Syracuse University
at Nike Cup Challenge
Spencer Raymond Breaks 15-Year-Old School Record in the Men's 100 Breaststroke
11/21/2003 4:11:54 PM | Swimming / Diving
Senior Elyse McDonough finished third in the women's 100 butterfly in the super final of the Nike Cup on the second night of finals action. McDonough nearly broke her own school record in the 100 fly with a time of 55.69.
Senior Spencer Raymond hit an NCAA "B" qualifying time in the men's 100 breaststroke with a time of 55.46, which was good for a fifth-place finish and a new school record. Raymond broke David Sargalski's 15-year-old record which was a time of 55.48 set in 1988.
Freshman Randi Beaulieu completed the women's 100-yard backstroke in a time of 56.63 - a new school record. She broke Branka Sustic's 1997 mark of 57.24.
The women's 800 freestyle relay team made up of McDonough, freshman Vanessa Martinez and sophomores Kristi Westrich and Lisa Wittich set a new school standard and collected 32 points for the Orangewomen by finishing third behind North Carolina and Michigan with a new school-record time of 7:29.61.
Other finals results for Syracuse on Friday night included: Men's 800 Freestyle Relay: 6th (Persico, Scott, Schelling, Boral) 6:44.16.
Men's 800 Freestyle Relay: 15th (Matson, Anstrom, Ackroyd, Mugavin) 6:54.19
Women's 400 IM: Elisa James - 19th - 4:36.21.
Men's 400 IM: Rob Persico - 8th - 4:00.80
Men's 400 IM: Devon Ackroyd - 10th - 4:02.15
Men's 400 IM: Luk Boral - 2nd in consolation final - 3:59.49
Women's 100 Butterfly: Melissa Clune - 11th - 57.57
Men's 100 Butterfly: Mike Anstrom - 11th - 50.35
Men's 100 Butterfly: Bobby Schelling - 7th in the consolation final - 50.79
Women's 200 Freestyle: Lisa Wittich - 9th - 1:52.28
Women's 200 Freestyle: Kristi Westrich - 5th in consolation finals - 1:54.12
Men's 200 Freestyle: Josh Scott - 11th - 1:41.57
Women's 100 Breaststroke: Kalei Mahi - 6th in consolation final - 1:07.27
Men's 100 Breaststroke: Spencer Raymond - 5th - 55.46 (NCAA "B" time)
Men's 100 Breaststroke: Luk Boral - 11th - 57.41
Men's 100 Backstroke: Bobby Schelling - 2nd in consolation finals - 51.47
Men's 100 Backstroke: Josh Scott - 8th in consolation finals - 53.93
Women's 800 Freestyle Relay: SU B (Lisa Fong, Melissa Clune, Randi Beaulieu, Claire Wong) 7:51.75
Friday Preliminary Recap from Nike Cup
At Koury Natatorium in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Friday, Nov. 21, ten Orange swimmers qualified for finals races during the morning session.
Senior Elyse McDonough was 18 tenths of a second off her school-record in the women's 100 butterfly with a time of 55.78. She placed third and will move on to Friday night's Super Finals.
Freshman Randi Beaulieu nearly set a school record in the 100 backstroke. She was 15 tenths of a second off the mark, finishing ninth in the prelims with a time of 57.39.
Junior Mike Anstrom placed 10th in the men's 100 butterfly (49.28), while senior Spencer Raymond was 10th in the 100 breaststroke in a time of 56.60.
Other Orange swimmers who will compete in finals events Friday night are: Rob Persico (13th in the 400 IM - 4:01.93), Devon Ackroyd (15th in the 400 IM - 4:02.87), Luk Boral (15th in the 100 breaststroke - 57.07), Melissa Clune (15th in the 100 butterfly - 57.26), Lisa Wittich (14th in the 200 freestyle - 1:52.17) and Josh Scott (11th in the 200 freestyle - 1:39.60).
Syracuse Results from Friday's Prelims at the Nike Cup
Women's 400 IM: 25) Elisa James 4:35.09, 28) Fong 4:36.12. Women's 100 Butterfly: 3) Elyse McDonough 55.78, 15) Melissa Clune 57.26, 29) Randi Beaulieu 58.22, 30) Vanessa Martinez 58.33, 42) Claire Wong 59.38, 48) Elisa James 59.98. Women's 200 Freestyle: 14) Lisa Wittich 1:52.17, 22) Kristi Westrich 1:53.82, 34) Vanessa Martinez 1:55.01, 40) Lisa Fong 1:55.31, 64) Claire Wong 1:58.33. Women's 100 Breaststroke: 20) Kalei Mahi 1:07.05, 25) Christina Jansen 1:07.24. Women's 100 Backstroke: 9) Randi Beaulieu 57.39, 47) Kristi Westrich 1:01.83.
Men's 200 Medley Relay: 6) SU C (Polucha, Matson, Rehrig, Evans) 1:40.94. Men's 400 IM: 13) Rob Persico 4:01.93, 15) Devon Ackroyd 4:02.87, 19) Luk Boral 4:04.58, 31) Mike Gavan 4:10.36, 37) Clay Rehrig 4:16.03. Men's 100 Butterfly: 10) Mike Anstrom 49.28, 23) Bobby Schelling 50.65, 26) Spencer Raymond 50.78, 54) Wes Matson 52.67, 55) Pete Evans 52.81, 56) Clay Rehrig 52.83, 58) Ryan Caponera 53.09. Men's 200 Freestyle: 11) Josh Scott 1:39.60, 28) Pat Mugavin 1:42.22, 44) Steve Polucha 1:43.60, 59) Geoff Harrison 1:47.59. Men's 100 Breaststroke: 10) Spencer Raymond 56.60, 15) Luk Boral 57.07, 25) Devon Ackroyd 58.80, 43) Wes Matson 1:01.41. Men's 100 Backstroke: 19) Josh Scott 51.59, 22) Bobby Schelling 51.73, 29) Gustavo Kertzscher 52.25, 40) Rob Persico 53.07.
