RED RAIDER WOMEN AND MEN SWIM TO  A WIN AND A LOSS AT LAFAYETTE 

Easton, Pa. - With two first-place dives by first-year Alissa Bell, the Colgate University women's swimming and diving team ended today's meet with Lafayette with a 126-114 victory.  Bell scored 191.325 in the 1M dive, and 228.75 in the 3M.   On the racing end, sophomore Emily Pearson finished first in the 1000-free (10:53.99), freshman Alice Garnett touched the wall first in the 500-free (5:14.79), sophomore Elizabeth Gaffuri won the 200-back (2:10.74), and freshman Kate Harden (2:35.43), sophomore Kate Martin (2:35.93) and junior Kendall Gonsalves (2:37.37) swept the top three spots in the 200-breast.  Also, the 400-medley relay of Garnett, junior Andrea Weiler, sophomore Meredith Erickson, and Gaffuri won in 4:09.88, and in the 400-free, Erickson, freshman Kate Smith, Garnett and Gaffuri won in 3:42.03

The men's team fell short of a win, 137-106.  Once again, the divers were a strong presence, with sophomore John Wutz taking first place in the 1M dive (213.325) and classmate Charles Rathkopf winning the 3M (216.375).  Sophomore James Hadley won the 50-free (22.51) and the 100-free (49.32), while senior tri-captain Jeff Cowan went the distance in the 1000-free to take home the gold (10:25.79).  In addition, the 400-medley relay team of freshman Mike Schierhold, sophomore Matthew Vuturo, Hadley and freshman Sasha Barausky beat two Lafayette quartets for the win in that category (3:41.24).

The swimming and diving team with be back in the pool this Saturday, January 20th, at Lineberry Natatorium when they host Patriot League rival Bucknell at 1 pm.

WOMEN'S RESULTS 

400 Medley Relay Team Time
1. Garnett, Weiler, Erickson, Gaffuri CU 4:09.88
2. Ehling, Loray, Saia, Gruenke LC 4:19.67
3. Hindenlang, Williams, Howell O'Neill, Tutschek LC
4. Schwartz, Harden, Shekleton, Salom CU 4:27.75
5. Finucane, Wagner, Campbell, Gonsalves CU 4:31.42
6. Duffy, MacKinnon, Smith, Biedenbach LC 4:45.90
     
1000 Free Team Time
1. Emily Pearson CU 10:53.99
2. Brenda Thayer LC 11:05.20
3. Kate Martin CU 11:15.01
4. Kate Ehling LC 11:45.33
5. Jessika Luth LC 11:52.99
     
200 Free Team Time
1. Maura Dailey LC 2:01.28
2. Kay Smith CU 2:02.58
3. Ellen Rogers LC 2:04.55
4. Jessica Howell O'Neill LC 2:04.29
5. Mikki Chevalier CU 2:05.88
6. Kelly Finucane CU 2:10.78
     
50 Free Team Time
1. Liz Tutschek LC 25.91
2. Leah Gruenke LC 26.24
3. Mimi Smith LC 26.98
4. Mary Salom CU 27.55
5. Andrea Weiler CU 29.72
6. Susie Sweeting CU 30.21
     
200 IM Team Time
1. Carrie Abildgaard LC 2:16.83
2. Meredith Erickson CU 2:19.21
3. Erin Malone LC 2:20.36
4. Colleen Campbell CU 2:21.11
5. Kendall Gonsalves CU 2:22.12
6. Nancy Haystrand LC 2:25.15
     
1M Dive Team Time
1. Alissa Bell CU 191.325
2. Claire Kesicke LC 182.25
3. Rachel Hersh CU 175.725
4. Niki Al-Greene CU 175.5
200 Fly Team Time
1. Nancy Haystrand LC 2:11.19
2. Minday Saia LC 2:14.05
3. Mikki Chevalier CU 2:15.37
4. Jessika Luth LC 2:23.00
     
100 Free Team Time
1. Leah Gruenke LC 56.86
2. Jessica Howell O'Neill LC 57.80
3. Erin Malone LC 57.89
4. Kate Martin CU 58.25
5. Heather Schwartz CU 58.91
6. Susie Sweeting CU 1:05.82
     
200 Back Team Time
1. Elizabeth Gaffuri CU 2:10.74
2. Carrie Abildgaard LC 2:16.99
3. Alison Hindenlang LC 2:21.07
4. Kate Ehling LC 2:22.40
5. Colleen Campbell CU 2:22.58
6. Kelly Finucane CU 2:24.25
     
500 Free Team Time
1. Alice Garnett CU 5:14.79
2. Emily Pearson CU 5:19.34
3. Kay Smith CU 5:19.84
4. Maura Dailey LC 5:23.05
5. Brenda Thayer LC 5:23.05
6. Joelle Biedenbach LC ?NT
     
