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Drexel 151, Delaware 86

November 15, 2003

Hardy, Virion Win Events in Blue Hen Setback to Dragons

Complete Results

NEWARK, DE -- Sarah Peffer won three individual events and Jill Fitzgerald won twice as the University of Delaware women's swimming and diving team defeated Drexel 140-94 in a men's and women's dual meet at Rawstrom Natatorium Saturday afternoon.

The Blue Hen women improved to 4-1 with the victory as they downed the Dragons (0-4) for 13th straight time. In the men's meet, the Blue Hens (1-4) fell to Drexel (3-1) 151-86 despite victories from Joe Virion (Concord/Wilmington, DE) in the 1,000 freestyle (10:11.88) and from David Hardy (DeMatha/Rainier, MD) in the 200 breaststroke (2:21.36). Drexel downed the Hens for the fourth straight time.

Both Delaware squads will continue action next week at Rider.

Peffer, a senior from Newark, DE (Newark HS) who won three titles at last year's Colonial Athletic Association championships, won the 500 freestyle (5:09.02), 1,000 freestyle (10:22.74), and 200 butterfly (2:13.12). Fitzgerald, a senior captain from Warminster, PA (Archbishop Wood), won a pair of sprints, sweeping the 50 freestyle (24.98) and 100 freestyle (54.06) events.

Also for the Hens, Sara Stephens (St. Mark's/Newark, DE) won the 200 individual medley (2:12.5), Sara Reed (East/West Chester, PA) won the 200 backstroke (2:09.85), and the 400 medley relay team of Kristen Avioli (Bishop Shanahan/West Chester, PA), Lauren Ostroski (Methacton/Norristown, PA), Sarah Bacewicz (Tolland/Tolland, CT), and Meredith Law (Nansemond/Chesapeake, VA) won in a time of 4:08.17.

Avioli was also second in the 50 freestyle and 200 backstroke, Ostroski was second in the 200 individual medley, Stephens and Reed were second in the 400 medley relay, and Law was third in both the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle.

In the men's meet, Delaware also got a first place finish from the 400 freestyle relay team of Kevin Kotowski (Salesianum/Wilmington, DE), Brendan Spencer (Yorktown/Arlington, VA), Colin Gibson (Radnor/Villanova, PA), and Corey Sanderson (Einstein/Kensington, MD) in a time of 3:23.13. Sanderson was also second in the 1,000 freestyle while Virion was part of the second place 400 freestyle relay team and also placed third in the 500 freestyle. Diver Steve Henn (Dix Hills/Dix Hills, NY) was third in both the one-meter and three-meter diving events.

AGATE:

 
Event 2  Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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    School                                               Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Drexel University  'A'                                 NT    3:36.93   11  
     1) Backhaus, Chris FR              2) Nagy, Gergely SO               
     3) Hanlon, Stephen SR              4) Newhall, Andrew SO             
       26.27    53.66  1:21.66  1:53.58  2:18.57  2:47.90  3:10.82  3:36.93
  2 Drexel University  'B'                                 NT    3:41.85    4  
     1) Harris, Sam JR                  2) Mazza, Michael SO              
     3) MacKinnon, Ian FR               4) McManus, Zen JR                
       26.69    54.47  1:23.88  1:57.15  2:22.04  2:52.20  3:15.51  3:41.85
  3 Delaware  'A'                                     3:30.01    3:43.51    2  
     1) Skacel, Alex W JR               2) Hardy, David SR                
     3) Lyons, Sean FR                  4) Evers, Max FR                  
       27.30    56.07  1:24.88  1:59.00  2:23.96  2:53.58  3:17.13  3:43.51
  4 Drexel University  'C'                                 NT    3:53.81  
     1) Malnik, Ariel SO                2) Farley, Eammon FR              
     3) O'Brien, Robert SR              4) Whitehead, Matthew SO          
       29.28    59.63  1:29.36  2:02.97  2:30.03  3:01.74  3:26.60  3:53.81
  5 Delaware  'B'                                          NT    3:55.76  
     1) Ritterson, Jeff SO              2) Kates, Matt FR                 
     3) Aungst, Matt SR                 4) Bailey, Dan JR                 
        9.92  1:00.23  1:31.20  2:05.63  2:31.88  3:03.03  3:27.91  3:55.76
 
