recruiting class '08
.: Boston University Splits With University of New Hampshire
Boston, MA , November 9th, 2005
Lawler set the pace with a combined score of 337.80 in the one-meter diving event. Teammate Alex Caesar finished second. UNH did not have any men’s diving entrants. In the three-meter event, Lawler scored a terrific 382.05, with Caesar agains finishing second. Lawler scored 18 team points for the Terriers to aid in their rout of the Wildcats. Lawler’s one-meter performance broke the mark held by Greg Voloshin, who scored 324.60 in 2000. His three-meter performance broke Mark Graham’s mark of 352.35, set in 1980.
Michael Bear won a pair of events for the Terrier men as well. He beat teammate Matt Watkins by less than one second in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:08.16), then captured the 500-yard freestyle in 4:56.87, nearly 20 seconds better than UNH’s Ian Ellis. Greg Dierksen won the 200-yard free (1:49.33) and finished second in the 200-yard fly (2:05.14), while Pete Nellius won the 200-yard fly (2:04.87). Other Terriers to win their events were: Mike Kelly (50 free, 22.10) and Griffin Moodie (200 IM, 2:04.14)
The Terrier women were led by Christina Ruggiero, who finished second in both the 1000-yard free (10:34.30) and the 200-yard free (1:57.03) and Lidija Breznikar, who won the 200 IM (2:09.43) and the 200 fly (2:08.98). Freshman Alex Crerar won the three-meter diving (314.5) and finished second in the one-meter diving (267.50).
BU returns to the pool next Saturday when both the men and the women travel to UMass.
.: Ranking the Classes: Others To Watch May 28th
.: Aemisegger Headlines Mid-Major All-American Team Apr 21st
.: > Jan 30th
.: Harvard Men Defeat Boston University 176-120 Jan 26th
.: Boston University Splits With Dartmouth Jan 13th
.: Boston University Sweeps Maine Dec 8th
.: New Hampshire Women Defeat Central Connecticut Nov 11th
.: Syracuse Splits with Boston University Nov 3rd