With a full schedule still a week away, several Division III programs got underway this weekend with meets. Here's a rundown of results received through Saturday:

Denison Sweeps NCAC Relays
The start to the 2004-2005 swimming season didn’t go quite the way the Kenyon College Lords had envisioned. Despite winning seven of eight relay events Saturday, Kenyon had to settle for second place behind rival Denison University during the annual North Coast Athletic Conference Relays. The Big Red women also held off second place by two points to claim the title. Denison will compete against Ohio Wesleyan and Oberlin on Saturday, Oct. 30 while Kenyon will start dual meet competition next Saturday against Ohio University. Meet Results

Carthage Sweeps Double Distance and Double Duals
A night after the Carthage men’s and women’s swimming teams swept a non-traditional double distance meet against Lewis University and Wheeling Jesuit University, the Redmen and Lady Reds swept the NCAA Division II foes in an afternoon double-dual at the Koenitzer Aquatic Center.  With a 144-60 win over the Flyers, the Lady Reds avenged a narrow 11-point loss last season and posted some of their most impressive un-tapered swims in school history.  The 200 medley relay of Tricia Biedron, Kelli Klepel, Meredith Fridline, and Jen Fournier narrowly missed the school record.  Freshman Daria Lindsey and Klepel, a junior, led a 1-2 sweep of the 200 IM and came just 0.2 seconds from doing the same in the 200 breaststroke.  Freshman Sarah Rosiecki and Sophomore Rachael Reid equaled the feat, going 1-2 in the 500 Freestyle.  The Lady Reds also picked up wins against Lewis from Carolyn Kelly (50 free) and Meredith Fridline (200 butterfly), and against Wheeling Jesuit from Jen Fournier (100 freestyle).

“We had some very nice swims this afternoon,” said women’s coach Sue Nutty, “We didn’t back down against a pair of very good teams and will be able to rely on that experience as we look towards bigger and faster goals."

On the men’s side of things, four different Redmen picked up individual wins.  Nathaniel Chapman, Zach Jole, Casey Griffiths and Steve Szymanski started the meet with a win in the 200 Medley Relay.  Henry Somers swept the 100 and 200 freestyle.  Jole led a 1-2 sweep of the 200 IM with Roberto Jorda-Cid.  Jole finished second to teammate Ivan Manolov in the 200 breaststroke while Chapman added a win in the 200 backstroke.  The Carthage teams return to the pool on Saturday, October 30, sending split squads to Wabash College to face Wabash and Trannsylvania University and to Wheaton, Illinois for the CCIW Fall Classic. Meet Results

Johns Hopkins Swims Fast Against Maryland
The Johns Hopkins men and women opened their 2004-05 season at Maryland where they defeated Howard and placed second behind the host Terrapins. The Blue Jay men topped Howard 167-31 and fell to Maryland 156.5-73.5 while the women finished above Howard 163-41 and below Maryland 174-51. Both teams posted impressive swims against Division I opponents.

The Johns Hopkins team of Erica Pakkala, Jessica Chang, Kelly Robinson and Abiona Redwood finished second in the 200 yard medley relay while Katie Herbst and Steph Leaman placed third and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle. Pakkala picked up a third-place finish in the 100 yard backstroke while Chang, Redwood and Stephanie Laperle went one, two, three in the 100 yard breaststroke.

On the men's side, the Johns Hopkins "A" and "B" 200 yard medley relay teams finished second and third behind Maryland's "A" squad. Matt Feddercy won the 100 yard breaststroke in 58.62, Matt Chana finished second in the 100 yard freestyle and Sean Kim took second in the 200 yard IM and 100 yard butterfly. Meet Results

Stevens Point Sweeps Oshkosh Easily
The Pointers of UW-Stevens Point had no trouble out-distancing WIAC rival UW-Oshkosh. Point one every single event on the day. UWSP travels to UW-Eau Claire on Friday while Oshkosh swims at the St. Norbert Sprint Invitational. Meet Results