 
Event 4  Men 1000 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Virion, Joe               FR DEL                 10:16.88   10:11.88    9  
       27.23    57.21  1:27.24  1:57.55  2:28.19  2:59.19  3:30.15  4:01.12
     4:32.29  5:03.72  5:35.03  6:05.95  6:37.34  7:08.48  7:39.15  8:09.98
     8:40.92  9:11.48  9:41.97 10:11.88                                    
  2 Sanderson, Cory           FR DEL                 10:21.83   10:15.10    4  
       28.74    59.32  1:30.12  2:01.42  2:32.52  3:04.23  3:35.60  4:06.44
     4:37.29  5:08.62  5:39.69  6:10.62  6:41.23  7:12.26  7:43.20  8:13.80
     8:44.49  9:15.80  9:46.09 10:15.10                                    
  3 Wolff, Zachary            JR Drexel                    NT   10:15.46    3  
       27.34    56.95  1:26.81  1:57.06  2:27.84  2:58.97  3:29.55  4:00.81
     4:32.23  5:03.61  5:34.54  6:05.14  6:37.04  7:08.39  7:39.89  8:11.19
     8:42.88  9:14.66  9:45.96 10:15.46                                    
  4 Goldstein, Adam           JR DEL                 10:09.86   10:27.00    2  
       28.05    57.76  1:28.78  2:00.38  2:31.90  3:03.51  3:35.26  4:06.94
     4:38.72  5:10.30  5:42.05  6:13.71  6:45.32  7:17.21  7:49.17  8:20.98
     8:52.69  9:24.54  9:56.08 10:27.00                                    
  5 Cancila, Phil             FR Drexel                    NT   10:39.84    1  
       28.04    58.01  1:29.09  2:00.85  2:32.97  3:04.84  3:36.33  4:08.17
     4:40.89  5:13.66  5:44.67  6:17.44  6:50.04  7:23.10  7:56.47  8:28.22
     9:02.87  9:36.51 10:08.04 10:39.84                                    
  6 Kindelan, John            FR DEL                 11:01.38   11:09.52  
       29.56  1:01.14  1:33.75  2:07.34  2:41.26  3:15.09  3:48.95  4:23.21
     4:57.26  5:31.03  6:05.04  6:39.13  7:12.85  7:46.66  8:21.18  8:54.83
     9:28.89 10:02.96 10:36.76 11:09.52                                    
 
Event 6  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Backhaus, Chris           FR Drexel                    NT    1:46.76    9  
       25.04    52.40  1:20.39  1:46.76                                    
  2 Mierkowski, Michael       JR Drexel                    NT    1:46.81    4  
       25.66    53.20  1:20.16  1:46.81                                    
  3 Babcock, Neal             JR Drexel                    NT    1:50.07    3  
       25.86    53.73  1:21.94  1:50.07                                    
  4 Gibson, Colin             SO DEL                  1:48.62    1:50.65    2  
       25.81    54.19  1:22.75  1:50.65                                    
  5 Hanlon, Stephen           SR Drexel                    NT    1:50.66    1  
       26.27    54.24  1:22.68  1:50.66                                    
  6 Kotowski, Kevin           JR DEL                  1:47.02    1:51.10  
       24.98    52.69  1:21.58  1:51.10                                    
  7 Evers, Max                FR DEL                       NT    1:51.20  
       25.97    54.55  1:23.20  1:51.20                                    
  8 Ritterson, Jeff           SO DEL                  1:52.35    1:54.46  
       25.99    54.80  1:24.66  1:54.46                                    
 
 
Event 8  Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Pasaoglu, Cem             FR Drexel                    NT      22.32    9  
  2 Morrison, Michael         SO Drexel                    NT      22.48    4  
  3 McManus, Zen              JR Drexel                    NT      23.15    3  
  4 Newhall, Andrew           SO Drexel                    NT      23.37    2  
  5 Rasch, Michael            SO DEL                    23.23      23.85    1  
  6 Weldin, Mark              JR DEL                    23.63      24.20  
  7 Panas, Robert             FR DEL                    24.41      24.57  
  8 Birchenall, Alex          JR DEL                       NT      24.99  
         
