Syracuse University
at Nike Cup
Orangemen Finish Eighth, Women 10th at Nike Cup Championship
11/23/2002 11:39:47 PM | Swimming / Diving
The Orangemen finished eighth out of nine teams, while the Orangewomen finished 10th out of 10 teams at the 2002 Nike Cup Championship held from Nov. 21-23, at the University of North Carolina's Koury Natatorium. The Tar Heel men's and women's swimming and diving teams each won team titles. The UNC women's team finished with a total of 959 points, 385.5 points ahead of second place Virginia Tech. The UNC men's team accumulated 757 points, 44 points more than the No. 9-ranked Tennessee team.
SU had three individuals notch top-four finishes. On the first night of competition, junior Elyse McDonough (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) was fourth in the women's 200-yard individual medley (2:04.20). She hit an NCAA "B" qualifying time in that event and in the 200 butterfly on Saturday night when she finished ninth with a time of 2:02.52.
Junior Spencer Raymond (Idstein, Germany/Singpore American School) was Syracuse's lone medalist at the Nike Cup. The men's co-captain captured third place Friday night in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 55.97.
On Saturday night, sophomore Josh Scott (Clayton, Calif./Clayton Valley) posted a fourth-place finish in the finals of the men's 200-yard backstroke. He swam the finals race in a time of 1:51.87.
The SU swimming and diving team now faces a long hiatus from competition. The team will continue training, but will not be in action again until January 18, at West Virginia.
17th Annual Nike Cup Championship
Nov. 21-23, 2002
Maurice Koury Natatorium
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Final Team Standings
Women: 1) North Carolina 959, 2) Virginia Tech 573.50, 3) Michigan 534, 4) Kansas 435.5, 5) LSU 359, 6) Kentucky 330, 7) East Carolina 221, 8) North Carolina State 198, 9) Kenyon 143, 10) SYRACUSE 122.
Men: 1) North Carolina 757, 2) Tennessee 713, 3) Virginia Tech 582, 4) Kentucky 395, 5) LSU 360.5, 6) North Carolina State 334, 7) Kenyon 282.50, 8) SYRACUSE 224, 9) East Carolina 221.
Syracuse Results from Saturday Night's Finals
Women
1650 Freestyle: 12) Wittich 17:06.09. 200 Breaststroke: 18) Mahi 2:21.03, 24) Jonusaitis 2:24.43. 200 Butterfly: 9) McDonough 2:02.52, 17) James 2:05.18. 400 Freestyle Relay: 15) SU A (McDonough, Fong, Wittich, Jansen) 3:32.77, 21) SU B (Clune, Wong, Plummer, Westrich) 3:35.99, 30) SU C (Gold, Wrede, James, Gibney) 3:42.13.
Men
1650 Freestyle: 20) Harrison 16:15.62, 21) Mugavin 16:15.72. 200 Backstroke: 4) Scott 1:51.87, 11) Persico 1:50.85, 15) Schelling 1:53.14, 19) Kertzscher 1:52.14. 100 Freestyle: 20) Anstrom 45.90. 200 Breastroke: 17) Raymond 2:06.23, 22) Ackroyd 2:08.28. 3M Diving: 10) Campagna 340.55, 14) Rodriguez 300.25. 400 Freestyle Relay: 10) SU A (Raymond, Caponera, Scott, Anstrom) 3:05.74, 24) SU B (Persico, Schelling, Kertzscher, Ackroyd) 3:11.71, 27) SU C (Bayuk, Harrison, Quinn, Mugavin) 3:16.77.
