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Loyola Downs Delaware 132-107 in Men's Swimming; O'Connell Captures Both Diving Events for Hens

Complete Results

Date: January 22, 2005

NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware women's swimming team got three victories from four different swimmers to down Loyola 162-81 but the Greyhound men posted a 132-107 win as the two teams split their non-league swimming and diving meet Saturday at Rawstrom Natatorium.

Sara Reed, Michelle Stephens, Ellen Heinz, and Meredith Law each had a hand in three victories as the Blue Hen women improved to 6-3 with their second straight victory. The Hens downed Loyola (2-2) for the 12th straight time without a loss.

Dan O'Connell won both diving events to lead the Delaware men, but the Blue Hens lost their eighth straight meet to fall to 1-8 on the season. The Greyhounds improved to 3-1 as Marko Turcinov and Ryan Reeser each won three events. Loyola, which had lost 15 straight meetings to the Blue Hens, downed Delaware for the first time since 1942-43.

Both Delaware teams will close out the regular season Feb. 12 when they host Yale. The Colonial Athletic Association championships will be held Feb. 23-26 at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

Reed won the 200 freestyle (1:59.63) and 200 backstroke (2:12.01) and teamed with Law, Kim Gravatt, and Heinz to win the 400 freestyle relay in a time of 3:43.00. Stephens, swimming in just her second meet for the Hens after transferring from the University of Tennessee, captured the 200 individual medley (2:17.76) and 200 breaststroke (2:32.86) and swam a leg of the winning 400 medley relay (4:07.87) while Law also won the 500 freestyle (5:18.85) and 1,000 freestyle (10:40.59), and Heinz captured both the 50 freestyle (25.71) and 100 freestyle (55.04).

Also for the Hens, Sarah Bergan won the one-meter diving event with 191.33 points and was second in the three-meter event (200.18), Kendall Warren won the 400 medley relay and was second in both the 100 freestyle (56.07) and 200 freestyle (25.81), and Sara Stephens won the 400 medley relay and was second in the 200 individual medley (2:17.94).

O'Connell, a sophomore, led the way for the Hens as he captured first place in both the one-meter dive (161.10) and three-meter dive (178.65). Also taking first place for the Hens was Joe Virion, who won the 1,000 freestyle (10:04.50) and was second in the 500 freestyle (4:56.05).

Also for the UD men, Jeff Falini was second in the one-meter dive (124.88) and three-meter dive (123.30), Adam Blomberg was second in the 400 freestyle relay (3:19.33), 200 freestyle (1:47.15), and 200 butterfly (2:01.61), Andrew Zinn was second in the 400 freestyle relay and 50 freestyle (22.13), and Brendan Spencer was second in the 400 medley relay (3:47.30), 200 individual medley (2:03.93), and 200 backstroke (2:02.63).

AGATE:

Men: Loyola def. Delaware, 132-107

Top Delaware Finishers:

1st Place - Dan O'Connell, 1-meter diving (161.10), 3-meter diving (178.65); Joe Virion, 1,000 freestyle (10:04.50)

2nd Place -Jeff Falini, 1-meter diving (124.88), 3-meter diving (123.30); 400 freestyle relay (Blomberg, Zinn, Evers, Gurkovich), 3:19.33; Andrew Zinn, 50 freestyle (22.13); Adam Blomberg, 200 freestyle (1:47.15), 200 butterfly (2:01.61); 400 Medley Relay (Spencer, Wembacher, Sattgast, Zinn), 3:47.30; Levan Beridze, 100 freestyle (48.35); Brendan Spencer, 200 individual medley (2:03.93), 200 backstroke (2:02.63); Joe Virion, 500 freestyle (4:56.04)

3rd Place - 400 Medley Relay (Sanderson, Kates, Weldin, Carman), 3:48.93; Kyle Gurkovich, 1,000 freestyle (10:19.25); Levan Beridze, 50 freestyle (22.35); Troy Sattgast, 200 butterfly (2:02.24); Michael Rasch, 100 freestyle (50.16); Cory Sanderson, 200 backstroke (2:04.43); Matt Kates, 200 breaststroke (2:21.32); 400 freestyle relay (Virion, Rasch, Beridze, Weldin), 3:21.91.

