Washington College Men 103, Elizabethtown 70

The Washington College men's swim team evened its 2004-05 record at 3-3 with a 103-70 victory over visiting Elizabethtown this afternoon at Casey Swim Center. Freshman Alex Thomas (Towson, MD/Calvert Hall) won three individual events for the Shoremen.

Swimming the 50 freestyle for the first time in college, Thomas won the event in 22.97, topping a one-two-three finish in that event for Washington. Freshman Brandon Becker (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks East), who was also swimming the event for the first time in college, was second in 23.21, while junior Dean Campbell (La Plata, MD/La Plata) was third in 24.43.

Thomas swam a WC season-best time of 55.63 to win the 100 butterfly and finished first in the 100 breaststroke in 1:04.72. Becker, freshman Eddie Raleigh (Hanover, PA/Southwestern), and senior Ken Jensen (Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest) each won one individual event. Raleigh, who was in third place entering the freestyle portion of the 400 individual medley, came back to win the event in 4:52.33. The race was Raleigh's first 400 individual medley ever at any level. Becker won the 200 backstroke in 2:07.15, while Jensen touched the wall first in the 500 freestyle in 5:33.47.

Becker's second-place finish in the 50 freestyle made him one of six Shoremen to finish second in one individual event. Sophomore Lars Kalp (Everett, PA/Mercersburg Academy) was second in the 200 freestyle (2:00.36), sophomore Colin Soper (Towson, MD/Loyola Blakefield) finished second in the 200 backstroke (2:09.84), and junior Shane Walsh (Mitchellville, MD/Archbishop Spalding) took second in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.34). Jensen was second in the 100 butterfly in 57.63, while Raleigh took second in the 100 freestyle (53.54).

Swimming as an exhibition, Kalp, senior Conor Caporale (Laguna Niguel, CA/Dana Hills), Campbell, and Becker swam a meet-best 1:36.58 in the 200 freestyle relay.

The Shoremen's next meet will be at 6:00 p.m. on January 18th at Goucher College.

Event Results at http://athletics.washcoll.edu/mswimming/results/05etown.html