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Blomberg, Virion Each Win But Blue Hen Men's Swimming and Diving Falls At Drexel, 143-86

Date: November 13, 2004

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The University of Delaware women's swimming and diving team posted a 150-91 win at Drexel while the Blue Hen men's team fell to the Dragons, 143-86, in a Colonial Athletic Association meet Saturday afternoon at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.

The Delaware women's team had four swimmers win two events as the Blue Hens improved to 3-2 overall and 2-2 in the conference. Sophomore Meredith Law (Chesapeake, VA/Nansemond-Suffolk Academy) won the 1000 freestyle in 10:40.31 and the 500 freestyle in 5:11.08, while freshman Ellen Heinz (West Chester, PA/Henderson) took the 50 freestyle in 25.54 and the 100 freestyle in 55.01. Senior Kim Fields (Severna Park, MD/Severna Park) captured the 200 individual medley in 2:15.95 and the 200 backstroke in 2:11.93, while senior Sara Stephens (Wilmington, DE/St. Mark's) won the 200 butterfly in 2:09.15 and the 200 breaststroke in 2:27.49.

The other individual event winner for the Blue Hens was junior Sarah Reed (East Greenwich, RI/West Chester (PA) East/Syracuse), who took the 200 freestyle in 1:58.13, while the UD 400 medley relay team of senior Kristen Avioli (West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan), Heinz, Stephens, and Reed won its event in 4:05.35.

Sophomore Kendall Warren (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown/TCNJ) finished second in both the 200 freestyle in 2:01.21 and the 100 freestyle in 55.98, while Reed placed second in the 500 freestyle in 5:14.52. Avioli was second in the 200 backstroke in 2:13.15, while senior Sarah Bacewicz (Tolland, CT/Tolland) came in second in the 200 butterfly in 2:15.75. The Blue Hen 400 medley relay team of freshman Kristina Lamoreaux (East Greenwich, RI/East Greenwich), sophomore Miranda Conrad (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro), Bacewicz, and freshman Laura Schultz (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus) finished second in its race in 4:16.53.

The Delaware men, who fell to 1-4 overall and 0-4 in the league, were led by sophomore Joe Virion (Wilmington, DE/Concord), who won the 1000 freestyle in 10:15.39, and freshman Adam Blomberg (Kennewick, WA/Kamiakin), who captured the 200 butterfly in 2:00.98. The UD 400 freestyle relay team of freshman Andrew Zinn (Wilmington, DE/McKean), junior Levan Beridze (Tbilisi, Georgia/Princeton, NJ/Rutgers), sophomore Brendan Spencer (Arlington, VA/Yorktown), and Blomberg also won its event in 3:12.81.

Blomberg finished second in the 200 freestyle in 1:44.75, Beridze was second in the 50 freestyle in 22.29, and Virion placed second in the 500 freestyle in 4:59.30. Freshman Jeff Falini (Bear, DE/Salesianum) finished second in both the 3-meter diving with 182.25 points and the 1-meter diving with 182.70 points.

Both Blue Hen teams return to action on Saturday, November 20 when they host Rider at 1 p.m. at Harry Rawstrom Pool.

Men's Agate: Drexel def. Delaware, 143-86

Top Delaware Finishers: 1st Place: Joe Virion (1000 freestyle, 10:15.39); Adam Blomberg (200 butterfly, 2:00.98); 400 Freestyle Relay (Zinn, Beridze, Spencer, Blomberg, 3:12.81); 2nd Place: Adam Blomberg (200 freestyle, 1:44.75); Levan Beridze (50 freestyle, 22.29); Joe Virion (500 freestyle, 4:59.30); 400 Freestyle Relay (Carman, Evers, Virion, Rasch, 3:23.90); Jeff Falini (3-meter diving, 182.25; 1-meter diving, 182.70); 3rd Place: 400 Medley Relay (Spencer, Kates, Sattgast, Zinn, 3:48.44); Troy Sattgast (1000 freestyle, 10:27.84); Cory Sanderson (200 individual medley, 2:07.10); Brendan Spencer (200 butterfly, 2:01.81); Levan Beridze (100 freestyle, 48.67).

