Washington College Splits With Widener

The Washington College women's swimming team improved to 4-1
overall this season and ran its non-conference win streak to 44 meets with
a 145-55 win over host Widener University tonight in Chester, PA. Senior
Megan Morse (Easton, MD/Sts. Peter & Paul), freshman Rachel Glasser
(Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook), and sophomore Kathy Gerhart
(Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville Area) each won two individual events in the
victory.

Morse captured the 200 individual medley in 2:17.43 and the 100 freestyle
in 55.56. Glasser won the 200 freestyle in 2:00.15 and the 500 freestyle
in 5:23.32. Gerhart took the 50 freestyle in 26.01 and the 200 butterfly
in 2:17.49.

Senior  Nicole Ludwig (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) won the 200 breaststroke in
2:35.87, while freshman Laura Lazenby (Falmouth, ME/Falmouth) was first in
the 1000 freestyle in 11:34.67. Junior Brittany Siburt (Stevensville,
MD/Kent Island)  was second in both the 1000 freestyle (11:55.91) and the
200 butterfly (2:28.60). Junior Cara Choplin (West Deptford, NJ/Bishop
Eustace) added a second-place finish in the 500 freestyle in 5:42.91,
while junior Andrea Cole (Felton, DE/Caesar Rodney) was second in the 200
breaststroke in 2:36.91.

The Shorewomen won both relay events as sophomore Amy Smith (Phoenixville,
PA/Phoenixville Area), sophomore Liz Thomas (Towson, MD/Notre Dam Prep),
Glasser, and sophomore Cailin Eisele (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor
Township) won the 200 medley relay in 1:57.37, while Morse, Eisele, Smith,
and Gerhart were first in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:45.36.

The Shorewomen return to action Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. Centennial
Conference meet at Bryn Mawr.

Host Widener University defeated visiting Washington
College, 120-77, in non-conference men's swimming tonight in Chester, PA.
Senior Alex Thomas (Towson, MD/Calvert Hall) won the 200 breaststroke in a
Washington College season-best time of 2:19.51 in the loss for the
Shoremen (3-2).

The Shoremen also won both relay events as freshman Matt Violette
(Westbrook, ME/Westbrook), Thomas, sophomore Dylan Pollock (Savannah,
GA/Benedictine Military), and sophomore Chris Soper (Towson, MD/Loyola
Blakefield) won the 200 medley relay in a WC season-best time of 1:41.17,
while senior Brandon Becker (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks East), junior Phil
Munger (Devon, PA/Conestoga), junior Dan Wentzel (Exton, PA/Henderson),
and senior Eddie Raleigh (Hanover, PA/Southwestern) won the 200 freestyle
relay in 1:35.07.

Violette was second in the 200 backstroke in a WC season-best time of
2:06.44, making him the Shoremen's seventh-fastest swimmer ever in that
event. Pollock placed second in the 200 butterfly in 2:08.07, while
Wentzel was second in the 500 freestyle (5:10.50), and sophomore Dan
Beadell (Timonium, MD/Loyola Blakefield) finished second in the 1000
freestyle (10:51.04).

The Shoremen return to action December 8th with a 1:00 p.m. Centennial
Conference home meet against Franklin & Marshall.