 
Event 10  Men 200 Yard IM
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Nagy, Gergely             SO Drexel                    NT    1:58.41    9  
       25.59    56.81  1:30.72  1:58.41                                    
  2 Harris, Sam               JR Drexel                    NT    2:01.17    4  
       27.12    56.84  1:33.97  2:01.17                                    
  3 Skacel, Alex W            JR DEL                  2:02.22    2:01.99    3  
       25.90    56.93  1:33.23  2:01.99                                    
  4 Spencer, Brendan          FR DEL                  2:01.96    2:03.32    2  
       26.43    57.29  1:35.04  2:03.32                                    
  5 Hardy, David              SR DEL                  1:58.70    2:06.86    1  
       28.04  1:00.61  1:36.60  2:06.86                                    
  6 Farley, Eammon            FR Drexel                    NT    2:08.40  
       28.16  1:02.50  1:39.46  2:08.40                                    
  7 Mazza, Michael            SO Drexel                    NT    2:11.58  
       29.61  1:07.02  1:41.92  2:11.58                                    
  8 Bailey, Dan               JR DEL                  2:09.93    2:11.60  
       27.81  1:02.22  1:40.87  2:11.60                                    
 
 
Event 12  Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Malnik, Ariel             SO Drexel                    NT    2:02.13    9  
       28.18    59.86  1:31.22  2:02.13                                    
  2 Babcock, Neal             JR Drexel                    NT    2:03.00    4  
       26.84    56.83  1:28.47  2:03.00                                    
  3 Aungst, Matt              SR DEL                  2:00.90    2:04.45    3  
       26.98    58.00  1:30.53  2:04.45                                    
  4 O'Brien, Robert           SR Drexel                    NT    2:05.90    2  
       28.18  1:00.37  1:32.82  2:05.90                                    
  5 Lyons, Sean               FR DEL                  2:09.18    2:06.12    1  
       27.84    59.75  1:33.37  2:06.12                                    
 
Event 14  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Mierkowski, Michael       JR Drexel                    NT      48.27    9  
       23.78    48.27                                                      
  2 Pasaoglu, Cem             FR Drexel                    NT      48.46    4  
       23.83    48.46                                                      
  3 Gibson, Colin             SO DEL                    49.72      50.21    3  
       23.78    50.21                                                      
  4 McManus, Zen              JR Drexel                    NT      50.44    2  
       23.99    50.44                                                      
  5 Kotowski, Kevin           JR DEL                    48.15      50.79    1  
       24.11    50.79                                                      
  6 Morrison, Michael         SO Drexel                    NT      51.03  
       24.63    51.03                                                      
  7 Kates, Matt               FR DEL                       NT      52.33  
       25.40    52.33                                                      
  8 Rasch, Michael            SO DEL                    50.81      52.41  
       25.08    52.41                                                      
 
 
Event 16  Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Harris, Sam               JR Drexel                    NT    1:57.82    9  
       27.90    57.59  1:27.57  1:57.82                                    
  2 Skacel, Alex W            JR DEL                  1:57.62    2:00.16    4  
       28.45    58.30  1:29.52  2:00.16                                    
  3 MacKinnon, Ian            FR Drexel                    NT    2:00.66    3  
       26.94    57.09  1:28.86  2:00.66                                    
  4 Sanderson, Cory           FR DEL                  2:02.64    2:03.51    2  
       29.10    59.93  1:31.38  2:03.51                                    
  5 Wolff, Zachary            JR Drexel                    NT    2:07.84    1  
       29.97  1:02.04  1:34.88  2:07.84                                    
  6 Weldin, Mark              JR DEL                  2:09.97    2:15.14  
       31.46  1:05.07  1:39.54  2:15.14                                    
 
 
Event 18  Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Hanlon, Stephen           SR Drexel                    NT    4:57.87    9  
       27.75    57.56  1:27.60  1:57.45  2:27.80  2:58.01  3:28.16  3:58.65
     4:28.79  4:57.87                                                      
  2 Backhaus, Chris           FR Drexel                    NT    4:58.75    4  
       27.12    57.31  1:27.53  1:57.66  2:27.87  2:58.30  3:28.58  3:58.67
     4:29.37  4:58.75                                                      
  3 Virion, Joe               FR DEL                  5:01.46    5:04.28    3  
       27.49    57.95  1:28.66  1:59.46  2:30.05  3:00.95  3:31.88  4:02.74
     4:33.43  5:04.28                                                      
  4 Cancila, Phil             FR Drexel                    NT    5:04.99    2  
       27.66    57.70  1:27.24  1:57.69  2:28.21  2:59.48  3:31.30  4:03.16
     4:35.22  5:04.99                                                      
  5 Spencer, Brendan          FR DEL                  5:04.25    5:05.10    1  
       27.83    58.86  1:30.10  2:01.58  2:32.76  3:03.79  3:34.54  4:05.85
     4:36.37  5:05.10                                                      
  6 Goldstein, Adam           JR DEL                  4:47.13    5:10.66  
       27.92    58.34  1:29.24  2:00.67  2:32.50  3:04.28  3:36.10  4:07.91
     4:39.62  5:10.66                                                      
  7 Birchenall, Alex          JR DEL                  5:26.63    5:22.13  
       28.40    59.89  1:32.35  2:04.96  2:38.14  3:11.08  3:43.92  4:16.70
     4:49.52  5:22.13                                                      
 