Complete Results:

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                                    Results                                    
 
                           
Event 2  Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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    School                                                        Finals        
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  1 Drexel University  'A'                                      3:38.89  
     1) Harris, Sam SR                  2) Nagy, Gergely JR               
     3) MacKinnon, Ian SO               4) Mierkowski, Michael SR         
                  26.83       55.27 (55.27)     1:23.69 (28.42)   1:56.34 (1:01.07)
        2:20.90 (24.56)     2:50.29 (53.95)     3:13.63 (23.34)     3:38.89 (48.60)
  2 Drexel University  'B'                                      3:41.72  
     1) Haler, Mihailo FR               2) Mazza, Michael JR              
     3) Newhall, Andrew JR              4) Robbins, Daniel FR             
                  27.09       56.46 (56.46)     1:13.53 (17.07)   1:57.99 (1:01.53)
        2:22.93 (24.94)     2:52.35 (54.36)     3:15.26 (22.91)     3:41.72 (49.37)
  3 University of Delaware  'A'                                 3:48.44  
     1) Spencer, Brendan                2) Kates, Matt                    
     3) Sattgast, Troy                  4) Zinn, Andrew                   
                  27.38       55.83 (55.83)     1:27.35 (31.52)   2:03.10 (1:07.27)
        2:28.77 (25.67)     2:59.38 (56.28)     3:22.19 (22.81)     3:48.44 (49.06)
  4 University of Delaware  'B'                                 3:56.24  
     1) Sanderson, Cory                 2) Hardie, David                  
     3) Bailey, Dan                     4) Carman, Roger                  
                  28.28       58.88 (58.88)     1:29.28 (30.40)   2:04.40 (1:05.52)
        2:30.77 (26.37)     3:02.89 (58.49)     3:27.89 (25.00)     3:56.24 (53.35)
  5 University of Delaware  'C'                                x4:02.06  
     1) Abbott, Daniel                  2) Wembacher, Eric                
     3) Malinak, Andrew                 4) Gurkovich, Kyle                
                  29.68   1:01.60 (1:01.60)     1:32.30 (30.70)   2:08.03 (1:06.43)
        2:35.65 (27.62)   3:09.03 (1:01.00)     3:34.13 (25.10)     4:02.06 (53.03)
 
                           
Event 4  Men 1000 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals        
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  1 Virion, Joe                  Delaware                      10:15.39  
                  26.86       56.52 (29.66)     1:27.24 (30.72)     1:58.47 (31.23)
        2:29.65 (31.18)     3:01.14 (31.49)     3:32.77 (31.63)     4:04.53 (31.76)
        4:36.35 (31.82)     5:07.70 (31.35)     5:38.58 (30.88)     6:09.14 (30.56)
        6:39.84 (30.70)     7:10.53 (30.69)     7:40.09 (29.56)     8:10.33 (30.24)
        8:41.54 (31.21)     9:12.75 (31.21)     9:44.26 (31.51)    10:15.39 (31.13)
  2 Wolff, Zachary            SR Drexel                        10:22.13  
                  28.41       59.44 (31.03)     1:30.81 (31.37)     2:02.09 (31.28)
        2:33.66 (31.57)     3:04.80 (31.14)     3:36.04 (31.24)     4:07.72 (31.68)
        4:39.02 (31.30)     5:09.96 (30.94)     5:40.69 (30.73)     6:11.58 (30.89)
        6:42.09 (30.51)     7:12.88 (30.79)     7:44.08 (31.20)     8:15.88 (31.80)
        8:47.36 (31.48)     9:19.49 (32.13)     9:51.12 (31.63)    10:22.13 (31.01)
  3 Sattgast, Troy               Delaware                      10:27.84  
                  27.38       57.96 (30.58)     1:28.86 (30.90)     2:00.52 (31.66)
        2:32.26 (31.74)     3:03.96 (31.70)     3:35.46 (31.50)     4:06.75 (31.29)
        4:38.38 (31.63)     5:09.71 (31.33)     5:41.31 (31.60)     6:13.11 (31.80)
        6:45.33 (32.22)     7:17.28 (31.95)     7:49.34 (32.06)     8:21.61 (32.27)
        8:53.80 (32.19)     9:25.73 (31.93)     9:57.55 (31.82)    10:27.84 (30.29)
  4 Goldstein, Adam              Delaware                      10:29.38  
                  28.06       58.71 (30.65)     1:30.35 (31.64)     2:02.40 (32.05)
        2:34.43 (32.03)     3:06.54 (32.11)     3:38.72 (32.18)     4:10.89 (32.17)
        4:43.06 (32.17)     5:14.95 (31.89)     5:46.89 (31.94)     6:18.81 (31.92)
        6:50.32 (31.51)     7:21.90 (31.58)     7:53.25 (31.35)     8:24.59 (31.34)
        8:56.05 (31.46)     9:27.37 (31.32)     9:58.62 (31.25)    10:29.38 (30.76)
  5 Cancila, Phil             SO Drexel                        10:32.84  
                  27.55       57.49 (29.94)     1:27.42 (29.93)     1:58.23 (30.81)
        2:29.31 (31.08)     3:01.04 (31.73)     3:32.55 (31.51)     4:04.61 (32.06)
        4:36.39 (31.78)     5:08.44 (32.05)     5:39.93 (31.49)     6:12.50 (32.57)
        6:45.90 (33.40)     7:18.32 (32.42)     7:51.23 (32.91)     8:23.82 (32.59)
        8:56.82 (33.00)     9:29.50 (32.68)    10:01.57 (32.07)    10:32.84 (31.27)
  6 Whitehead, Matthew        JR Drexel                        10:49.49  
                  27.93       59.04 (31.11)     1:31.02 (31.98)     2:03.12 (32.10)
        2:35.49 (32.37)     3:08.27 (32.78)     3:40.77 (32.50)     4:13.05 (32.28)
        4:45.95 (32.90)     5:18.41 (32.46)     5:51.44 (33.03)     6:24.02 (32.58)
        6:57.12 (33.10)     7:30.52 (33.40)     8:03.42 (32.90)     8:36.85 (33.43)
        9:10.41 (33.56)     9:43.90 (33.49)    10:17.14 (33.24)    10:49.49 (32.35)
 
