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Blue Hen Swimmers in 10th Place After First Day of CAA Championships

Date: February 23, 2005

FAIRFAX, VA -- Both the University of Delaware men's and women's swimming and diving teams are in 10th place after the first day of competition at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships Wednesday night at George Mason University's Jim McKay Natatorium.

Three-time defending men's champion UNC Wilmington is in first place with 70 points followed by Drexel and Old Dominion (64) in second, George Mason (62), Towson (58), William & Mary (56), Davidson (50), James Madison 948), College of Charleston (36), and Delaware (28).

On the women's side, three-time defending champion George Mason has taken the first day lead with 129 points followed by Towson (90), Davidson (75), William & Mary (68), James Madison (67), UNC Wilmington (64), Drexel (53), Old Dominion (48), College of Charleston (46), and Delaware (37).

The championships will continue Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The Delaware women placed fifth a year ago while the Blue Hen men were 10th.

Delaware received its top finish during the day in the women's 800 freestyle relay as the Blue Hen team of Sara Stephens, Ellen Heinz, Sara Reed, and Meredith Law placed fifth with a time of 7:41.63. Towson won the race in 7:32.67. Delaware was disqualified in the 200 medley relay with Towson also winning that title in a time of 1:44.76.

In the only individual action of the day, Delaware's Sarah Bergan (right) placed ninth in the three-meter diving event with 301.65 points. Also for the Hens, Jamie Hartnett was 17th with 215.45 points and Emily Pretz was 18th with a score of 214.50. George Mason's Mary Campioli won the event with a score of 433.90 points.

The Delaware men placed 10th in both the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay. The Delaware 200 medley relay team of Brendan Spencer, David Hardie, Levan Beridze, and Andrew Zinn swam to a time of 1:39.64 while the 800 freestyle relay team of Adam Blomberg, Joe Virion, Troy Sattgast, and Beridze swam to a time of 7:04.70. UNC Wilmington won the 200 medley relay in 1:32.53 while Drexel captured the 800 freestyle relay with a clocking of 6:46.74.

AGATE:

Women's Team Standings: 1. George Mason - 129; 2. Towson - 90; 3. Davidson - 75; 4. William & Mary - 68; 5. James Madison - 67; 6. UNC Wilmington - 64; 7. Drexel - 53; 8. Old Dominion - 48; 9. College of Charleston - 46; 10. Delaware - 37.

Delaware Women's Finishers: 5th Place - 800 Freestyle Relay (Sara Stephens, Ellen Heinz, Sara Reed, Meredith Law), 7:41.63; 9th Place - Sarah Bergan - 3 meter diving (301.65 points); 17th Place - Jamie Hartnett - 3-meter diving (215.45); 18th Place - Emily Pretz - 3-meter diving (214.50)

Event 1  Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
===============================================================================
CAA Top Perf: ! 1:44.76  2/23/2005 Towson, Towson-                             
                         K Mills, A Whittaker, J IRBY, A Hunt              
CAA Meet Rec: * 1:44.76  2/23/2005 Towson, Towson-                             
                         K Mills, A Whittaker, J IRBY, A Hunt              
                1:39.90  A
                1:42.89  B
    School                                                  Finals       Points 
===============================================================================
  1 TOWSON                                                1:44.76!       
     1) Mills, Kara FR                  2) Whittaker, Aly JR              
     3) Irby, Jennifer SR               4) Hunt, Aly SO                   
       28.35    29.13    24.19    23.09                                    
  2 UNC WILMINGTON                                        1:45.68        
     1) Teague, Rebekah JR              2) Jenko, Kim SR                  
     3) Lewis, Allie FR                 4) Kerstetter, April FR           
       26.47    29.83    25.96    23.42                                    
  3 GEORGE MASON                                          1:46.03        
     1) Jimenez, Rebecca SO             2) Anderson, Christy SR           
     3) Welty, Emily SR                 4) Bizer, Sarah FR                
       27.39    29.18    25.86    23.60                                    
  4 WILLIAM AND MARY                                      1:46.46        
     1) David, Meredith FR              2) Matthews, Bryanne JR           
     3) Calanog, Michelle JR            4) Borkowski, Kristi JR           
       27.28    29.46    26.38    23.34                                    
  5 DAVIDSON COLLEGE                                      1:48.01        
     1) Barry, Brigit SO                2) Hollar, Megan JR               
     3) Hoekstra, Jenny SR              4) Allen, Kirsten FR              
       27.09    30.00    26.61    24.31                                    
  6 JAMES MADISON                                         1:48.41        
     1) Bova, Sarah Jane SR             2) Danchak, Janel SO              
     3) Scott, Lauren SR                4) Loucks, Megan JR               
       27.67    30.63    26.32    23.79                                    
  7 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON                                 1:49.51        
     1) Vincent, Natalie SR             2) Niklas, Sarah FR               
     3) Ailsworth, Sarah FR             4) Greene, Cara SO                
       28.39    30.41    26.71    24.00                                    
  8 OLD DOMINION                                          1:51.28        
     1) Szilard, Beatrice SO            2) Brezinsky, Bonnie SO           
     3) Publow, Liane JR                4) Timby, Lauren SO               
       27.86    31.64    26.84    24.94                                    
  9 DREXEL                                                1:54.25        
     1) Myers, Kim SR                   2) Augustyn, Alison SO            
     3) Kelly, Gillian FR               4) Mulholland, Caitlin SO         
       29.65    31.36    27.34    25.90                                    
 -- DELAWARE                                                   DQ        
     1) Avioli, Kristen SR              2) Stephens, Michelle FR          
     3) Stephens, Sara SR               4) Law, Meredith SO               
       28.37    32.30    25.46    24.69                                    
                           
