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Swim And Dive Take On Binghamton In Two-Day Meet

November 03, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving

Nov. 3, 2011

AMHERST, Mass. - The UMass men's and women's swimming and diving teams open up a two-day dual-meet Friday night at Joseph Rogers Pool against the Binghamton Bearcats. Both the men and women are coming off victories against Stony Brook, with the men winning 184-105, and the women winning 181-117. Going into their final meet before the Terrier Invitational the men hold a record of 1-1-1 in dual-meets, while the women are 2-1.

LAST SEASON AT BINGHAMTON
The men and women's teams split last season against Binghamton with the men winning 162-157, and the women falling 160-159.

The men were led by freshman Derek Hursch. He was able to pick up victories in the 100 free (47.32), 200 free (1:41.95) and the 200 IM (1:54.88), while picking up second as a member of the 500 free relay team (4:08.30).

Joey Sbordon notched the win in the 1650 free (16:26.55), and picked up the second-place finish in the 500 free (4:42.07) and the third-place finish in the 200 free (1:43.27). Michael DiMarco and Trevor Ziegler also picked up first-place finishes in the 200 breast (2:13.65) and 50 free (21.70), respectively.

On the diving board, the trio of Jason Cook, John Clark and Adam Duffield were able to take the top-three spots in both the one and three-meter events.

The meet for the Minutewomen came down to the final event - the 500 free relay. UMass needed a first place finish to secure the victory but fell short finishing taking second and third place, with Binghamton taking first and fourth to seal the win.

The women were led by their breaststroker's Jessica Starosielec, Ingrid Woelfel, Tavis Potter and Meghan Nowak. Starosielec led the way in the 100 breast (1:07.48), followed by Woelfel in second and Potter in third. In the 200 breast Woelfel picked up the victory posting a time of 2:27.17. She was followed by Nowak in second and Starosielec in fourth.

Other first-place finishes for the women were Sarah Kanellas in the 100 fly (59.87), and Chelsea Downing in the 1650 free (18:04.24).

On the diving board, Molly Elkins was able to sweep both the one and three-meter events.

LAST WEEK'S SWEEP OF THE SEAWOLVES
The UMass men and women's swimming and diving teams were able to sweep Stony Brook Saturday with the men winning 184-105, and the women winning 181-117. UMass used an all-around team effort winning 29 of 32 events, with 11 different men placing first and six different women. Of the 11 men placing first, seven of them had multiple victories. Chris Inglis led the way for the Minutemen placing first in the 500 freestyle (4:45.79), 200 freestyle (3:30.89) and the 400 medley relay (3:30.89) with Hao Luong, Timothy Gladyshev and Colin Mulcahy.

Luong, Gladyshev and Mulcahy each pulled in an individual victory on the day as well. Luong placed first in the 200 butterfly (1:59.69), Gladyshev picked up the win in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.31) and Mulcahy got the victory in the 50 freestyle (21.65). The lone diver for the Minutemen was Conor Dunn. He was able to sweep the one and three-meter dives, scoring 284.40 and 275.25, respectively.

The Minutewomen were led by outstanding performances by freshman, Katie Arnott, Zoe Judd and Hannah Markey.

Arnott and Markey each accounted for four victories. Arnott placed first in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.84), 200 breaststroke (2:25.80), 400 IM (4:38.84) and as a member of the 400 medley relay (4:02.36). Markey was also a member of that 400 medley relay; she also picked up victories in the 100 backstroke (1:01.08), 200 backstroke (2:11.51) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:39.42).

Judd also got the win with the 200 free relay team and picked up individual victories in the 50 freestyle (24.22) and the 100 freestyle (52.18). Michaela Butler as continued her dominance on the diving board for the Minutewomen sweeping the one and three-meter dives. She scored 236.02 in the one-meter and a 232.35 in the three-meter. She has now won all six of the diving events she has competed in this season.

COMING HOME FOR HOMECOMING
Two people on the Binghamton staff that are not all that unfamiliar with Joseph Rogers Pool and the glorious halls of Boyden Gym are Head Coach Sean Clark and Diving Coach Reuban (R.J.) Rappe. Both were graduates of UMass and return this weekend to campus during Homecoming weekend to lead their team.

Clark graduated in 1993 with a degree in biochemistry. He was a five-year swimmer at UMass participating in the sprint freestyle and backstroke events. As a fifth year senior he was named co-captain by Head Coach Russ Yarworth. During his days at UMass Clark was apart of three record setting teams; the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and the 200 free relay. He is in his fifth season at Binghamton.

Rappe graduated in 2008 with a degree in kinesiology. As a four-year diver for UMass he was named captain during his junior and senior seasons. He is a four-time A-10 Champion in the one-meter dive and was the 2007-08 three-meter champion. He holds A-10 records in both events with scores of 635.90 in the one-meter and 678.55 in the three-meter. Rappe is ranked second in the UMass record books in the three-meter event (six dives) with a score of 352.88 and third in the one-meter even with a score of 325.25. He is in his third season at Binghamton.

INVITATIONALS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
The men and women will have next weekend off as the divers prepare for the Galbraith Invitational and the swimmers prepare for the Terrier Invitational.

The Galbraith will be held on Nov. 17 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J.

The Terrier will start up on Nov. 18 and last three days as the Minutemen and Mintuewomen take on swimmers from all around the northeast. The meet will be held at Boston University.

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