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Blue Hens Remain in 10th Place Following Third Day of CAA Championships

DATE: February 25, 2005

FAIRFAX, VA -- The University of Delaware women's swimming and diving team moved up into ninth place with 138 points while the men remained in 10th place with 72 points following the third day of the Colonial Athletic Association Championships being held at Jim McKay Natatorium on the campus of George Mason University.

Sara Stephens led the Blue Hen women by finishing second in the 100 butterfly while breaking her own school record in the event with a time of 56.04. Stephens also finished second in the event in 2002 and 2004, and was third in 2003. Meredith Law placed ninth in the 400 individual medley in 4:33.69, Sara Reed came in 10th in the 200 freestyle in 1:54.06, and Kristen Avioli was 11th in the 100 backstroke in 59.97.

Sarah Bergen finished seventh in the 1-meter diving event with 196.80 points, while Emily Pretz finished 16th in the event with 153.50 points for Delaware. The Blue Hen 200 freestyle relay team of Law, Reed, Kendall Warren, and Ellen Heinz placed eighth in its race in 1:39.46.

Levan Beridze (right) paced the Delaware men by finishing 11th in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:43.37, while the 200 freestyle relay team of Berdize, Brendan Spencer, Adam Blomberg, and Andrew Zinn placed seventh in its event in 1:26.15.

The George Mason women moved into first place with 428 points, followed by Towson (395), UNC Wilmington (392), William & Mary (362), James Madison (241), Davidson (220), College of Charleston (149), Old Dominion (147), Delaware (138), and Drexel (122).

The UNC Wilmington men took over the top spot with 428 points, followed by George Mason (421), Old Dominion (345.5), Drexel (262), Towson (238.5), William & Mary (230), James Madison (205), Davidson (146), College of Charleston (118), and Delaware (72).

The championships conclude Saturday.

AGATE:

Men's Team Standings: 1. UNC Wilmington (428); 2. George Mason (421); 3. Old Dominion (345.5); 4. Drexel (262); 5. Towson (238.5); 6. William & Mary (230); 7. James Madison (205); 8. Davidson (146); 9. College of Charleston (118); 10. Delaware (72).

Top Delaware Men's Finishers: 7th - 200 freestyle relay (Levan Beridze, Brendan Spencer, Adam Blomberg, Andrew Zinn, 1:26.15); 11th - Levan Beridze, 200 freestyle (1:43.37); 17th - Brendan Spencer, 400 IM (4:15.05); 21st - Daniel Abbott, 100 backstroke (57.80); David Hardie, 100 breaststroke (1:02.31); 22nd - Joe Virion, 400 IM (4:17.97), Adam Mullan, 100 backstsroke (58.42); 25th - Cory Sanderson, 400 IM (4:21.80), Eric Wembacher, 100 breaststroke (1:03.40); 26th - Adam Blomberg, 200 freestyle (1:47.00); 27th - Mark Weldin - 100 butterfly (54.24); 28th - Max Evers, 200 freestyle (1:47.20); 29th - Matt Kates - 400 IM (4:28.25); 30th - Troy Sattgast, 100 butterfly (54.70); 31st - Michael Rasch, 200 freestyle (1:47.49); 32nd - Adam Mullan, 100 butterfly (56.36); 33rd - Eric Wembacher, 100 butterfly (58.92); 38th - Kyle Gurkovich, 200 freestyle (1:48.77); 42nd - Roger Carman, 200 freestyle (1:50.19);

     2005 CAA Swimming & Diving Championship                    
                         Sponsored by Hyatt Fair Lakes                         
                                    Results                                    
                           