 
Event 6  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
===============================================================================
    Name                    Year School                           Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Pasaoglu, Cem             SO Drexel                         1:44.66  
                  24.72       51.17 (26.45)     1:18.08 (26.91)     1:44.66 (26.58)
  2 Bloomberg, Adam              Delaware                       1:44.75  
                  24.43       51.01 (26.58)     1:18.21 (27.20)     1:44.75 (26.54)
  3 Wong, Austin              FR Drexel                         1:48.10  
                  25.52       53.08 (27.56)     1:20.51 (27.43)     1:48.10 (27.59)
  4 Evers, Max                   Delaware                       1:48.79  
                  25.54       53.32 (27.78)     1:21.24 (27.92)     1:48.79 (27.55)
  5 Rasch, Mike                  Delaware                       1:49.79  
                  25.25       52.98 (27.73)     1:21.35 (28.37)     1:49.79 (28.44)
  6 Newhall, Andrew           JR Drexel                         1:53.81  
                  25.73       53.87 (28.14)     1:23.34 (29.47)     1:53.81 (30.47)
 
 
Event 8  Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Backhaus, Chris           SO Drexel                           22.07  
  2 Beridze, Levan               Delaware                         22.29  
  3 Mierkowski, Michael       SR Drexel                           22.36  
  4 Zinn, Andrew                 Delaware                         22.42  
  5 Ikeler, Kent              SO Drexel                           23.23  
  6 Hardie, David                Delaware                         23.28  
 
                           
Event 10  Men 200 Yard IM
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Nagy, Gergely             JR Drexel                         2:00.46  
                  25.81       57.78 (31.97)     1:32.02 (34.24)     2:00.46 (28.44)
  2 Harris, Sam               SR Drexel                         2:02.19  
                  26.51       57.02 (30.51)     1:33.24 (36.22)     2:02.19 (28.95)
  3 Sanderson, Cory              Delaware                       2:07.10  
                  27.36       58.72 (31.36)     1:36.71 (37.99)     2:07.10 (30.39)
  4 Farley, Eammon            SO Drexel                         2:07.21  
                  27.38     1:01.06 (33.68)     1:38.40 (37.34)     2:07.21 (28.81)
  5 Bailey, Dan                  Delaware                       2:13.52  
                  27.92     1:02.83 (34.91)     1:42.44 (39.61)     2:13.52 (31.08)
  6 Malinak, Andrew              Delaware                       2:14.74  
                  27.74     1:02.06 (34.32)     1:43.21 (41.15)     2:14.74 (31.53)
 