AGATE:
                            
                           Event 2  Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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    School                                                        Finals Points 
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  1 Loyola College  'A'                                         3:42.05   11  
     1) Alban, Doug FR                  2) Wooters, Nick SR               
     3) Sheffield, Jonathan FR          4) Hoover, Tim SO                 
       27.62    56.11  1:24.58  1:58.05  2:23.03  2:52.51  3:15.62  3:42.05
  2 Delaware  'A'                                               3:47.30    4  
     1) Spencer, Brendan SO             2) Wembacher, Eric SO             
     3) Sattgast, Troy FR               4) Zinn, Andrew FR                
       27.46    55.90  1:26.54  2:01.75  2:27.60  2:58.13  3:20.82  3:47.30
  3 Delaware  'B'                                               3:48.93    2  
     1) Sanderson, Cory SO              2) Kates, Matt SO                 
     3) Weldin, Mark SR                 4) Carman, Roger FR               
       27.87    57.44  1:28.22  2:03.47  2:28.82  2:58.73  3:22.64  3:48.93
  4 Loyola College  'B'                                         3:49.43  
     1) Brownell, Sam SR                2) Harris, James JR               
     3) Ebert, Paul FR                  4) Sylvester, Carl SO             
       28.96    59.59  1:28.11  2:01.68  2:27.62  2:59.08  3:22.61  3:49.43
  5 Loyola College  'C'                                        x4:27.66  
     1) Faugno-Fusci, Andrew SO         2) Snow, Tim FR                   
     3) McNamera, John JR               4) Luketich, Goran SR             
       31.96  1:06.34  1:40.72  2:21.46  2:51.56  3:26.43  3:55.35  4:27.66
 
 
Event 4  Men 1000 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals Points 
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  1 Virion, Joe               SO DEL                           10:04.50    9  
       27.19    57.16  1:27.22  1:57.36  2:27.79  2:57.96  3:28.00  3:58.07
     4:28.77  4:59.27  5:29.56  5:59.39  6:29.31  6:59.87  7:29.87  8:00.25
     8:31.19  9:02.41  9:33.89 10:04.50                                    
  2 Perrazzelli, Ian          FR LOY                           10:15.50    4  
       27.54    57.33  1:27.34  1:57.24  2:27.29  2:57.40  3:27.16  3:57.48
     4:28.51  4:59.50  5:29.99  6:01.16  6:32.58  7:04.45  7:36.98  8:07.29
     8:38.76  9:11.48  9:43.20 10:15.50                                    
  3 Gurkovich, Kyle           FR DEL                           10:19.25    3  
       27.80    57.55  1:27.99  1:58.52  2:29.19  3:00.00  3:30.86  4:02.01
     4:33.04  5:04.04  5:35.01  6:06.32  6:37.63  7:09.26  7:41.02  8:12.90
     8:44.71  9:16.79  9:48.25 10:19.25                                    
  4 Sanderson, Cory           SO DEL                           10:32.33    2  
       28.22    58.76  1:29.92  2:01.41  2:32.45  3:02.98  3:34.10  4:05.56
     4:37.39  5:09.98  5:42.33  6:14.87  6:46.83  7:19.00  7:51.15  8:23.47
     8:56.15  9:28.39 10:00.82 10:32.33                                    
  5 Malone, James             JR LOY                           10:35.35    1  
       28.29    59.24  1:30.96  2:02.73  2:34.63  3:06.60  3:38.45  4:10.34
     4:42.31  5:14.44  5:46.33  6:18.46  6:50.75  7:23.13  7:55.61  8:28.23
     9:00.69  9:33.02 10:04.46 10:35.35                                    
  6 Luketich, Goran           SR LOY                           12:21.49  
       31.70  1:06.74  1:42.68  2:19.18  2:55.59  3:32.84  4:10.00  4:47.70
     5:25.49  6:04.06  6:41.97  7:20.10  7:58.82  8:37.05  9:15.06  9:53.56
    10:31.40 11:08.62 11:45.60 12:21.49                                    
 
 
Event 6  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Turcinov, Marko           SR LOY                            1:44.72    9  
       25.42    51.78  1:18.21  1:44.72                                    
  2 Blomberg, Adam            FR DEL                            1:47.15    4  
       24.59    51.10  1:18.90  1:47.15                                    
  3 Hicks, Patrick            FR LOY                            1:48.77    3  
       25.23    51.96  1:19.71  1:48.77                                    
  4 Rasch, Michael            JR DEL                            1:50.16    2  
       26.10    54.57  1:22.79  1:50.16                                    
  5 Evers, Max                SO DEL                            1:51.34    1  
       25.88    54.65  1:22.93  1:51.34                                    
  6 Mullan, Adam              FR DEL                           x1:55.00  
  7 Faugno-Fusci, Andrew      SO LOY                            2:02.66  
       26.88    57.58  1:30.64  2:02.66                                    
  8 Pluta, Dan                FR LOY                           x2:12.17  
       29.70  1:03.05  1:37.97  2:12.17                                    
 
