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Orangewomen Swimmers and Divers Improve Dual-Meet Record to 6-0 with Win at WVU
1/18/2003 7:12:48 PM | Swimming / Diving
The Syracuse University women's swimming and diving team improved its dual-meet record this season to 6-0 following a 131-106 victory against West Virginia at the WVU Natatorium on Saturday. The Orangemen lost a 133.5 - 109.5 decision to the Mountaineers. The SU men are 4-2 this season in dual-meet action.
Junior Elyse McDonough (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) won three events for the Orangewomen. She took first place in the 200 individual medley (2:07.45), the 200 butterfly (2:04.79) and the 400 medley relay (3:58.53). Her times in the 200 IM and 200 butterfly beat BIG EAST qualifying marks, but she had already achieved the conference times during the first semester.
Classmate Kalei Mahi (Salinas, Calif./Notre Dame) was first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:24.51. Sophomore Rachel Wrede (Dover, Del./Caesar Rodney) captured first place in the 200 backstroke (2:07.78) and as part of the 400 medley relay. Freshman Lisa Wittich (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph's Academy) earned valuable points for the Orangewomen in the distance events. She won the 500 freestyle (5:09.96) and the 1,000 freestyle (10:31.59).
On the men's side, SU was strong in the 200 backstroke, sweeping the top three finishes, led by freshman Bobby Schelling (Albuquerque, N.M./Sandia Prep School) who was first with a time of 1:54.08 (BIG EAST "A" cut). Classmate Rob Persico (Fulton, Md./DeMatha Catholic) stopped the clock at 1:56.29 for second place, while sophomore Gustavo Kertzscher (Skurup, Sweden/Österportskolan) was third with his time of 1:57.07.
Schelling teamed up with junior Spencer Raymond (Idstein, Germany/Singapore American School), sophomore Mike Anstrom (Springfield, Va./Lake Braddock) and freshman Ryan Caponera (Latham, N.Y./Albany Academy) to win the 400 medley relay in a time of 3:29.57.
SU divers controlled the men's one-meter board. Freshman Tony Campagna (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) posted a score of 308.10 to win the event, while teammates Ricky Rodriguez (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) and Dewey Schultz (Sudbury, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) finished second and third respectively with scores of 290.62 and 287.40. Schultz was first on the men's three-meter board with a score of 301.25.
Syracuse returns home to the Ted Webster Pool on Saturday, Jan. 25, when it hosts Connecticut. Diving will begin at 9 a.m., while swimming gets underway at noon.
Women's Swimming & Diving
January 18, 2003
Syracuse 131, West Virginia 106
400 Medley Relay: 1) SU A (Wrede, Jonusaitis, McDonough, Jansen), 3) SU B (Plummer, Mahi, Gold, Wong) 4:03.30. 1,000 Freestyle: 1) Wittich 10:31.59, 4) James 10:56.83. 200 Freestyle: 3) Wong 1:58.59, 4) Fong 1:58.66, 6) Westrich 1:59.67. 50 Freestyle: 3) Jansen 25.56, 4) Clune 25.87, 6) Wrede 26.07. 200 IM: 1) McDonough 2:07.45, 2) Jonusaitis 2:11.49, 3) Plummer 2:12.52. 1M Dive: 2) Cofiell 252.15, 3) Stachowiak 185.40, 4) Lanzetta 153.22. 200 Butterfly: 1) McDonough 2:04.79, 2) James 2:07.84, 3) Gold 2:09.46. 100 Freestyle: 4) Fong 55.25, 5) Clune 55.53, 6) Wong 55.80, 7) Jansen 55.99. 200 Backstroke: 1) Wrede 2:07.78, 3) Plummer 2:13.85, 5) James 2:19.75. 500 Freestyle: 1) Wittich 5:09.96, 2) Westrich 5:10.81, 5) Gold 5:21.33. 3M Dive: 2) Cofiell 263.40, 3) Stachowiak 204.77, 4) Lanzetta 142.95. 200 Breaststroke: 1) Mahi 2:24.51, 2) Jonusaitis 2:25.65. 400 Freestyle Relay: 2) SU A (Fong, Clune, Westrich, Wittich) 3:41.46.
Men's Swimming & Diving
January 18, 2003
West Virginia 133.5, Syracuse 109.5
400 Medley Relay: 1) SU A (Schelling, Raymond, Anstrom, Caponera) 3:29.57, 4) SU B (Kertzscher, Ackroyd, Gavin, Polucha) 3:36.41, 5) SU C (Bayuk, Cakounes, Evans, Quinn) 3:55.40. 1,000 Freestyle: 2) Mugavin 9:56.26, 4) Harrison 10:10.33. 200 Freestyle: 2) Scott 1:43.99, 4) Persico 1:45.79, 5) Polucha 1:50.25. 50 Freestyle: 2) Raymond 21.64, 3) Caponera 22.08, 7) Quinn 22.96, 8) Bayuk 23.44. 200 IM: 2) Ackroyd 1:58.26, 4) Gavin 2:01.18, 5) Kertzscher 2:01.82, 8) Cakounes 2:12.69. 1M Dive: 1) Campagna 308.10, 2) Rodriguez 290.62, 3) Schultz 287.40. 200 Butterfly: 4) Gavin 1:57.72, 6) Evans 2:07.56. 100 Freestyle: 3) Anstrom 47.72, 5) Polucha 49.15, 6) Bayuk 51.55. 200 Backstroke: 1) Schelling 1:54.08, 2) Persico 1:56.29, 3) Kertzscher 1:57.07. 500 Freestyle: 1) Scott 4:42.99, 4) Mugavin 4:50.00, 6) Harrison 4:53.50. 3M Dive: 1) Schultz 301.25, 3) Campagna 270.90, 4) Rodriguez 270.60. 200 Breaststroke: 3) Raymond 2:10.77, 5) Ackroyd 2:13.42, 6) Cakounes 2:25.82. 400 Freestyle Relay: 2) SU A (Anstrom, Schelling, Campagna, Scott) 3:10.63, 4) SU B (Quinn, Persico, Harrison, Mugavin) 3:22.06.