                           
Event 12  Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Bloomberg, Adam              Delaware                       2:00.98  
                  27.20       58.54 (31.34)     1:30.51 (31.97)     2:00.98 (30.47)
  2 MacKinnon, Ian            SO Drexel                         2:01.53  
                  27.20       58.68 (31.48)     1:29.49 (30.81)     2:01.53 (32.04)
  3 Spencer, Brendan             Delaware                       2:01.81  
                  27.58       58.83 (31.25)     1:31.02 (32.19)     2:01.81 (30.79)
  4 Carroll, Michael          FR Drexel                         2:02.03  
                  27.31       58.27 (30.96)     1:29.67 (31.40)     2:02.03 (32.36)
  5 Sattgast, Troy               Delaware                       2:03.42  
                  27.79       59.09 (31.30)     1:31.04 (31.95)     2:03.42 (32.38)
  6 Farley, Eammon            SO Drexel                         2:10.89  
                  29.28     1:02.07 (32.79)     1:36.25 (34.18)     2:10.89 (34.64)
 
                           
Event 14  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
===============================================================================
    Name                    Year School                           Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Pasaoglu, Cem             SO Drexel                           48.18  
                  23.47       48.18 (24.71)                                        
  2 Mierkowski, Michael       SR Drexel                           48.31  
                  23.65       48.31 (24.66)                                        
  3 Beridze, Levan               Delaware                         48.67  
                  23.44       48.67 (25.23)                                        
  4 Robbins, Daniel           FR Drexel                           50.14  
                  23.90       50.14 (26.24)                                        
  5 Rasch, Mike                  Delaware                         50.67  
                  24.11       50.67 (26.56)                                        
  6 Carman, Roger                Delaware                         51.80  
                  24.76       51.80 (27.04)                                        
 
Event 16  Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Harris, Sam               SR Drexel                         1:58.38  
                  28.00       57.67 (29.67)     1:28.22 (30.55)     1:58.38 (30.16)
  2 Backhaus, Chris           SO Drexel                         1:59.91  
                  28.68       59.26 (30.58)     1:30.06 (30.80)     1:59.91 (29.85)
  3 Haler, Mihailo            FR Drexel                         2:03.20  
                  27.98       59.17 (31.19)     1:31.49 (32.32)     2:03.20 (31.71)
  4 Sanderson, Cory              Delaware                       2:06.52  
                  29.41     1:00.60 (31.19)     1:32.88 (32.28)     2:06.52 (33.64)
  5 Goldstein, Adam              Delaware                       2:11.63  
                  30.80     1:04.24 (33.44)     1:38.29 (34.05)     2:11.63 (33.34)
  6 Abbott, Daniel               Delaware                       2:12.50  
                  30.68     1:03.93 (33.25)     1:38.76 (34.83)     2:12.50 (33.74)
 
                           
Event 18  Men 500 Yard Freestyle
===============================================================================
    Name                    Year School                           Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Wong, Austin              FR Drexel                         4:54.52  
                  27.65       57.39 (29.74)     1:27.37 (29.98)     1:57.66 (30.29)
        2:27.39 (29.73)     2:56.79 (29.40)     3:25.87 (29.08)     3:55.11 (29.24)
        4:24.96 (29.85)     4:54.52 (29.56)                                        
  2 Virion, Joe                  Delaware                       4:59.30  
                  27.26       57.26 (30.00)     1:27.53 (30.27)     1:57.97 (30.44)
        2:28.13 (30.16)     2:57.98 (29.85)     3:28.09 (30.11)     3:58.43 (30.34)
        4:28.86 (30.43)     4:59.30 (30.44)                                        
  3 Wolff, Zachary            SR Drexel                         5:00.24  
                  27.61       58.15 (30.54)     1:28.78 (30.63)     1:59.25 (30.47)
        2:29.58 (30.33)     3:00.30 (30.72)     3:31.11 (30.81)     4:01.73 (30.62)
        4:32.54 (30.81)     5:00.24 (27.70)                                        
  4 Evers, Max                   Delaware                       5:00.26  
                  27.94       58.44 (30.50)     1:29.44 (31.00)     2:00.39 (30.95)
        2:30.75 (30.36)     3:01.20 (30.45)     3:32.20 (31.00)     4:02.29 (30.09)
        4:32.51 (30.22)     5:00.26 (27.75)                                        
  5 Gurkovich, Kyle              Delaware                       5:05.61  
                  27.75       57.78 (30.03)     1:28.39 (30.61)     1:59.27 (30.88)
        2:30.18 (30.91)     3:01.14 (30.96)     3:32.14 (31.00)     4:03.13 (30.99)
        4:34.57 (31.44)     5:05.61 (31.04)                                        
  6 Whitehead, Matthew        JR Drexel                         5:14.83  
                  27.50       58.14 (30.64)     1:29.91 (31.77)     2:02.33 (32.42)
        2:34.78 (32.45)     3:07.15 (32.37)     3:39.70 (32.55)     4:11.83 (32.13)
        4:44.07 (32.24)     5:14.83 (30.76)                                        
 
