ASHLAND, Va. - Randolph-Macon Women's Swimming opened the 2026-27 season with a hard-fought loss against Mary Washington on Thursday night. 

Individual Winners

• In the 100 Breast, Teaghan McNeill (Knightdale, N.C./Enloe) won with a time of 1:11.10, beating the second-place swimmer by .56 seconds. McNeill added to her night with another top-three finish in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:38.26.
• Sophie Sullivan (Richmond, Va./Saint Catherine's) delivered another top finish with a time of 25.66 in the 50 Free. She added another top finish in the 100 Free, clocking 57.07 seconds.
• In the 200 Back, Izzie Check (Williamsburg,/Va. Bruton) finished first with a time of 2:37.59, earning nine points for the Yellow Jackets. She added nine more points in the 200 Medley with a time of 2:16.99. Check finished second in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:11.66. 

Relay Highlights

• In the 200 Medley Relay, Reese Painter (Houston, Texas/Duchesne Academy of Sacred Heart), McNeill, Madi Reed (Stephens City, Va./Sherando) and Sullivan finished second, earning four points to the Lemon and Black's overall score with a time of 1:52.95. 
• In the 200 Free Relay, the team consisting of McNeill, Painter, Reed and Sullivan finished first with a time of 1:41.36.
• In the same event, the team of Annika Rogerson (Goochland, Va./Goochland), Eliza Brock-Turner (Midlothian, Va./Manchester), Avery Swenson (Chester, Va./Monacan) and Hannah Loyd (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) finished third with a time of 1:48.52.

Individual Highlights

• Brooklyn DeCann (Huntersville, N.C./Lincoln Charter) finished the 1000 Free with a time of 11:32.18 for a second-place finish. She added a third-place finish with a time of 5:35.36 in the 500 Free. 
• Logan Robertson (Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette) made her collegiate dual meet debut, earning third place in the 200 Free with a time of 2:04.59.
• Painter delivered a top-three performance in the 100 Back with a time of 1:02.80.
• Rogerson earned a second-place finish during the 200 Fly with a time of 2:22.83.
• Reed finished the 50 Free in 26 seconds, earning third place.
• Jade Bevans (Williamsburg, Va./Bruton) earned a second-place finish in her first collegiate dual meet during the 100 Free with a time of 57.21 seconds. In the 100 Fly, she earned third place with a time of 1:04.52.
• During the 200 back, Abby Kozlowski (Bel Air, Md./Notre Dame Prep) finished with a time of 2:15.04, earning second place.
• Loyd finished second during the 500 Free with a time of 5:33.76. 

Up Next 
The Yellow Jackets will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 30, for a road contest against St. Mary's College of Maryland at 5:00 p.m.