Event 8  Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals Points 
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  1 Reeser, Ryan              SO LOY                              21.85    9  
  2 Zinn, Andrew              FR DEL                              22.13    4  
  3 Beridze, Levan            SO DEL                              22.35    3  
  4 Crampton, Drew            SO LOY                              23.19    2  
  5 Ebert, Paul               FR LOY                              23.29    1  
  6 Hardie, David             JR DEL                              23.46  
  7 Sylvester, Carl           SO LOY                             x23.64  
  8 Carman, Roger             FR DEL                             x23.73  
 
Event 10  Men 200 Yard IM
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals Points 
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  1 Turcinov, Marko           SR LOY                            1:58.67    9  
       25.81    55.63  1:29.77  1:58.67                                    
  2 Spencer, Brendan          SO DEL                            2:03.93    4  
       26.88    58.10  1:36.04  2:03.93                                    
  3 Brownell, Sam             SR LOY                            2:04.87    3  
       27.22  1:00.38  1:36.97  2:04.87                                    
  4 Goldstein, Adam           SR DEL                            2:05.77    2  
       27.75    59.87  1:37.17  2:05.77                                    
  5 Kates, Matt               SO DEL                            2:09.47    1  
       28.60  1:03.60  1:39.66  2:09.47                                    
  6 Abbott, Daniel            FR DEL                           x2:13.78  
  7 Lachiewicz, Mark          SR LOY                            2:13.86  
       28.02  1:01.89  1:42.44  2:13.86                                    
  8 Snow, Tim                 FR LOY                           x2:20.23  
       28.83  1:03.46  1:47.96  2:20.23                                    
                           
 
Event 12  Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals Points 
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  1 Turcinov, Marko           SR LOY                            1:57.92    9  
       26.39    56.27  1:26.82  1:57.92                                    
  2 Blomberg, Adam            FR DEL                            2:01.61    4  
       27.22    57.86  1:29.20  2:01.61                                    
  3 Sattgast, Troy            FR DEL                            2:02.24    3  
       27.47    58.51  1:30.19  2:02.24                                    
  4 Weldin, Mark              SR DEL                            2:03.34    2  
       27.53    59.20  1:30.99  2:03.34                                    
  5 Sheffield, Jonathan       FR LOY                            2:07.43    1  
       27.98    59.62  1:32.59  2:07.43                                    
  6 Wembacher, Eric           SO DEL                           x2:22.72  
  7 McNamera, John            JR LOY                            2:24.12  
       31.91  1:09.12  1:46.81  2:24.12                                    
 
 
Event 14  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals Points 
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  1 Reeser, Ryan              SO LOY                              47.70    9  
       23.04    47.70                                                      
  2 Beridze, Levan            SO DEL                              48.35    4  
       23.60    48.35                                                      
  3 Rasch, Michael            JR DEL                              50.16    3  
       24.01    50.16                                                      
  4 Crampton, Drew            SO LOY                              50.19    2  
       24.08    50.19                                                      
  5 Hoover, Tim               SO LOY                              50.46    1  
       24.74    50.46                                                      
  6 Evers, Max                SO DEL                              50.86  
       24.92    50.86                                                      
  7 Carman, Roger             FR DEL                             x51.80  
  8 Pluta, Dan                FR LOY                             x57.37  
       27.15    57.37                                                      
 
 
Event 16  Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals Points 
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  1 Alban, Doug               FR LOY                            2:01.01    9  
       28.94    58.91  1:29.89  2:01.01                                    
  2 Spencer, Brendan          SO DEL                            2:02.63    4  
       29.11  1:00.28  1:31.89  2:02.63                                    
  3 Sanderson, Cory           SO DEL                            2:04.43    3  
       29.34    59.84  1:31.76  2:04.43                                    
  4 Goldstein, Adam           SR DEL                            2:04.55    2  
       29.19  1:00.54  1:32.51  2:04.55                                    
  5 Brownell, Sam             SR LOY                            2:09.60    1  
       30.78  1:03.82  1:37.14  2:09.60                                    
  6 Abbott, Daniel            FR DEL                           x2:12.39  
  7 Lachiewicz, Mark          SR LOY                            2:15.61  
       31.14  1:05.31  1:41.62  2:15.61                                    
  8 Faugno-Fusci, Andrew      SO LOY                           x2:22.00  
       32.95  1:08.89  1:45.49  2:22.00                                    
 
