This week we traveled out to Lewisburg, PA for a dual meet against Bucknell for the men and a double dual meet against Bucknell and St. Francis for the women. The men completely dominated the meet, winning 11 of the 14 swimming events and walking away with a 155-125 victory. The guys started the meet out right taking 1/3 in the 200 medley relay with a winning time of 1:34.23 and 1:38.22. Roman Becicka paced the field in the 1000 with a winning time of 9:49.49, followed by Brian Bouvier in fourth with a time of 10:06.03. The men weren't done there as Ed Leblanc took first in the 200 free with a time of 1:42.15. Bucknell got one in the 100 back but Mitch Smith (53.11), Greg Matuszewski (54.23) and Dan Doyle (55.33) put up some solid times. Ian Walsh bounced back for the Red and Blue winning the 100 breaststroke with a time of 58.47. Walsh was followed by freshmen teammate, Mark Krchnak with a time of 59.08. Roman Becicka continued his winning ways, posting a victory in the 200 fly with a time of 1:52.47. Matt Wollensclaeger (1:57.93) and Tim Mancuso (2:01.99) also posted some solid swims. In the 50 freestyle Jim O'Hara and Brendan Schilling took 2/3, respectively with times of 21.35 and 21.38. After the break Ed LeBlanc hit the pool in the 100 free with a winning time of 45.10. He was followed by teammate Jim O'Hara in third with a good early season time of 47.14. Bucknell bounced back in the 200 back but Greg Matuszewski (1:57.65) and freshmen Mitch Smith (1:58.62) both posted sub 2 minute performances. In the next event, the 200 breaststroke, senior Ian Walsh and freshmen Mark Krchnak delivered the 1-2 punch again with times of 2:10.98 and 2:11.57, respectively. Ed Leblanc took the 500 free in 4:44.20, while senior Chris Kobela (4:52.91) and junior Matt Wollenschlaeger (4:55.08) posted a third and a fourth. In the next event, junior Jim O'Hara set the pace winning the 100 fly in a time of 50.70. He was followed by senior Brendan Schilling in third with a time of 52.68. The 200 IM was paced by Roman Becicka in a winning time of 1:53.66, Ian Walsh in 4th with a time of 2:00.31 and Krchnak in fifth with a time of 2:01.66. The men wrapped up the meet with another relay victory as the team of Schilling, Chad Houck, Doyle and LeBlanc posted a winning time of 1:25.21.
All-in-all for the men it was a very good meet. We got up and raced and were competitive in every event. The upperclassmen are doing their part, and the freshmen are beginning to get a grasp of collegiate swimming and the importance of racing each race to the wall. Although Bucknell was a solid meet for us, the real test for the men's team will come next week as we travel to Buffalo to take on perennial A-10 powers St. Bonaventure and LaSalle.
On the women's side, the outcome was not quite as dramatic but we were able to salvage a split, loosing to Bucknell 114-184 and winning against St. Francis of PA 142-120. The women started the meet a little slow, giving both teams the edge in the 200 medley relay, recording two solid times of 1:50.30 and 1:50.63. Hannah Kondrotas put together a very solid 1000, with a time of 10:28.22. The next Duke in line was freshmen Karissa Gorman with a 10:38.21. In the 200 freestyle, Kristi Magee lead the way with a 1:57.98, followed by teammate Amanda McClelland (1:58.07) and senior Annie Hayles (1:58.22) and sophomore DeAnn Pertz (2:00.35). The 100 backstroke saw Morgan Claycomb lead the Dukes with a 1:00.27, followed by Kirstie Shumaker (1:00.99), fellow juniors Briana Mangis (1:01.14) and Tara VanNatta (1:02.19). The women dominated the 100 breaststroke taking 1-2 as freshmen Hillary Hocson recorded her first collegiate win with a 1:07.44. She was followed by fellow freshmen Caitie Zajko with a time of 1:07.52. The next event saw freshmen Miriam McGeath see her first collegiate action, taking the 200 fly with a time of 2:07.72. Kondrotas followed for the Dukes with a 2:14.05 and junior Lori Yeaman with a 2:14.63. In the 50 free, junior Kim Schade paced the Dukes with a time of 25.03. She was followed by fellow teammates Magee (25.21), McClelland (25.26) and freshmen Lauren Leon with a time of 26.42. In the 100 free Magee was back in the action recording a second place finish of 54.21. Mclelland was the next Duke to touch the wall with a time of 55.27, followed by Kim Schade (56.08). In the 200 back, the Dukes put together three solid swims with junior Mangis leading the group in a 2:10.34, followed by sophomore Morgan Claycomb (2:10.49) and junior Tara VanNatta (2:12.36). In the 200 breast, the Dukes again had two of the top three spots, with McGeath recording a fast early season time of 2:23.68. She was followed in third by Zajko (2:26.25) and Hocson in fifth with a time of 2:27.09. The 500 free was lead by senior Annie Hayles with a second place time of 5:12.36. In the 100 fly, junior Kirstie Shumaker registered a second place with a solid time of 58.74. The next Duke to touch the wall was Erin Cawley with a time of 1:00.45, Yeaman (1:01.12) and Kondrotas (1:01.66). In the final individual event of the day, McGeath lead the Dukes with a time of 2:11.12, followed by Zajko (2:12.06), Cawley (2:14.26) and Mangis (2:17.17). The team finished the meet with the 200 free relay, with the team of Schade, Shumaker, Katy Hare and Magee recording a 1:40.22.
Overall, despite our slow start, the team really stepped up the second half of the meet. As we begin to piece together the team we will get better and better every week. If we can begin to approach every competition as an opportunity to get better, race and expect more from each other we will continue to grow.
The women will also be in action next week as we travel to Niagara for a Friday meet and to ECC, the home of the conference meet, for a double dual against St. Bonaventure and LaSalle. You can find all of the results from the Bucknell meet at:
http://www.goduquesne.com/sports/m-swim/stats/2009-2010/bucknell.html
See you around the pool,
Dave
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