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.: Washington College Splits with Widener
CHESTERTOWN, MD , November 28th, 2006
Washington College produced a split outcome against Widener Tuesday evening. The Washington College women's swim team improved to 4-2 with a 141-60 victory, while the men fell 117-88.
For the women, junior Megan Morse and senior Liz Shoemaker recorded two individual first-place finishes for the Shorewomen, who won 10 of 11 events. The Pioneers captured the 100 freestyle for their lone victory of the evening. Morse won the 200 individual medley in 2:18.77 and the 500 freestyle in 5:30.07. Shoemaker captured the 200 freestyle in 2:04.87 and the 200 backstroke in 2:15.19.
Sophomore Andrea Cole, and freshmen Kathy Gerhart, Amy Smith and Liz Thomas each won one individual event. Cole won the 200 breaststroke in 2:39.77, Gerhart took the 200 butterfly in 2:17.73, Smith was tops in the 1000 freestyle in 11:31.87, and Thomas grabbed the 50 freestyle in 26.03.Smith became the eighth fastest swimmer ever at Washington College in the 200 backstroke in 2:16.01.
Shoemaker, Thomas, and seniors Ally Simons and Caitlin Auger won the 400 medley relay in 4:17.72. Freshman Caitlin Eisele, Gerhart, Simons and Morse captured the 200 freestyle relay in 1:45.46.
For the men, senior Colin Soper won two individual events for Washington, taking the 200 freestyle in a WC season-best time of 1:48.21 and the 500 freestyle in 5:01.53. Freshman Chris Soper added a win in the 100 freestyle in 50.93, while junior Alex Thomas won the 200 breaststroke in a WC season-best time of 2:19.17.
Colin Soper, freshman Justin Morgan, sophomore Dan Wentzel, and junior Brandon Becker finished first in the 200 freestyle relay in a WC season-best time of 1:32.27. Soper led off that relay with a WC season-best 50 freestyle time of 22.57.
Chris Soper, Thomas, and freshman Dylan Pollock each recorded one individual second-place finish for the Shoremen. Chris Soper was second in the 50 freestyle in 23.12, Pollock was second in the 200 butterfly in 2:05.68, and Thomas was second in the 200 individual medley in 2:07.50. Morgan was third in both the 50 freestyle (23.42) and the 100 freestyle (51.51), while Becker was third in the 20 backstroke (2:14.36), Pollack was third in the 500 freestyle (5:14.39), and freshman Dan Beadell took third in the 1000 freestyle (11:04.33).
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