Event 20  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Hardy, David              SR DEL                  2:15.13    2:21.36    9  
       31.06  1:07.66  1:44.66  2:21.36                                    
  2 Kates, Matt               FR DEL                  2:23.53    2:22.14    4  
       32.19  1:07.83  1:44.98  2:22.14                                    
 -- Nagy, Gergely             SO Drexel                    NT   X2:12.99  
       29.67  1:03.05  1:37.44  2:12.99                                    
 -- Mazza, Michael            SO Drexel                    NT   X2:15.73  
       30.81  1:04.90  1:40.57  2:15.73                                    
 -- Malnik, Ariel             SO Drexel                    NT   X2:23.46  
       34.34  1:11.71  1:47.97  2:23.46                                    
 
Event 22  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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    School                                               Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Delaware  'A'                                     3:17.48    3:23.13   11  
     1) Kotowski, Kevin JR              2) Spencer, Brendan FR            
     3) Gibson, Colin SO                4) Sanderson, Cory FR             
       24.38    51.55  1:14.89  1:39.92  2:03.91  2:29.75  2:54.66  3:23.13
  2 Delaware  'B'                                     3:22.69    3:30.84    4  
     1) Virion, Joe FR                  2) Evers, Max FR                  
     3) Rasch, Michael SO               4) Goldstein, Adam JR             
       25.78    54.23  1:18.77  1:45.11  2:10.37  2:37.69  3:03.19  3:30.84
  3 Delaware  'C'                                          NT    3:31.06    2  
     1) Lyons, Sean FR                  2) Weldin, Mark JR                
     3) Birchenall, Alex JR             4) Bailey, Dan JR                 
       24.86    51.93  1:16.88  1:44.05  2:10.01  2:38.79  3:03.72  3:31.06
  4 Delaware  'D'                                          NT    3:43.60  
     1) Panas, Robert FR                2) Aungst, Matt SR                
     3) Ritterson, Jeff SO              4) Kindelan, John FR              
       27.00    56.45  1:22.14  1:51.47  2:16.75  2:46.25  3:13.48  3:43.60
 -- Drexel University  'A'                                 NT   X3:15.45  
     1) Newhall, Andrew SO              2) Wolff, Zachary JR              
     3) Mierkowski, Michael JR          4) Pasaoglu, Cem FR               
       23.96    49.63  1:13.86  1:40.00  2:03.62  2:27.80  2:50.61  3:15.45
 -- Drexel University  'B'                                 NT   X3:27.30  
     1) Farley, Eammon FR               2) MacKinnon, Ian FR              
     3) Morrison, Michael SO            4) Whitehead, Matthew SO          
       25.26    51.69  1:16.13  1:42.51  2:06.78  2:34.07  2:59.58  3:27.30
 
Event 24  Men 1 mtr Diving
===============================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Perry, Anthony            SR Drexel                    NT     314.40    9  
  2 Reustle, Steve            JR Drexel                    NT     259.13    4  
  3 Henn, Steve               FR DEL                       NT     234.38    3  
  4 Wolf, Stephen             JR DEL                       NT     168.30    2  
  5 O'Connell, Dan            FR DEL                       NT     164.85    1  
 
 
Event 26  Men 3 mtr Diving
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Perry, Anthony            SR Drexel                    NT     322.50    9  
  2 Reustle, Steve            JR Drexel                    NT     279.23    4  
  3 Henn, Steve               FR DEL                       NT     190.20    3  
  4 O'Connell, Dan            FR DEL                       NT     178.35    2  
  5 Wolf, Stephen             JR DEL                       NT     134.78    1