 
Event 3  Women 3 mtr Diving
===============================================================================
CAA Top Perf: ! 526.65  12/2002   Julie Van Deusen, DEL                        
CAA Meet Rec: * 495.10  2/1991    Stacia Johnson, NAVY                         
    Name                    Year School                  Seed    Prelims        
===============================================================================
Preliminaries
  1 Gerloff, Carrie           SR WILLIAM & MARY                   419.75        
  2 Flack, Colleen            SO  GEORGE MASON                    417.70        
  3 Campioli, Mary            SR  GEORGE MASON                    414.90        
  4 Fielding, Amanda          FR  GEORGE MASON                    394.55        
  5 Guerrieri, Evamarie       JR  DREXEL                          385.60        
  6 Otvos, Judy               SR  DAVIDSON                        353.30        
  7 Gabriel, Liz              JR  GEORGE MASON                    331.20        
  8 Brough, Christie          SO  DAVIDSON                        330.75        
  9 Bergan, Sarah             SO  DELAWARE                        301.65        
 10 Battaglia, Stephanie      FR  DREXEL                          290.45        
 11 Thompson, Sarah           FR  TOWSON                          280.95        
 12 Ackenbom, Bea             FR  JAMES MADISON                   261.10        
 13 Fulton, Megan             SO  TOWSON                          257.10        
 14 McCord, Piper             FR  CHARLESTON                      255.60        
 15 Miller, Ali               FR  JAMES MADISON                   248.35        
 16 Sothoron, Carly           FR  CHARLESTON                      231.25        
 17 Hartnett, Jamie           JR  DELAWARE                        215.45        
 18 Pretz, Emily              SO  DELAWARE                        214.50        
 19 Dour, Erica               SO  TOWSON                          120.20        
 
Event 3  Women 3 mtr Diving
===============================================================================
CAA Top Perf: ! 526.65  12/2002   Julie Van Deusen, DEL                        
CAA Meet Rec: * 495.10  2/1991    Stacia Johnson, NAVY                         
    Name              Year School               Prelims     Finals       Points 
===============================================================================
A - Final
  1 Campioli, Mary      SR  GEORGE MASON         414.90     433.90        
  2 Gabriel, Liz        JR  GEORGE MASON         331.20     417.45        
  3 Gerloff, Carrie     SR WILLIAM & MARY        419.75     415.05        
  4 Flack, Colleen      SO  GEORGE MASON         417.70     401.05        
  5 Guerrieri, Evamari  JR  DREXEL               385.60     398.95        
  6 Fielding, Amanda    FR  GEORGE MASON         394.55     398.55        
  7 Otvos, Judy         SR  DAVIDSON             353.30     350.95        
  8 Brough, Christie    SO  DAVIDSON             330.75     328.75        
  9 Bergan, Sarah       SO  DELAWARE             301.65     301.65        
 10 Battaglia, Stephan  FR  DREXEL               290.45     290.45        
 11 Thompson, Sarah     FR  TOWSON               280.95     280.95        
 12 Ackenbom, Bea       FR  JAMES MADISON        261.10     261.10        
 13 Fulton, Megan       SO  TOWSON               257.10     257.10        
 14 McCord, Piper       FR  CHARLESTON           255.60     255.60        
 15 Miller, Ali         FR  JAMES MADISON        248.35     248.35        
 16 Sothoron, Carly     FR  CHARLESTON           231.25     231.25        
 
