Both of St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s swim teams suffered setbacks Saturday afternoon at the hands of the University of Mary Washington in a Capital Athletic Conference meet.  The Seahawk women (3-3, 1-2 CAC) dropped a 124-73 decision to No. 15 Mary Washington (5-1, 4-0 CAC), while the men (1-4, 0-3 CAC) fell 125-66 to the Eagles (4-2, 4-0 CAC).
 
The Seahawks return to action next Saturday when St. Mary’s hosts Salisbury University in its final regular-season meet of the 2007-08 season.
 
WOMEN’S FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS
MEN’S FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS
1. 400 medley relay
UMW – S. Crockett, M. Pride, M. Sawyer, K. LaCoe
1. 400 medley relay
UMW – J. Philpott, B. Donohue, M. Dickerson, B. Conlin
2. 1000 free
Alex Zelin (UMW)
2. 1000 free
Brad Dunn (UMW)
3. 200 free
Sarah Crockett (UMW)
3. 200 free
Justin Anderson (UMW)
4. 50 free
Kristen LaCoe (UMW)
4. 50 free
Michael Dickerson (UMW)
5. 400 IM
Michelle Sawyer (UMW)
5. 400 IM
Stephen Clendenin (UMW)
6. 200 fly
Lorena de la Garza (UMW)
6. 200 fly
Ian McCormick (UMW)
7. 100 free
Eleanor Koerner (SMC)
7. 100 free
Brad Dunn (UMW)
8. 200 back
Sarah Crockett (UMW)
8. 200 back
Jason Philpott (UMW)
9. 500 free
Bridget Travers (UMW)
9. 500 free
Michael Preston (SMC)
10. 200 breast
Sofia Sokolove (SMC)
10. 200 breast
Nico Pinto (SMC)
11. 400 free relay
SMC – A. Webster, E. Cammarata, N. Schaefer, C. Moore
11. 400 free relay
SMC – B. Wiley, C. Cammarata, B. Jaskiewicz, M. Kerr
 
Women’s Highlights
Junior Eleanor Koerner (North Potomac, Md./T.S. Wootton) captured the 100 free with her winning time of 56.00.  Freshman Sofia Sokolove (Bethesda, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) placed first in the 200 breast with a time of 2:36.86.
 
St. Mary’s also won the 400 free relay in 4:03.13 behind the efforts of freshmen Arielle Webster (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) and Erin Cammarata (Towson, Md./Notre Dame Prep), junior Nat Schaefer (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), and senior co-captain Caitlin Moore (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair).
 
The Seahawks finished second in 400 medley relay with a time of 4:09.85.  Swimming the relay for SMCM were junior co-captain Brie McDowell (Doylestown, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham), Sokolove, sophomore Rachel Hotchko (Yakima, Wash./A.C. Davis), and Koerner.
 
Schaefer took third in the 1000 free with her time of 11:51.24.  Koerner was second in the 200 free in 2:06.39.  Hotchko placed second in the 50 free with a time of 25.99.  McDowell finished second in the 400 IM with her mark of 4:51.20.
 
Hotchko was third in the 200 fly in 2:17.00.  McDowell came in second in the 200 back with a time of 2:16.75.  Schaefer took third in the 500 free with her time of 5:40.13.  
 
Sophomore Laura VanBlargan (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) was second behind Sokolove in the 200 breast with a time of 2:51.50.
 
Men’s Highlights
Junior Michael Preston (Pasadena, Md./Cardinal Gibbons) won the 500 free with his first-place time of 5:05.21.  Freshman Nico Pinto (Lima Peru) took first in the 200 breast with a time of 2:33.55.
 
The foursome of juniors Bobby Wiley (Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook), Chris Cammarata (Towson, Md./Loyola), and Ben Jaskiewicz (Kensington, Md./Gonzaga College) and senior Mike Kerr (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) captured the 400 free relay in 3:46.14.
 
St. Mary’s finished third in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:53.81 as freshmen Gabe Grace (Baltimore, Md./Baltimore Polytechnic) and Aaron Page (Keene, N.H./Keene), sophomore Cam Buckingham (Silver Spring, Md./Blake), and Preston swam on the relay.
 
Junior Joey Quase (Montgomery Village, Md./Good Counsel) was second in the 1000 free with his time of 11:10.24.  Preston was second in the 200 free in 1:52.04 followed by Buckingham in third with a time of 1:54.45.  Quase took third in the 400 IM with his mark of 4:54.91.
 
Kerr came in third in the 200 fly with a time of 2:18.72.  Jaskiewicz was third in the 100 free in 53.35.  Grace placed third in the 200 back in 2:10.82.  Sophomore JP Spencer (Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) finished second behind Pinto in the 200 breast with a time of 2:57.96.