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 Freshman Sean Flaherty finished first in the 1650 freestyle for the Colonials. |
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Swimming And Diving Concludes Atlantic 10 Championships With Women In Third And Men In Fourth
Feb. 21, 2004
BUFFALO, NY - The George Washington men's and women's swimming and diving teams concluded the Atlantic 10 Championships on Saturday. GW's women finished in third place while the men were fourth. The women had 406 points and moved back into third place after slipping to fourth on Saturday. The men had 408 points and retained fourth place after moving up a spot on Saturday.
George Washington freshman Sean Flaherty took first in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 15.47.39. Maggie Moss finished first for the second straight day when she finished the 200 backstroke in 2:02.77.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Massachusetts' men topped the Atlantic 10 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at the Flickinger Aquatic Center in Buffalo, N.Y., while the Richmond women took home the title for the third consecutive year.
Totaling 840 points for the competition, Massachusetts finished in first place, with St. Bonaventure in second at 586.5. Following was La Salle (458.5) in third, George Washington (408) in fourth, Xavier (398) in fifth, Fordham (299) in sixth, Duquesne (257.5) in seventh, and Rhode Island (240.5) in eighth.
Massachusetts captured three individual and one relay first place finishes. Freshman Evan Swisher took first in the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 1:51.68. In the 100-yard freestyle, junior Justin Zeimetz placed first with a time of 45.31. Senior Conner Townsend touched first in the 200-yard butterfly in 1:51.10. Zeimetz teamed with juniors Owen Scollan and Ryan Matthews, and freshman Gordon Leonard to win the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:03.27.
In the 200-yard backstroke, St. Bonaventure junior Adrian Blaszczak finished first and qualified for the NCAA B qualifiers in a time of 2:00.87.
On the boards, La Salle freshman Karo Isajan captured a first-place finish in the three-meter diving competition with
486.40, qualifying him for the NCAA B qualifiers. St. Bonaventure senior Randy Kozlowski, the A-10's 2003 Most
Outstanding Diving Performer, also made the NCAA B cut with a score of 480.55 in the three-meter competition.
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The A-10 honored Blaszczak with the Most Outstanding Performer award, who totaled 60 individual points for the meet. Flaherty was honored as the Most Outstanding Rookie Performer, totaling 53 points in the meet. The 2004 Coach of the Year was Russ Yarworth of Massachusetts.
The Most Outstanding Diving Performer award went to Isajan, while La Salle's Diane Maise was named the 2004 Diving Coach of the Year.
Richmond dictated the championships on the women's side, finishing with 442.5 points ahead of second-place St. Bonaventure (447) with 889.5 points.
In the 100-yard freestyle, Richmond sophomore Brooke Boncher, the A-10's 2003 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer, captured first with a time of 50.24, surpassing the previous pool record of 50.25 and qualifying her for the NCAA B meet. Freshman Holly Hinds took first in the 1,650-yard freestyle event in a time of 16:54.47. Junior Mary Adams, the A-10' 2003 Most Outstanding Performer, touched first in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:18.66, breaking the prior A-10 record of 2:18.83. In the 200-yard butterfly, freshman Megan Riley finished first in 2:06.01. Adams and Boncher teamed with freshman Michelle Coombs and senior Mo Sabri to win the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:23.72, qualifying them for the NCAA B meet.
The A-10 honored Boncher with the Most Outstanding Performer award, who totaled 60 individual points for the meet. Coombs was honored as the Most Outstanding Rookie Performer, totaling 53 points in the meet. The 2004 Coach of the Year was Richmond's Matt Kredich.
The Most Outstanding Diving Performer award went to St. Bonaventure senior Maureen Theis, while the Bonnies coach, Allison Manion, was named the 2004 Diving Coach of the Year.
