took second in both the 1-meter (378.30) and 3-meter (397.65)

Senior Cameron Davis took fourth in the first individual swimming event of the day, finishing the 1000-yard freestyle in 10:18.08. Freshman Manon Viguier (sixth, 1:52.26) and junior Julie Suarez (seventh, 1:52.29) were among Miami’s top performers in the 200 freestyle.

After a fifth-place finish by senior Christina Leander in the 100 backstroke (56.88), fellow senior Angela Algee touched the wall in the 200 fly in a time of 2:20.28 to take fifth.

Algee wasn’t done there.

Competing in one of her signature events – the 100 fly – Algee took first in the event with a time of 54.53 to build momentum in the later stages of the meet.

Viguier continued her strong day with a third-place finish in the 50 free (23.50), finishing just behind Katie Smith (22.69) and Abbie Dolan (23.31) of Notre Dame. Fellow freshman Iliana Oikonmou took seventh in the 50 free in a time of 24.00 seconds.

Oikonmou (fourth, 51.24) and Suarez (fifth, 51.28) earned Miami points in the 100 free, and Suarez finished with a fourth-place showing in the 500 free (5:01.17).

The Hurricanes’ top entry in the 400 free relay – comprised of Viguier, Oikonomou, Suarez and Algee – wrapped the competition with a time of 3:28.99.