Blue
Hens Open Season with 139-102 Win over
Georgetown
Date: Oct.
20, 2004
WASHINGTON,
DC -- The University of Delaware men's and
women's swimming and diving teams opened
the 2004-05 season by sweeping host
Georgetown Wednesday evening.
Delaware
freshman Adam Blomberg won the 200 and 500
freestyle events and swam a leg of the
winning 200 freestyle relay team and
sophomore Dan O'Connell swept both diving
events to lead the Blue Hen men (1-0) to a
139-102 win. The Hens, looking to improve
upon last season's 2-7 dual meet record,
downed the Hoyas for the second straight
season.
Blue Hen
senior Sara Stephens led the women to a
141.5-101.5 victory as she captured the
100 butterfly and 200 individual medley
and swam a leg of the first place 200
medley relay team. The Blue Hens, who
posted an 8-1 dual record a year ago, won
their sixth straight dual meet since last
season.
The
Delaware men captured eight first place
finishes. In addition to the multiple
victories by Blomberg and O'Connell,
Rutgers transfer Levan Beridze won the 100
freestyle and swam a leg of the winning
200 freestyle relay, Troy Sattgast won the
100 butterfly, and Joe Virion was the
winner in the 1,000 freestyle. Andrew Zinn
and Max Evers also swam legs of the
winning 200 freestyle team.
The
Delaware women took home seven first place
finishes. In addition to Stephens' three
wins, Kristen Avioli won the 100
backstroke and swam a leg of the winning
200 medley relay team, Ellen Heinz won the
100 freestyle and was a member of the 200
medley relay team, and Meredith Law won
the 1,000 freestyle and swam the first leg
of the winning 200 freestyle relay team.
Both
Delaware teams will continue action
Saturday when they host Colonial Athletic
Association foe George Mason at 1 p.m. in
the home opener at Rawstrom Pool at
Carpenter Sports Building.
AGATE:
Men:
Delaware def. Georgetown,
139-102
Top
Delaware Finishers:
1st
Place - 200 Freestyle Relay (Blomberg,
Zinn, Evers, Beridze), 1:29.11; Levan
Beridze, 100 freestyle (48.70); Troy
Sattgast, 100 butterfly (55.20); Dan
O'Connell, 1-meter diving (185.18),
3-meter diving (176.48); Adam Blomberg,
200 freestyle (1:46.44), 500 freestyle
(4:50.10); Joe Virion, 1,000 freestyle
(10:16.41)
2nd
Place - Troy Sattgast, 200 individual
medley (2:06.87); 200 Medley Relay
(Sanderson, Hardie, Sattgast, Zinn),
1:44.64; Joe Virion, 500 freestyle
(5:01.07); Brendan Spencer, 100 backstroke
(56.51); Matt Kates, 100 breaststroke
(1:06.71); Andrew Zinn, 50 freestyle
(22.30); Mike Rasch, 100 freestyle
(50.74)
3rd
Place - 200 Medley Relay (Goldstein,
Wembacher, Spencer, Evers), 1:45.83; Kyle
Gurkovich, 1,000 freestyle (10:37.32);
Mike Rasch, 200 freestyle (1:51.48); Levan
Beridze, 50 freestyle (22.42); Mark
Weldin, 200 individual medley (2:07.61),
100 butterfly (56.57); Cory Sanderson, 100
backstroke (59.29); Eric Wembacher, 100
breaststroke (1:07.03); 200 Freestyle
Relay (Rasch, Carman, Virion, Gurkovich),
1:33.14.
- DDD
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