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Swimming And Diving Sweep Past Stony Brook
October 31, 2009 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Oct. 31, 2009
AMHERST, Mass. - The UMass men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept Stony Brook Saturday afternoon at Joseph R. Rogers pool. The men's team took down the Seawolves 193-101 while the women won 180-115 as both teams improved to 2-1 in dual meets on the year. It was the second-straight win for the women, who knocked-off Army last weekend, while the men moved to 2-0 at home.
The women got off to a great start in the early diving events, as a pair of freshman in Hannah Swift and Michaela Butler had a one-two finish in the one-meter dive. Swift recorded her best score of the year with a 236.39 to take first, while Butler, diving in her first collegiate meet, grabbed second with a score of 184.42. Swift followed that up with a first-place finish in the three-meter dive, scoring 213.30.
In the pool, the women had three different swimmers record two wins apiece in Julie Magyar, Chelsea Downing and Amina Meho. Magyar, a freshman, won the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:38.72, while also taking the 400 individual medley in 4:37.50. Fellow freshman Amina Meho also had a big day, notching victories in the 50 freestyle (24.34) and 100 freestyle (53.41). Chelsea Downing was solid in the 500 freestyle, taking a victory with a time of 5:12.44, while also winning the 200 freestyle in 1:57.33 The sophomore was able to grab second-place in the 400 IM, just behind Magyar. The women swept first, second and third in the 200 freestyle as well as the 100 breaststroke. Rachel Borden led the charge in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:07.78.
Gillian Bank had her first win of the season for the Minutewomen, taking down the 100 backstroke in 1:01.17, with Elizabeth Walsh finishing just behind her with a time of 1:01.68. Jessica Starosielec and Sarah Kanellas rounded out the individual victories for the women, as Starosielec won the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:28.10, while Kanellas won the fly in 59.87.
The Minutewomen started the swimming portion of the meet with a big one-two finish in the 200 medley relay, as the team of Jennifer Corriveau, Starosielec, Kanellas and Meho took first with a time of 1:50.73, while the team of Bank, Lauren Mark, Erin Phinney and Kaitie English took second in 1:55.03. Corriveau, Walsh, Kanellas and Meho also combined for a win in the 400 freestyle relay, recording a time of 3:38.26.
The men were led by freshman Beau Garufi, who notched his first two collegiate wins in the meet. Garufi started his day with a win in the 100 breaststroke, recording a time of 1:01.88. He followed that with another win in the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:16.53, with teammate Brian Schmidt finishing just behind him.
Head coach Russ Yarworth mixed around a lot of the swimmers in different events in the meet, and Trevor Ziegler was one who rose to the challenge with a nice win in the 50 freestyle, finishing with a time of 21.31. Jorge Fortin also responded with a pair of second-place finishes in the 100 backstroke (52.65) and 500 freestyle (4:53.97).
"I think versatility is one of the strengths of our team. We have a lot of swimmers that can swim a lot of different events and I think that showed today. It was good to see our swimmers respond and it was a great victory for both teams," said coach Yarworth following the meet.
Chris Howard and Juan Moliere also took wins in the meet. Howard won the 100 butterfly in 52.31, while Moliere grabbed a victory in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.55. Freshman Joey Sbordon, swimming the 400 IM for the first time this year, recorded a first-place time of 4:13.47. Brian Schmidt rounded out the individual winners for the Minutemen, winning the 200 butterfly in 2:01.27.
With no Stony Brook divers, the men were able to sweep both the one and three meter competitions. Jason Cook grabbed first in both, while John Clark had a great day on the diving board to take second in each as well. UMass had victories in both relays, with the team of Max Butler, Schmidt, Howard and Moliere winning the 200 medley relay. Howard, Ziegler, Sasan Tehrani and Moliere combined to take the 400 freestyle in a time of 3:10.23.
Both teams will be back at home next weekend when they host Binghamton at the Joseph R. Rogers Pool starting at 1 p.m.