Event 18  Men 400 Yard IM
===============================================================================
CAA Top Perf: ! 3:48.02  3/1994    Frederick Hviid, AU                         
CAA Meet Rec: * 3:50.58  2/1994    Frederick Hviid, AU                         
                3:47.29  A
                3:54.10  B
    Name              Year School               Prelims     Finals       Points 
===============================================================================
Finals
  1 Norton, Tim         JR  GEORGE MASON        4:01.61    3:57.96        
      25.19   28.87   30.25   29.44   33.97   33.95   28.46   27.83
  2 Freitag, Brian      FR  JAMES MADISON       4:02.19    4:01.67        
      26.36   29.91   31.84   31.45   33.55   33.45   27.95   27.16
  3 Houchin, Joe        SO  GEORGE MASON        4:05.07    4:01.73        
      25.15   28.78   30.97   31.53   35.23   35.65   27.85   26.57
  4 Ryder, Andrew       SO  GEORGE MASON        4:06.05    4:04.75        
      25.43   29.94   31.10   31.49   33.67   34.61   29.86   28.65
  5 Tschohl, Nate       JR  OLD DOMINION        4:07.00    4:05.29        
      25.67   29.09   31.63   31.78   35.42   35.82   28.59   27.29
  6 Weldon, Kirk        JR  TOWSON              4:07.55    4:09.80        
      25.79   29.35   31.26   30.41   35.49   37.14   30.77   29.59
  7 Buitrago, Andres    FR  UNC WILMINGTON      4:07.88    4:11.01        
      26.90   29.57   34.04   33.53   35.22   35.02   29.31   27.42
  8 DeNise, Michael     SO  OLD DOMINION        4:06.75    4:13.24        
      25.57   29.33   32.87   33.15   36.07   37.16   29.99   29.10
Consolation Finals
  9 Taylor, James       SR  CHARLESTON          4:08.21    4:07.67        
      26.31   30.04   33.02   32.29   34.56   35.08   28.44   27.93
 10 Topaz, Adam         FR  DAVIDSON            4:11.69    4:07.70        
      26.61   29.78   33.17   31.98   34.77   35.09   29.51   26.79
 11 Broughton, Will     FR  DAVIDSON            4:14.81    4:11.16        
      27.49   30.93   32.64   31.50   36.15   36.68   29.02   26.75
 12 Chrabot, Matt       SR  GEORGE MASON        4:12.03    4:11.19        
      26.51   30.38   31.84   31.26   37.08   36.77   29.56   27.79
 13 Jendzejec, Alex     FR WILLIAM & MARY       4:13.25    4:11.35        
      26.31   30.79   33.03   32.46   35.91   36.72   28.85   27.28
 14 Evans, Steven       SO  JAMES MADISON       4:14.85    4:14.00        
      26.08   29.98   35.15   35.98   35.64   35.92   28.27   26.98
 15 Orton, Michael      SR  UNC WILMINGTON      4:13.95    4:15.35        
      26.20   30.25   33.54   32.76   37.11   37.05   29.79   28.65
 -- Dalton, Mitch       SO  JAMES MADISON       4:11.27         DQ        
      25.99   30.21   32.93   32.28   35.90   36.39   29.92   28.57
 
Event 20  Men 100 Yard Butterfly
===============================================================================
CAA Top Perf: ! 48.44  2/1995    Mark Gabriele, JMU                            
CAA Meet Rec: * 48.44  2/1995    Mark Gabriele, JMU                            
                47.25  A
                48.66  B
    Name              Year School               Prelims     Finals       Points 
===============================================================================
Finals
  1 Druker, Eric        SR WILLIAM & MARY         50.92      50.46        
      23.72   26.74                                                
  2 Pulskamp, Ben       JR  UNC WILMINGTON        51.16      50.61        
      23.95   26.66                                                
  3 Burton, Brad        JR  JAMES MADISON         51.01      51.10        
      23.86   27.24                                                
  4 Chessey, Nathan     JR  UNC WILMINGTON        50.76      51.35        
      23.91   27.44                                                
  5 Sonley, Ben         SO  TOWSON                50.88      51.43        
      24.00   27.43                                                
  6 Wellington, Eric    JR  GEORGE MASON          51.23      51.50        
      23.70   27.80                                                
  7 Smith, Ian          JR  OLD DOMINION          51.37      51.71        
      23.68   28.03                                                
  8 Lundgren, Marty     SR  OLD DOMINION          51.36      51.92        
      24.32   27.60                                                
Consolation Finals
  9 Julich, Brian       JR  OLD DOMINION          51.45      50.60        
      22.98   27.62                                                
 10 Mierkowski, Michae  SR  DREXEL                51.73      51.89        
      24.29   27.60                                                
 11 Poole, Brad         JR  DAVIDSON              51.95      51.96        
      24.36   27.60                                                
 12 Wareck, Tony        JR WILLIAM & MARY         52.31      52.02        
      24.40   27.62                                                
 13 Merrill, John       JR  GEORGE MASON          52.51      52.05        
      24.30   27.75                                                
 14 Haler, Mihailo      FR  DREXEL                51.84      52.17        
      24.33   27.84                                                
 15 Rinehart, Billy     SR  UNC WILMINGTON        52.14      52.26        
      25.07   27.19                                                
 16 Elsaesser, Evan     JR WILLIAM & MARY         52.61      52.31        
      24.34   27.97                                                
                           
