Delaware
Swimmers to Open 2004-05 Season at
Georgetown
Date:
October 19, 2004
WASHINGTON,
DC -- The University of Delaware men's
and women's swimming and diving teams will
open the 2004-05 season Wednesday
afternoon, Oct. 20, when the Blue Hens
take on host Georgetown University at 5
p.m.
The meet
will be the first of nine dual meets for
the Blue Hens over the course of the
season, culminating in the annual Colonial
Athletic Association Championships Feb.
23-26 at George Mason University in
Fairfax, VA. The Hens will host George
Mason for their home opener Saturday at 1
p.m. at Rawstrom Pool at Carpenter Sports
Building.
Head coach
John Hayman will begin his 16th season at
the helm of both squads and welcomes back
10 letterwinners from the women's team and
nine letterwinners from the men's
team.
The Blue
Hen women, who posted their third straight
winning dual season a year ago with an 8-1
mark and placed fifth at the CAA
championships, are led by senior Sara
Stephens, Delaware's all-time
record-holder in the 100 and 200 butterfly
events. Stephens was a part of the CAA
champion 400 medley relay team a year ago
and was named the CAA Scholar-Athlete of
the Year for women's swimming. Also
leading the Blue Hen is senior Kristen
Avioli, the school record holder in the
100 backstroke who won the CAA 400 medley
relay a year ago, and Sara Reed and
Meredith Law, who were part of the CAA
champion 800 freestyle relay team.
Freshman Ellen Heinz and transfer Kendall
Warren will be the top newcomers.
The
Delaware men will be looking to improve
upon last season's 2-7 dual meet record
and 10th place finish at the CAA
Championships. Leading the Blue Hen men
will be returning sophomores Cory
Sanderson and Brendan Spencer, co-captain
Adam Goldstein, and Rutgers transfer Levan
Beridze.
AGATE:
2004-05
Delaware Men's and Women's Swimming and
Diving Schedule:
October 20
- at Georgetown, 5 p.m.; 23 - vs. George
Mason, 1 p.m.; November 5-6 - at Old
Dominion with William & Mary, 5 p.m./1
p.m.; 13 - at Drexel, 2 p.m.; 20 - vs.
Rider, 1 p.m.; December 4-5 - at Bucknell
Invitational, tba; 18-23 - at Florida
Training Meet; January 8 - at Towson, 1
p.m.; 9 - vs. James Madison, 1 p.m.; 22 -
vs. Loyola, 1 p.m.; February 12 - vs.
Yale, 1 p.m.; 23-26 - at Colonial Athletic
Association Championships at George Mason,
tba; March 10-13 - at NCAA Zone A Diving
Championships (site tba); 17-19 - at
Women's NCAA Championships at Purdue
University; 24-26 - Men's NCAA
Championships at University of
Minnesota.
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