                           
Event 20  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Mazza, Michael            JR Drexel                         2:12.47  
                  30.24     1:04.32 (34.08)     1:37.92 (33.60)     2:12.47 (34.55)
  2 Nagy, Gergely             JR Drexel                         2:13.60  
                  30.97     1:05.25 (34.28)     1:39.44 (34.19)     2:13.60 (34.16)
  3 Wong, Austin              FR Drexel                         2:18.84  
                  33.58     1:08.27 (34.69)     1:43.65 (35.38)     2:18.84 (35.19)
  4 Kates, Matt                  Delaware                       2:26.64  
                  33.11     1:10.02 (36.91)     1:47.87 (37.85)     2:26.64 (38.77)
  5 Wembacher, Eric              Delaware                       2:28.12  
                  32.95     1:10.19 (37.24)     1:49.15 (38.96)     2:28.12 (38.97)
  6 Hardie, David                Delaware                       2:32.63  
                  32.59     1:10.86 (38.27)     1:50.80 (39.94)     2:32.63 (41.83)
 
                           
Event 22  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
===============================================================================
    School                                                        Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 University of Delaware  'A'                                 3:12.81  
     1) Zinn, Andrew                    2) Beridze, Levan                 
     3) Spencer, Brendan                4) Bloomberg, Adam                
                  23.35       49.20 (49.20)     1:11.58 (22.38)     1:36.70 (47.50)
        1:59.96 (23.26)     2:25.33 (48.63)     2:47.97 (22.64)     3:12.81 (47.48)
  2 University of Delaware  'B'                                 3:23.90  
     1) Carman, Roger                   2) Evers, Max                     
     3) Virion, Joe                     4) Rasch, Mike                    
                  25.00       52.40 (52.40)     1:16.43 (24.03)     1:42.19 (49.79)
        2:06.93 (24.74)     2:34.27 (52.08)     2:58.00 (23.73)     3:23.90 (49.63)
  3 University of Delaware  'C'                                x3:35.62  
     1) Bailey, Dan                     2) Goldstein, Adam                
     3) Malinak, Andrew                 4) Gurkovich, Kyle                
                  25.59       52.90 (52.90)     1:18.67 (25.77)     1:47.07 (54.17)
        2:12.42 (25.35)     2:41.71 (54.64)     3:07.37 (25.66)     3:35.62 (53.91)
 -- Drexel University  'A'                                     X3:13.08  
     1) Backhaus, Chris SO              2) Robbins, Daniel FR             
     3) Newhall, Andrew JR              4) Pasaoglu, Cem SO               
                  23.15       48.04 (48.04)     1:11.00 (22.96)     1:37.65 (49.61)
        2:00.28 (22.63)     2:26.40 (48.75)     2:48.46 (22.06)     3:13.08 (46.68)
 -- Drexel University  'B'                                     X3:25.27  
     1) Haler, Mihailo FR               2) MacKinnon, Ian SO              
     3) Farley, Eammon SO               4) Wolff, Zachary SR              
                  24.65       51.71 (51.71)     1:15.62 (23.91)     1:42.24 (50.53)
        2:06.16 (23.92)     2:32.84 (50.60)     2:57.72 (24.88)     3:25.27 (52.43)
 -- Drexel University  'C'                                     X3:32.96  
     1) Carroll, Michael FR             2) Ikeler, Kent SO                
     3) Whitehead, Matthew JR           4) Mazza, Michael JR              
                  25.17       53.63 (53.63)     1:17.36 (23.73)     1:44.56 (50.93)
        2:09.44 (24.88)     2:37.62 (53.06)     3:03.62 (26.00)     3:32.96 (55.34)
 
                           
Event 24  Men 3 mtr Diving
===============================================================================
    Name                    Year School                           Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Reustle, Steve            SR Drexel                          276.08  
  2 Falini, Jeff                 Delaware                        182.25  
 
                           
Event 26  Men 1 mtr Diving
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals        
===============================================================================
  1 Reustle, Steve            SR Drexel                          288.83  
  2 Falini, Jeff                 Delaware                        182.70  

 

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