Event 22  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
===============================================================================
CAA Top Perf: ! 1:36.98  2/2004    Aaron Krause, TU                            
CAA Meet Rec: * 1:36.98  2/2004    Aaron Krause, TU                            
                1:36.19  A
                1:39.07  B
    Name              Year School               Prelims     Finals       Points 
===============================================================================
Finals
  1 Pasaoglu, Cem       SO  DREXEL              1:40.22    1:39.54        
      23.23   25.32   25.36   25.63                                
  2 Koucheravy, Tom     SO  GEORGE MASON        1:41.21    1:41.11        
      23.34   25.34   26.27   26.16                                
  3 Peterson, Mike      SR  GEORGE MASON        1:41.87    1:41.31        
      23.46   25.67   26.31   25.87                                
  4 Stegger, Fiete      FR  DAVIDSON            1:42.55    1:41.81        
      23.82   25.87   26.10   26.02                                
  5 Libert, Gregory     SR  CHARLESTON          1:42.26    1:42.17        
      23.71   25.77   26.21   26.48                                
  6 Duda, Nick          SO WILLIAM & MARY       1:42.69    1:42.37        
      23.66   25.54   26.54   26.63                                
  7 Krayer, Michael     JR  UNC WILMINGTON      1:42.21    1:42.65        
      23.75   25.72   26.42   26.76                                
  8 Frisk, Pat          SO  OLD DOMINION        1:42.18    1:42.86        
      23.91   26.11   26.11   26.73                                
Consolation Finals
  9 Dufresne, BJ        SO  GEORGE MASON        1:43.26    1:42.78        
      23.66   26.07   26.44   26.61                                
 10 Humphrey, Ben       SR  UNC WILMINGTON      1:43.17    1:43.16        
      24.51   26.00   26.29   26.36                                
 11 Beridze, Levan      SO  DELAWARE            1:43.92    1:43.37        
      23.71   26.27   26.55   26.84                                
 12 Crow, Brendon       FR  UNC WILMINGTON      1:43.72    1:43.79        
      24.52   26.93   26.34   26.00                                
 13 McGillicuddy, Matt  JR  GEORGE MASON        1:43.02    1:44.11        
      23.90   26.43   26.70   27.08                                
 14 Chartier, John      SO  JAMES MADISON       1:44.36    1:44.31        
      24.48   26.47   27.06   26.30                                
 15 Will, Chris         SO  TOWSON              1:44.94    1:44.47        
      24.52   26.36   26.89   26.70                                
 16 Sturmer, Corey      FR  UNC WILMINGTON      1:44.48    1:45.14        
      24.32   26.39   26.61   27.82                                
 
Event 24  Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
===============================================================================
CAA Top Perf: ! 54.66  3/1991    Sergio Lopez, AU                              
CAA Meet Rec: * 54.98  2/2001    Dominick Szabo, AU                            
                54.00  A
                55.62  B
    Name              Year School               Prelims     Finals       Points 
===============================================================================
Finals
  1 Cooper, David       SR  GEORGE MASON          56.94      57.07        
      27.15   29.92                                                
  2 Lundberg, Daniel    SO  OLD DOMINION          57.69      57.72        
      26.71   31.01                                                
  3 Clark, Jeff         JR WILLIAM & MARY         58.53      58.07        
      27.10   30.97                                                
  4 Nagy, Gergely       JR  DREXEL                58.43      58.13        
      27.48   30.65                                                
  5 Dodds, Chris        JR  TOWSON                57.93      58.32        
      26.82   31.50                                                
  6 Trotter, Wilson     SR  UNC WILMINGTON        57.78      58.37        
      27.62   30.75                                                
  7 Boyer, Eric         SO  UNC WILMINGTON        58.11      58.44        
      26.84   31.60                                                
  8 Layne, Matt         FR  UNC WILMINGTON        59.21      59.15        
      28.10   31.05                                                
Consolation Finals
  9 Dockins, Jeffery    FR  UNC WILMINGTON        59.23      58.78        
      27.91   30.87                                                
 10 Goudy, Chet         SR  TOWSON                59.24      59.40        
      27.90   31.50                                                
 11 Kane, Matt          FR  GEORGE MASON          59.61      59.62        
      27.96   31.66                                                
 12 Jones, Jimmy        JR  OLD DOMINION        1:00.99    1:00.06        
      28.45   31.61                                                
 13 Bauman, Mark        FR  JAMES MADISON       1:00.15    1:00.12        
      27.86   32.26                                                
 14 Carberry, Andrew    SO WILLIAM & MARY       1:00.14    1:00.60        
      28.03   32.57                                                
 15 Mazza, Michael      JR  DREXEL              1:00.38    1:00.81        
      28.81   32.00                                                
 16 Toolan-Miller, Mic  FR  TOWSON              1:01.12    1:00.94        
      28.23   32.71                                                
 