Event 18  Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals Points 
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  1 Reeser, Ryan              SO LOY                            4:52.27    9  
       27.43    56.69  1:26.66  1:57.23  2:27.79  2:57.90  3:27.58  3:56.83
     4:24.97  4:52.27                                                      
  2 Virion, Joe               SO DEL                            4:56.04    4  
       27.34    57.25  1:27.23  1:57.27  2:27.49  2:57.74  3:27.55  3:57.19
     4:26.49  4:56.04                                                      
  3 Perrazzelli, Ian          FR LOY                            4:58.50    3  
       27.85    58.11  1:28.42  1:58.65  2:29.26  2:59.93  3:30.45  4:00.61
     4:29.57  4:58.50                                                      
  4 Hicks, Patrick            FR LOY                            5:00.46    2  
       27.55    57.75  1:28.53  1:59.68  2:30.50  3:00.89  3:31.49  4:01.39
     4:31.07  5:00.46                                                      
  5 Sattgast, Troy            FR DEL                            5:02.32    1  
       26.85    56.05  1:26.58  1:57.39  2:28.16  2:58.82  3:29.92  4:01.02
     4:31.42  5:02.32                                                      
  6 Gurkovich, Kyle           FR DEL                            5:06.00  
       28.10    58.18  1:29.04  1:59.82  2:30.75  3:01.79  3:32.30  4:03.23
     4:34.81  5:06.00                                                      
  7 Malone, James             JR LOY                           x5:07.51  
       28.14    58.54  1:29.81  2:01.28  2:32.62  3:04.27  3:35.95  4:07.98
     4:38.46  5:07.51                                                      
  8 Mullan, Adam              FR DEL                           x5:18.00  
 
 
Event 20  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals Points 
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  1 Harris, James             JR LOY                            2:18.11    9  
       31.89  1:07.88  1:43.16  2:18.11                                    
  2 Wooters, Nick             SR LOY                            2:18.70    4  
       31.15  1:06.48  1:42.24  2:18.70                                    
  3 Kates, Matt               SO DEL                            2:21.32    3  
       32.32  1:08.38  1:44.48  2:21.32                                    
  4 Sylvester, Carl           SO LOY                            2:22.21    2  
       32.34  1:08.49  1:44.81  2:22.21                                    
  5 Goldstein, Adam           SR DEL                            2:24.87    1  
       33.68  1:10.14  1:48.03  2:24.87                                    
  6 Hardie, David             JR DEL                            2:27.44  
  7 Wembacher, Eric           SO DEL                           x2:28.19  
       32.33  1:09.88  1:48.95  2:28.19                                    
 
Event 22  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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    School                                                        Finals Points 
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  1 Loyola College  'A'                                         3:18.56   11  
     1) Crampton, Drew SO               2) Ebert, Paul FR                 
     3) Hicks, Patrick FR               4) Hoover, Tim SO                 
       24.04    50.14  1:13.87  1:40.25  2:03.98  2:29.37  2:52.64  3:18.56
  2 Delaware  'A'                                               3:19.33    4  
     1) Blomberg, Adam FR               2) Zinn, Andrew FR                
     3) Evers, Max SO                   4) Gurkovich, Kyle FR             
       23.54    48.76  1:11.83  1:36.99  2:01.52  2:27.70  2:52.27  3:19.33
  3 Delaware  'B'                                               3:21.91    2  
     1) Virion, Joe SO                  2) Rasch, Michael JR              
     3) Beridze, Levan SO               4) Weldin, Mark SR                
       24.29    50.43  1:15.00  1:42.16  2:06.56  2:33.85  2:56.59  3:21.91
  4 Loyola College  'B'                                         3:27.20  
     1) Malone, James JR                2) Perrazzelli, Ian FR            
     3) Lachiewicz, Mark SR             4) Alban, Doug FR                 
       25.36    52.05  1:15.89  1:43.41  2:07.63  2:35.17  2:59.60  3:27.20
  5 Loyola College  'C'                                        x3:46.83  
     1) Sheffield, Jonathan FR          2) Harris, James JR               
     3) McNamera, John JR               4) Snow, Tim FR                   
       26.56    56.47  1:22.18  1:51.49  2:20.74  2:52.11  3:18.24  3:46.83
                           
 
Event 24  Men 1 mtr Diving
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals Points 
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  1 O'Connell, Dan               DEL                             161.10    9  
  2 Falini, Jeff              FR DEL                             124.88    4  
  3 Gibbons, Richard          FR LOY                             121.35    3  
  4 Wooters, Nick             SR LOY                              93.75    2  
 
Event 26  Men 3 mtr Diving
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    Name                    Year School                           Finals Points 
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  1 O'Connell, Dan               DEL                             178.65    9  
  2 Falini, Jeff              FR DEL                             123.30    4  
  3 Gibbons, Richard          FR LOY                              90.97    3  
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