Event 5  Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
===============================================================================
CAA Top Perf: ! 7:32.67  2/23/2005 Towson, Towson-                             
                         J IRBY, J Kluth, A Hunt, L Lebherz                
CAA Meet Rec: * 7:32.67  2/23/2005 Towson, Towson-                             
                         J IRBY, J Kluth, A Hunt, L Lebherz                
                7:11.65  A
                7:24.59  B
    School                                                  Finals       Points 
===============================================================================
  1 TOWSON                                                7:32.67!       
     1) Irby, Jennifer SR               2) Kluth, Jessika SR              
     3) Hunt, Aly SO                    4) Lebherz, Liz SO                
       25.07    53.13  1:22.41  1:52.22    26.89    56.06  1:26.01  1:55.63
       26.33    55.35  1:24.76  1:53.82    25.07    52.79  1:21.70  1:51.00
  2 JAMES MADISON                                         7:34.01        
     1) Bova, Sarah Jane SR             2) Loucks, Megan JR               
     3) Keel, Allison SO                4) Schofield, Rebecca JR          
       27.14    56.12  1:25.71  1:55.70    26.03    55.00  1:24.60  1:54.23
       25.44    53.73  1:22.85  1:52.46    25.85    53.91  1:22.71  1:51.62
  3 GEORGE MASON                                          7:40.23        
     1) Anderson, Christy SR            2) Pucci, Mallory FR              
     3) Crowther, Brooke SO             4) Lubore, Stefani SR             
       26.87    55.68  1:24.76  1:53.81    26.41    55.31  1:24.98  1:55.51
       26.10    55.13  1:25.46  1:55.89    25.73    54.13  1:24.31  1:55.02
  4 UNC WILMINGTON                                        7:41.42        
     1) Schooley, Sarah Beth SO         2) Buzek, Brei FR                 
     3) McClure, Katie FR               4) Milstead, Melissa SO           
       26.78    56.09  1:25.77  1:54.94    27.42    57.55  1:26.95  1:57.07
       25.84    54.20  1:23.96  1:54.82    26.73    55.78  1:25.60  1:54.59
  5 DELAWARE                                              7:41.63        
     1) Stephens, Sara SR               2) Heinz, Ellen FR                
     3) Reed, Sara SR                   4) Law, Meredith SO               
       26.86    56.25  1:26.05  1:55.90    25.63    54.84  1:24.79  1:54.95
       26.65    56.03  1:25.84  1:55.60    26.06    55.37  1:25.33  1:55.18
  6 OLD DOMINION                                          7:42.74        
     1) Hallquist, Leslie FR            2) Timby, Lauren SO               
     3) Hoffman, Amy FR                 4) Rushfeldt, Lisa JR             
       27.26    56.41  1:26.43  1:57.05    26.21    54.50  1:23.66  1:52.64
       27.19    56.49  1:26.30  1:56.11    26.76    56.02  1:26.07  1:56.94
  7 DAVIDSON COLLEGE                                      7:45.03        
     1) Trefzger, Eli SO                2) Hollar, Megan JR               
     3) Allen, Kirsten FR               4) Shields, Kristen JR            
       27.64    57.05  1:27.17  1:57.69    27.64    57.18  1:26.38  1:55.64
       26.62    55.84  1:25.80  1:55.76    26.72    56.59  1:26.51  1:55.94
  8 WILLIAM AND MARY                                      7:46.00        
     1) Monsees, Christina FR           2) Hopkins, Callie SO             
     3) Hammersley, Erin SO             4) Rognlien, Marnie SO            
       26.40    54.63  1:23.92  1:53.97    27.13    56.94  1:27.88  1:59.20
       26.30    56.00  1:27.59  1:59.72    25.25    54.05  1:23.65  1:53.11
  9 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON                                 7:46.63        
     1) Pegler, Bridget FR              2) Fieldson, Brittany FR          
     3) Greene, Cara SO                 4) Gelders, Hilary SO             
       27.72    57.34  1:27.59  1:58.06    25.96    55.44  1:25.41  1:55.81
       26.84    56.10  1:25.93  1:55.90    27.14    56.48  1:26.39  1:56.86
 10 DREXEL                                                7:55.74        
     1) McCann, Katie SO                2) Richardson, Roxanne FR         
     3) Hanlon, Maureen SO              4) Newhouse, Adrian JR            
       26.54    55.34  1:24.97  1:54.36    27.17    56.70  1:27.50  1:58.69
       27.47    57.22  1:27.96  1:59.32    27.93    58.95  1:31.27  2:03.37

 

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