Event 26  Men 100 Yard Backstroke
===============================================================================
CAA Top Perf: ! 48.13  2/2003    Aaron Krause, TU                              
CAA Meet Rec: * 48.13  2/2003    Aaron Krause, TU                              
                47.43  A
                48.85  B
    Name              Year School               Prelims     Finals       Points 
===============================================================================
Finals
  1 Balint, Patrik      FR  OLD DOMINION          50.95      50.55        
      24.78   25.77                                                
  2 Brenneman, Adam     JR  UNC WILMINGTON        50.98      50.60        
      24.10   26.50                                                
  3 Cogdill, Ryan       SR  TOWSON                50.98      50.91        
      24.43   26.48                                                
  4 Fowler, Josh        SO  JAMES MADISON         50.56      51.13        
      24.31   26.82                                                
  5 Harris, Sam         SR  DREXEL                52.37      52.09        
      24.83   27.26                                                
  6 Backhaus, Chris     SO  DREXEL                52.93      52.38        
      25.42   26.96                                                
  7 Albright, Jake      JR WILLIAM & MARY         52.18      52.53        
      25.24   27.29                                                
  8 Mierkowski, Michae  SR  DREXEL                52.84      53.65        
      26.15   27.50                                                
Consolation Finals
  9 McCarthy, Patrick   SO  UNC WILMINGTON        52.99      52.72        
      25.90   26.82                                                
  9 Hulagu, Gokhan      FR  DREXEL                53.26      52.72        
      25.78   26.94                                                
 11 Humphrey, Ben       SR  UNC WILMINGTON        53.26      53.08        
      25.89   27.19                                                
 12 Wolff, Matt         JR WILLIAM & MARY         54.10      53.20        
      26.04   27.16                                                
 13 MacKinnon, Ian      SO  DREXEL                52.95      53.21        
      25.65   27.56                                                
 14 Ponting, Kurt       SO  JAMES MADISON         53.46      53.42        
      25.47   27.95                                                
 15 Tolson, Steve       JR  DAVIDSON              54.08      53.60        
      26.36   27.24                                                
 16 Elko, Matt          SO  GEORGE MASON          54.25      53.88        
      25.81   28.07                                                
 
Event 30  Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
===============================================================================
CAA Top Perf: ! 1:20.80  2/2002    UNC Wilmington                              
CAA Meet Rec: * 1:20.80  2/2002    UNC Wilmington                              
                1:18.47  A
                1:20.82  B
    School                                                  Finals       Points 
===============================================================================
  1 UNC WILMINGTON                                        1:23.07        
     1) Brenneman, Adam JR              2) Boyer, Eric SO                 
     3) Chessey, Nathan JR              4) Krayer, Michael JR             
       20.79    20.69    21.29    20.30                                    
  2 WILLIAM AND MARY                                      1:24.04        
     1) Duda, Nick SO                   2) Jacobsen, Bobby JR             
     3) Albright, Jake JR               4) Druker, Eric SR                
       21.29    21.45    21.00    20.30                                    
  3 OLD DOMINION                                          1:24.08        
     1) Haverty, Tyler SO               2) Frisk, Pat SO                  
     3) Smith, Ian JR                   4) Julich, Brian JR               
       21.26    21.17    21.01    20.64                                    
  4 GEORGE MASON                                          1:24.79        
     1) Wellington, Eric JR             2) Peterson, Mike SR              
     3) Houchin, Joe SO                 4) McGillicuddy, Matt JR          
       21.48    21.20    20.91    21.20                                    
  5 DREXEL                                                1:25.10        
     1) Pasaoglu, Cem SO                2) Mierkowski, Michael SR         
     3) Robbins, Daniel FR              4) Backhaus, Chris SO             
       21.50    21.03    21.61    20.96                                    
  6 JAMES MADISON                                         1:25.61        
     1) Fowler, Josh SO                 2) Ponting, Kurt SO               
     3) Chartier, John SO               4) Dunn, RJ JR                    
       21.89    21.53    21.60    20.59                                    
  7 DELAWARE                                              1:26.15        
     1) Beridze, Levan SO               2) Spencer, Brendan SO            
     3) Blomberg, Adam FR               4) Zinn, Andrew FR                
       21.18    21.93    21.67    21.37                                    
  8 TOWSON                                                1:26.43        
     1) Dodds, Chris JR                 2) Weldon, Kirk JR                
     3) Cogdill, Ryan SR                4) Gordon, Sam SR                 
       21.50    21.89    21.65    21.39                                    
  9 DAVIDSON COLLEGE                                      1:26.65        
     1) Stegger, Fiete FR               2) Poole, Brad JR                 
     3) Raver, Charlie SO               4) Tolson, Steve JR               
       21.56    21.66    21.96    21.47                                    
 10 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON                                 1:27.64        
     1) Buchanan, Larry                 2) Mule, Millard JR               
     3) Taylor, James SR                4) Libert, Gregory SR             
       22.18    21.94    21.98    21.54                                    
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