3M Dive Team Time
1. Alissa Bell CU 228.75
2. Rachel Hersh CU 177.45
3. Claire Kesicke LC 173.1
4. Abigail O'Connell CU 154.8
200 Breast Team Time
1. Kate Harden CU 2:35.43
2. Kate Martin CU 2:36.93
3. Kendall Gonsalves CU 2:37.37
4. Christine Williams LC 2:37.45
5. Lisa Loray LC 2:39.31
6. Jayme MacKinnon LC 2:52.52
     
400 Free Relay Team Time
1. Erickson, Smith, Garnett, Gaffuri CU 3:42.03
2. Malone, Tutschek, Dailey, Abildgaard LC 3:48.29
3. Smith, Thayer, Haystrand, Rogers LC 3:50.80
4. Schwartz, Shekleton, Pearson, Chevalier CU 4:00.41
5. Duffy, Saia, Hindenlang, Biedenbach LC NT
     
  Final Score: Colgate 126, Lafayette 114  
     

 

MEN'S RESULTS

     
400 Medley Relay Team Time
1.Schierhold, Vuturo, Hadley, Barausky CU 3:41.24
2. Klein, Ratnayake, Berkowitz, Veltri LC 3:48.45
3. DeLong, Samuels, Pennella, Hertan LC 4:11.34
     
1000 Free Team Time
1. Jeff Cowan CU 10:25.79
2. Matt Haggerty LC 10:26.47
3. Andy Freeth CU 10:26.68
4. Dan Finnegan LC 10:59.41
5. Mike Gary LC 11:01.53
6. Mike Schierhold CU 11:48.85
     
200 Free Team Time
1. Janis Eisl LC 1:48.77
2. Grant Winter CU 1:49.93
3. Lucas Kimmel LC 1:50.48
4. Dan Guttentag CU 1:52.53
5. Dave Watts LC 1:53.10
     
50 Free Team Time
1. James HAdley CU 22.51
2. Dan Sherry LC 22.60
3. John Veltri LC 23.16
4. Tom Sheehan LC 23.88
5. Andrew Wright CU 23.89
6. Quyen Leba CU 24.28
     
200 IM Team Time
1. Rob Bateman LC 1:59.91
2. Kris Klein LC 2:03.26
3. Matt Vuturo CU 2:10.00
4. Pete Cozzolino CU 2:11.29
5. Bart Ray LC 2:13.75
     
3M Dive Team Time
1. Charles Rathkopf CU 216.375
2. Mike Sanda LC 203.775
3. Justin Gavdreau LC 201.00
4. John Wutz CU 163.65
5. Christian Johnson CU 156.45
     
200 Fly Team Time
1. Steve Berkowitz LC 1:59.97
2. Mike Gary LC 2:02.62
3. Andy Freeth CU 2:09.55
4. Andrew Wright CU 2:10.68
5. Cole Maloney LC 2:11.27
     
100 Free Team Time
1. James HAdley CU 49.32
2. Lucas Kimmel LC 49.82
3. Grant Winter CU 49.95
4. Dan Sherry LC 50.09
5. Dave Watts LC 51.50
6. Pete Cozzolino  CU 55.11
200 Back Team Time
1. Kris Klein LC 2:00.13
2. Rob Bateman LC 2:02.85
3. Mike Scheierhold CU 2:04.48
4. Bart Ray LC 2:07.21
5. Dan Guttentag CU 2:08.11
6. Andrew Wright CU 2:15.86
     
500 Free Team Time
1. Janis Eisl LC 4:56.29
2. Jeff Cowan CU
3. Matt Haggerty LC
4. Sasha Barausky CU  
5. Andy Freeth CU
6. John Corrigan LC
     
1M Dive Team Time
1. John Wutz CU 213.325
2. Justin Gaudreau LC 184.35
3. Mike Sanda LC 184.05
4. Charles Rathkopf CU 169.725
5. Christian Johnson CU 114.75
     
200 Breast Team Time
1. Rob Bateman LC 2:17.84
2. Matt Vuturo CU 2:22.84
3. Steve Berkowitz LC 2:24.28
4. Pete Cozzolino CU 2:25.82
5. Asoka Ratnayake LC 2:26.05
6. Quyen Leba CU 2:34.13
400 Free Relay Team Time
1. Sherry Watts, Eisl, Veltri LC 3:21.71
2. Barausky, Winter, Guttentag, Cowan CU 3:22.01
3. Hertan, DeLong, Haggerty, Finnegan LC 3:27.65
4. Sheehan, Corrigan, Gary, Maloney LC NT
     
  Final Results - Lafayette 137, Colgate 106